This year’s edition of the race that started the backyard ultramarathon craze, the 2025 Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra, saw Sarah Perry of the U.K. set a new women’s record of 95 “yards,” totaling 395.8 ...

You may have heard about the diabolical running format called Backyard Ultra, in which competitors must circle a 4.16-mile course every hour for days on end. One by one, runners drop out until only ...

Gritty displays by Boston duo in ‘last one standing’ race ...

Oct 24 (Reuters) - Belgian ultrarunners Merijn Geerts, Ivo Steyaert and Frank Gielen set a Backyard Ultra ultramarathon world record in the early hours of Thursday by running nearly 738km in four days ...

How fast is the backyard ultra craze growing, you ask? Last month, Dan England wrote a great feature for RUN detailing the rise of the quirky race format, which was introduced by Barkley Marathons ...

Oct 23 (Reuters) - Australian Phil Gore won the Big's Backyard Ultra World Championship on Thursday, the last athlete standing in a feat of pain and perseverance spanning nearly five days and 500 ...

A backyard ultra takes place today at the centre of a community event, as a Carlisle man looks to raise funds for a hospice and the city's own Skye.

The original version of this story was published on iRunFar. This year’s edition of the race that started the backyard ultramarathon craze, the 2025 Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra, saw Sarah Perry of the ...