just like that they are out on the 16th yard. the young polish runner, patryk swietochowski seems to be struggling. he is coming in late which means less rest which means less recovery which means... . it is called the death spiral. the end is closing in on him unless...

this is another money lap especially in metric countries; 100 km at the end of this one. . so many runners have reached 100 km in the backyard when they never expected to be able to go so far. this is where there are usually a lot of stops. but no one started this...

three whistles two whistles one whistle and a bell. . on and on and on they go. groundhog hour is every hour and they dont want anything different to happen. because nothing can happen in the first couple of days unless it is something bad. . so you manage your effort...

this was a clean hour. everyone looks very strong and the times naturally have picked up considerably. there will be a huge advantage between now and sunup for the runners who can already start napping. . backyard for days is in many ways a management challenge. the...

not much time for an update this hour. hour 12 is the first road loop and also the onset of darkness.... , when i must build the fire for the night. . we are but 73 now. fabrice puad suffered an injury two weeks ago. but one does not let the opportunity pass to line...

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 championships she...

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...

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...

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...