by Lazarus Lake | Oct 16, 2024 | Race Reports
asia is one of the smaller groupings,because several of the area teams belong to the small and large islands grouping.the odds on favorite among the mainland teams is vietnam.bac tran leads team vietnam with 34 yards,and they have the wily veteran van da bui to...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 15, 2024 | Race Reports
eastern europe: the balkans and the slavic countriesin this case the story is not as much who is going to playas it is how many countries are going to be there next time.backyard has been growing rapidly in this area the last couple of years,and this year’s...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 14, 2024 | Race Reports
of course we cannot address these groups without figuring out what to do with australia”they” call it a continent.but it sure looks like an island….and if we can deplanetize pluto,why cant we decontinentalize australia?even if we didn’t throw...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 12, 2024 | Race Reports
everyone knows who the baltic states are:estonia, latvia, and lithuania.but you know nothing is ever that simple.what about finland?no, no, finland belongs with the nordic states;denmark, sweden, and norway, right?well, language divides these countries a little...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 10, 2024 | Race Reports
dont think there is any lack of rivalries here.you can expect these teams to pour their heart and soul into their races,as they pour heart and soul into everything they do.of course the odds on favorite in latin america has to be mexico.they have been a player on the...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 10, 2024 | Race Reports
the satellite championships feature a race within a race.each national team trying to outstrip other countriesto seize the big prize,and take their place as the best of backyard in the world;with the individual winners seizing a place in the starting corral at...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 26, 2023 | Race Reports
quiet desperation everyone realizes the final hours are approaching. of the three remaining warriors harvey lewis is clearly in the worst condition. he has not been getting through the loops in time for more than 1 minute or two of sleep for several days. he is an...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 25, 2023 | Race Reports
as always happens, when there is a lot of activity my post will be late. and any news will already be disseminated… . but how can there be no post on a record-tying yard? . three runners remain: harvey lewis looks to be the most endangered on an immediate basis,...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 25, 2023 | Race Reports
anything can happen if you are new to the backyard dont get discouraged if your favorite is struggling. in the backyard anything can happen and it isnt over till its over; . having seen some of the most epic battles in backyard history the usual outcome is not; one...
by Lazarus Lake | Oct 25, 2023 | Race Reports
even with short time this hour has to have a post. numbers are special. numbers have great meaning for everyone especially runners. . the 100 club of backyard is fixing to more than double. . the odds are great that at least one of these runners is only hanging on to...
