Pursuit of the Impossible
Tag: backyard ultra
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A breakdown of exactly what fuelled my Yellow Belly Backyard Ultra win, and what I learned from it. When I crossed the line at Yellow Belly after 21 yards and 88 miles, one of the first things people asked wasn’t about pacing, or kit, or the cold. It was: what did you eat? Honestly, it’s…
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If 2024 was the warm-up, 2025 is the full send. The Backyard Ultra, those deceptively simple, soul-crushing endurance events, have exploded across the globe this year, and it’s not just the elites chasing glory. From scout huts in Manchester to sun-scorched loops in Madeira, runners of all levels are toeing the line for a race…
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The backyard ultra race has been around for nearly 14 years now, after the first one being held in 2011 in Tennessee. Invented by the famous endurance race designer Gary ‘Lazarus Lake’ Cantrell, who invented one of the toughest races on the planet, the Barkley Marathons. The backyard ultra has been growing steadily in the…