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...

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...

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...

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 of elite...

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 portal for...

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...

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...

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...

544 starters 263 (48.3%) set personal bests (by an average of 10 yards) . 37 countries participating 18 national records (48.6%)