by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra hour 47:the third sunrise is not far away.the second night has not much longer to run.one more loop of full on darknessthen a loop that starts in the darkand ends in the light.i am ready for the daytime.i have had enough of the distorted...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2024 | Race Reports
big’s backyard ultra hour 46:had an task to take care of,so this will be quick.iceland has now closed to within 2 yards of the dutch.i quite expect them to be tied at the end of this hour.as a matter of fact,they are now closing in on germany also….iceland...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard hour 45 is happening:.the netherlands lead has shrunk to 4 yards,it isnt hard to calculate where this is headed.the two teams will be tied at the end of 46 hours..in the large category belgium is still intact.second place new zealand has lost...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra hour 44:.at this point iceland’s pursuit of netherlands has become the most captivating contest going on.the margin is now 6 yards.on and on they go,5 icelanders pursuing 3 dutch..it must be frustrating for the dutch.all they can...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra starting hour 43:.i get so caught up in scouring the leaderboard every hourthat i am confused why it seems like everyone has gone to bed.how can you stand to miss a minute?i can see all these teamsin all their cool locations.i can...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra hour 42:.whoa nellie!the netherlands-iceland shootout gets more interesting every hour.netherlands lead has been cut to 10 yards now,and iceland has a two man advantage on the ground. (5-3)this has gone from casual to intense...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 21, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra hour 41:.straight into the competitive stuff.in the midsize the netherlands-iceland duel continues to tighten.iceland once again has a man advantage;5-4and they have cut the deficit to 12 yards.it looked like this one was over 6 hours...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra heading for 40 hours:.how fast has the backyard grown?in 2021 a 40 hour backyard would punch your ticket to the world individual championships..tonight (today, this morning, etc) 221 athletes just started their 40th yard..so lets see...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra hour 39:as we sit here on the cusp of 40 hours,i was thinking about one of the least appreciated aspects of elite level backyard running.at its heart backyard is a fun gamelike we used to play as kids.only about 5% of backyard runners go...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 20, 2024 | Race Reports
big dog’s backyard ultra 38 hours underway:.a few stats for your entertainment, or amazement,…after 37 hours we still have 32 teams still competingand 241 runners who have already run more than a day and a half..the satellite runners have done 21,316...
