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...
