by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
the final trail loop. among the runners who will be glad to reach the road is jennifer russo. at 57 she is the oldest participant in this year’s championship…. . and she is the epitome of an athlete especially the backyard athlete. during the team...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
there will not be 75 runners to reach 24 hours. kartick joshi from india is out. he fell on the trail, and suffered some manner of rib injury. . the heartbreak was palpable when he came in on the 9th yard. two years of dreams broken without the opportunity to truly...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
the drumbeat continues. the miles slowly add up. it is a funny thing in a backyard, each hour seems to take so long but they add up so quickly. this lap will bring the field to 37.5 miles finally a distance that most everyone can feel. this is the second biggest...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
the clock continues its relentless progress.the yards pass by one by one.the sun continues its slow journey across the sky.soon it will start approaching the horizon.this time of year the golden orb has moved far south in the skyand the temperature will drop much...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
we are finally passing the marathon mark. in a regular backyard this would be the final lap for many runners. passing the marathon and going further is a big landmark. it will pass with little notice today. no one wants to go out in less than 24 hours. no one! . i was...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
the day has turned a little warm for most of the runners. for those coming from places like morocco, india, and brazil this is probably the best it has felt all day. while the ones from places like finland and sweden are cooking in their own skin. people have been...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
as we roll along watching the runners coming in with easy yard after easy yard i like to look at the faces and think about how we came to be here. every one of them has a story worth telling. rene romualdo cunha is here because he won the brazilian championship last...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
ritvars kalnins of latvia just ran a 31:59 yard on the third loop… . the fastest yard ever run at big’s. even including the road loops at night. having ritvars here is a special treat for me personally. ritvars is one of the last of the original generation...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
if anyone is following the big dog’s race on my pagei will not be posting there any more.you can follow my hourly updates on big dog’s backyard ultra group: link at the bottom.unfortunately posting to my personal account and sharing to the group opens up a...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2023 | Race Reports
at last the long wait is over. two years of qualifying two years of preparation. and the greatest field in the brief history of backyard running is on the trail… . these are the best of the best. 75 runners every one a champion. . some are running really fast...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2022 | Race Reports
recurring dream the past two days/nights. nightmare actually, in it i wake up to find out there are still runners going. somehow i had not noticed they were there and now they are just running by them selves, and we dont have any count on their yards. . well turns out...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2022 | Race Reports
as we had discussed going in each member of each team was seeded 1-15 according to their best qualifying result. the runner from each seed with the highest number of yards in the actual competition was named to the all-world team. this recognizes the contribution each...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2022 | Race Reports
544 starters 263 (48.3%) set personal bests (by an average of 10 yards) . 37 countries participating 18 national records (48.6%)
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 24, 2022 | How To, Race Reports
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by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2022 | Race Reports
welcome to the backyard family . how do you sum up a weekend like this? it is impossible to even start a list of the accomplishments. the number of records set; world, national, and personal. . the number of runners who went out for one more yard, not to add to their...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2022 | Race Reports
what’s on my mind? . so many thoughts are racing thru my mind right now. every year when the championships happen we think the ultimate winner is feeling no pain that they can go forever. and then they finish… . only then do we become aware of the...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2022 | Race Reports
as i write this meryjn and ivo are working on their 99th consecutive hour of running. the once almost unimaginable mark of 100 hours seems certainly only another hour away. . the numbers boggle the mind: 416-2/3 miles 670-1/2 kilometers 100 miles in less than 24 hours...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2022 | Race Reports
. i am just making a quick post for those who might want to see history equaled, only 2 runners remain. the belgians; ivo and meryjn are now out on their 90th yard. when they come in they will equal the world record of 90 hours currently held by meryjn. this is coming...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 19, 2022 | Race Reports
. and the beat(ing) goes on. . the satellite championships is down to 4 runners. as it has been for hours now. a pair of belgians are in pursuit of the 100 hour barrier. 17 hours of running is all that stands between them and infamy. . a pair of japanese runners are...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 18, 2022 | Race Reports
two coins left in the us. one gold one silver . it looks like harvey will get the silver. he went out but it was obvious he was in trouble… . even now he is hiking back slowly not on course. now it is up to piotr to complete the yard and claim the gold… ....
