Laz’s updates
Latest updates from Backyard Ultra races around the world
hour 35-36
once again the fall of darkness means firebuilding as well as a switch to the road. i am happy to report that the crews have a nice warm fire for the night... . all night. . the last stretch to the road was costly. kevin mccabe (USA) did not make the cutoff on 34....
hour 34
holding steady at 60 runners with now only two hours to reach the road. you can smell the anticipation. the field contains some committed trail runners, but at some point this week becomes about saving your body... , there is also a little bit of the craving to switch...
hour 33
3 hours to the road, and all 60 runners got in and went out. in keeping with my race plan to survive for 120 hours i will take a second nap instead of make a longer update!
hour 32
at last we had a clean hour. 61 runners are now only 4 hours from sunset. from here they can almost taste it. they can feel the cool air on their skin the flat surface under their feet.... . scratch that. i knew we could not be so lucky finland's visa kivinen has...
hour 31
an astonishing 62 athletes reached 30 yards. equally or more impressive than the 72 who reached 24? pawel pszczólkowski and soren moeller did not get back by the cutoff. christian mauduit made the cutoff by seconds, but turned back. 61 runners are now on the 31st...
hour 30
the madness continues. matteo tenchio turned back after starting 29 and christian mauduit missed the time limit. the difficulty of the course is evident when you consider the calibre of runners who have fallen short. 64 runners are attempting 30, which will be a...
hour 29
the casualties continue to mount. szilard fodor from hungary and Abderrahmane Ait Haddou from morocco both dropped after 28 with leg injuries they incurred earlier in the race. we had two more, christian mauduit and matteo tenchio have to run thru the starting field,...
hour 28
all i asked for this hour was that the excitement be ON THE TRAIL and not in the camp. i got my wish. runners came in after 3 whistles and after 2 whistles . we were down to the iceland champion,Thorleifur Thorleifsson still out on the trail. thor had been on a death...
hour 26 – 27
multiple crises pre-empted the hour 26 update. meanwhile the return to the trail has cut the usual swath thru the field. van da bui attempted 25, but also suffering from stomach issues could not make it in on time. . phillipe pollesel made it in on 25 with seconds to...
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