Backyard Ultra Podcast

Scott ran his first Backyard at Hysterical Carnage back in 2022 where he completed 15 yards.  Since then Scott has run in four more Backyards, breaking 50 yards for the first time at GV last year and just last week at No Time to Die he finished as the co-assist with Jashy, completing 75 yards and placing himself 6th on the Australian At Large list.

Melbourne Frontyard Ultra was held last weekend and it turned out to be an absolute classic race.  Brady Nankervis played a huge role in the race, he completed 68 yards and broke the Australian record for most yards in a Backyard Ultra Debut.  It was a performance so strong it will most likely qualify Brady to run for Team Australia later this year in the Sat Champs.

Jared Webb had run in 5 Backyard Ultra's where he had broken 24 in all of them and had a PB of 31.  That was till last weekend when Jared ran at Gumby and completed 50 yards to finish as the assist in an amazing performance.

Crazy ran his first Backyard Ultra last year when he ran a solid 33 yards at GV in Shepparton.  Last weekend Crazy ran at Sydney's Backyard Ultra where he ran 74 yards and finished as the assist.  That 74 yards places him as the 9th best Australian of all time and almost guarantees that Crazy will be running for team Australia at the Sat Champs later this year.

Patto is running at 2 Rivers Backyard Ultra on the 11th of April in Echuca.  The Crow and Farms will be crewing for him so the three of them got together to discuss the race plan, tactics and all the fun stuff.

Tammy ran in her first Backyard Ultra in 2025 at Herdys when she ran 25 yards and finished as the Last Female Standing.  A few months later she ran 38 yards at Red's which is a top 10 Australian female performance of all time.  At Herdys recently Tammy was back with another very strong run, completing 30 yards and finishing as the Last Female Standing again for the second year running.

The Stalwart had a great backyard ultra debut in 2025 when he ran 36 yards and finished as the Assist at Wild Dog.  A few months later he had another big run at GV where he ran 37 yards.  Just last weekend Jason had a breakout performance at Herdys Frontyard where he ran 49 yards and finished as the co-assist.

The Warhorse has run in 10 Backyard Ultras and has a PB of 82 yards which he ran for team Australia in 2024.  Last year Warhorse ran at the International BYU World Championships in Big's Backyard for the 2nd time and ran 75 yards which puts him in rare air.  James has done a lot of work on his mindset in recent years and we really focussed our conversation on that side of things.

*UNSCRIPTED* - Nikolay is Director of Biotropika, which is the biggest Backyard Ultra in Russia.  In 5 years, it has grown into a large, family-oriented sports festival and a key development platform for the Backyard format in the country.  Three Russian records have been established on the Biotropika course, including the current Russian record of 106 yards, set by Ivan Zaborskiy.

*UNSCRIPTED* - Ruben made a massive life changing decision in 2022 which steered his life towards running and Backyard Ultra's.  He absolutely loves Backyard Ultra's and ran his first in 2024 at Birdys where he ran his PB of 12 yards.

Jacob and Paul both had epic races when they ran at MVP Backyard Ultra last weekend.  Jacob ran 41 very impressive yards and finished as the Last One Standing while Paul showed that he is tough as an ox with his 40 yards and the assist.

Michael is one of the rising stars on the Australian Backyard Ultra scene.  He ran 32 yards at his first Backyard at Sydney's last year.  He returned with 34 yards at Coffs in June and showed everyone how gritty and tough he is when he finished off the year running 48 yards at Sydneys in September.

Claudine has built winning mindsets for scores of champion ultra runners and Backyard Ultra runners that include James Blanton and Joel Sexton.   Claudine is a 16-time national and international karate champion, with a wildly diverse background. She has worked with thousands of elite performers, teaching them how to build a winning mindset, back themselves, and win.  Claudine is the creator of The Athlete’s Ultimate Self-Belief Journal, a 365-day mental training program designed to teach real, authentic and unstoppable self-belief–in just 5 minutes a day. Learn more at www.claudinechi.com/journal

**UNSCRIPTED** Tim ran his first Backyard Ultra in 2023 when he ran 9 yards at GV.   He has been around the sport ever since, running his PB of 12 yards when he returned to GV in 2024 and then ran at 2 Rivers in Echuca last year.  Tim and Patto teamed up at GV last year with Tim crewing for Patto for the first 24 hours of the race.  All the best at 2 Rivers in April Tim!

*UNSCRIPTED* Michael was absolutely frothing to come on the podcast and talk all things running and Backyards.  Michael has crewed and volunteered at a number of events and offers his own unique perspective on the format.  Michael is planning on making his BYU running debut at Red's later this year.

*BUP UNSCRIPTED* - Jeremy ran his first BYU in 2024 at GV where he completed 28 yards.  He returned to GV in 2025 and ran a new PB of 30 yards.  Jeremy is fired up for a big 2026 and is going to be running at 2 Rivers BYU in April.

Tammy ran the most yards by any woman in Australia in 2025.  She had a huge year, running totals of 27, 35, 31 and 28 yards.  It was over the new year at Glasshouse Standing where Tammy hit two huge milestones, she finished as the Last Female Standing as well as also finishing as the assist.

Dom ran in his first Backyard Ultra in 2021 at Suffolk.  Since then he has run many more, including five this year alone.  In Dom's most recent Backyard Ultra he finished as the Last One Standing and ran a PB of 32 yards in doing so.

Ben Nicholls, Mat Dube and Tim Kacprzak join Patto to review the BYU year of 2025.  They discuss their picks for Race of the Year, Single Best Performance of the Year, Runner of the Year, Best BYU Doco of the year, Runners to watch in 2026, Story of the year and our predictions for 2026.

Simon absolutely loves Backyard Ultra's.  Since 2023 Simon has run in 5 Backyard ultras, three of which were run this year.  He recently broke through 24 the yard barrier at Reds and he is also part of Jashy's all conquering crew.

Stephanie has been running Backyard Ultra's for less than 12 months and she's already proven herself to be a force in the format.  She ran 38 yards at Babbit's BYU in September and most recently completed 67 yards to finish as the Assist at Summit BYU (The Last Dance). That 67 yards ranks Stephanie as the sixth-best woman of all time.

Merlin ran his first Backyard Ultra last year when he ran impressively to complete 30 yards at Wild Dog Backyard Ultra.  Merlin is currently more than halfway through a mission running from the highest tip of Australia in Queensland down to its lowest point in Tasmania.

Ned ran 22 yards in his first Backyard Ultra in 2020 when he ran for team Singapore at the Sat Champs.  Last year Ned finished as the Last One Standing and Singapore national champion which qualified him to run at the recent Individual World Championships at Big's Backyard.  Ned ran the race of his life at Big's, completing an impressive 40 yards and finishing 58th overall.

Jayden ran his first Ultra at The Guzzler 100 in 2022.  He has run The Guzzler every year since and this year he ran it almost 10 hours faster than in 2022!  Jayden also loves Backyards and last year he ran 27 yards in his first BYU at Dead Cow Gully and then he finished as The Last One Standing at Garden City BYU.  He returned to Dead Cow this year and ran a very impressive 50 yards and a few months later he ran all the way from Sydney to Brisbane in 10 days.

Lily Lu is an artist, author and film maker who started her running journey three years ago and has fallen in love with Backyard Ultra's.  So far in 2025 Lily has run in over six Backyards and most recently Lily finished as the Last One Standing at Helvetia Backyard Blitz, completing 25 yards.

Tim Moffatt and Patto dive deep into all the stats behind the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships in Big's Backyard, Tennessee. 2025.

Last year at the Sat Champs Dan ran 75 gutsy yards for team Australia, which qualified him to run at the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships at Big's Backyard in Tennessee.  Dan proved that he is among the worlds elite by running 93 yards and placing 11th in the World.

Just over a week ago, the Backyard Ultra Individual World Championships took place at 'Bigs Backyard' in Tennessee, attracting the sport's very best on Earth. Phil Gore, the reigning world record holder, demonstrated his dominance once again, securing the victory in commanding fashion after an incredible 114 hours of endurance.  Phil came on to talk all about it.

**THIS IS A 15 MINUTE TEASER OF JIMMY B + WHITE KENYAN EPISODE 3 - THE FULL 1 HOUR 34 MINUTE VERSION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH BACKYARD ULTRA PODCAST'S PATREON PAGE FOR A SMALL FEE** The Backyard Ultra Individual World Championship at Big's Backyard has concluded, and Jimmy B and White Kenyan are back with their fourth and final episode of the 'Road to Bigs' series. In this installment, they provide an in-depth reflection on their races and experiences throughout the journey.

**THIS IS A 15 MINUTE TEASER OF JIMMY B + WHITE KENYAN EPISODE 3 - THE FULL 1 HOUR 29 MINUTE VERSION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH BACKYARD ULTRA PODCAST'S PATREON PAGE FOR A SMALL FEE** It's race week, Jimmy B + White Kenyan are in Tennessee gearing up for the biggest race of their lives, The Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships at Big's Backyard in Tennessee.

Luke ran his first Backyard Ultra last year at MVP where he completed 12 yards.  Since that first Backyard experience Luke has been focussed on improving at the format and working hard which is paying off.  This year Luke has run at MVP, MelbOURne, Dead Cow Gully and GV, improving each time.  At GV Luke finished with 52 yards and a top 3 performance.  That 52 yards places Luke fourth on the UK At Large list and he is excited and extremely motivated to run on team UK next year.

Patto, Dom Halbert and Ihor Verys preview the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships 2025.  Including insights about each runner, predictions and more.  The race starts at 7am on the 18th October at Bigs Backyard in Tennessee.

In 2021 Mark ran his first LOS race at WausaUltra Backyard and completed 21 yards.  Mark has fallen in love with the Backyard format and has made huge improvements over the last couple of years.  Mark recently showed what he's made of by finishing as the Last One Standing at 'Last Dot Standing' going for 63 hours.  Making team USA is Mark's dream and you can follow Mark's journey through his youtube channel where he is honest and real.

Mathieu 'Dubes' Dube is one of the OG's of Backyard Ultra's in Australia, breaking 40 yards back in 2022.  This year has definitely been a breakout year for Dubes, breaking 50 for the first time in April and last weekend finishing as the Last One Standing by running 60 yards at GV, earning himself a Silver Ticket onto team Australia.  Peter Clarke has believed in Dubes for a long time and has been at the helm crewing at all of Dubes races for the last 12 months.

**THIS IS A 15 MINUTE TEASER OF JIMMY B + WHITE KENYAN EPISODE 2 - THE FULL 1 HOUR 37 MINUTE VERSION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH BACKYARD ULTRA PODCAST'S PATREON PAGE FOR A SMALL FEE** Welcome to episode 2 of The Jimmy B + White Kenyan: Road to Bigs Podcast. Where we take you behind the scenes of our training and our lives as we prepare for the Backyard Ultra Individual World Championships in Tennessee on October 18th.

Macee is a runner from New Zealand who ran her first Backyard Ultra in May at Best Dam Backyard.  She finished as the Last One Standing with 43 yards, averaging 40 minutes a loop.  Just last weekend Macee ran at Scenic Circles and finished as the Last One Standing again, this time with 38 yards.  Macee hopes to qualify for the New Zealand Sat Champs team next year.

Hendrik is returning to Bigs Backyard next month to run in the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships after a heartbreaking DNF in 2023.  Last year Hendrik improved his Backyard PB to 82 yards at Suffolk BYU and he also finished as the Last One Standing for Germany at the Sat Champs.

Josh and Kyle were at Dead Cow Gully this year following Harvey Lewis's journey and capturing it all on film.  It was great to relive the epic record breaking race with Josh and Kyle from their perspective and to hear how they went through the film making process at Dead Cow Gully.

Holly ran her first Backyard Ultra in 2022 at Hysterical Carnage where she completed 30 yards before the race was stopped.  Just recently she ran at Dead Cow Gully and ran a huge race running 61 yards, breaking the Australian women's Backyard Ultra record in the process.  In October Holly is running at the 24 Hour World Championships in France.  Go Holly!

Shaun from Ultra series came on to talk all about MelbOURne Frontyard Ultra, including a big announcement in regards to next year's race. Signup to Melbourne Frontyard here: https://eventplus.net/MFU26 For 25% discount enter code: BUP25 **valid till midnight, 26th August. 2025.

James Blanton and Ryan Crawford are off to Tennessee for the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships at Bigs in October.  This is the first of a 4 part podcast series that will follow James and Ryan on their journey.  Episode's 2, 3 and 4 will be available exclusively through Backyard Ultra Podcast's Patreon page to help fund their trip.

Colin ran his first Backyard Ultra in May at No Time to Die where he ran 25 yards.  Last weekend Colin fronted up at Birdys and he had an incredible performance, finishing as the Last One Standing running 59 yards.

Jonathan Ash has rapidly made his way up the Backyard Ultra ranks since his 57 yard performance at Reds Last year.  At Dead Cow Gully recently Jashy lined up alongside the worlds best and put on an incredible show, breaking 100 yards for the first time.

Simon had a huge 2024 running Backyard Ultra's.  He qualified for team New Zealand with a 51 yard performance at Kings and he backed up at the Sat Champs for his national team with 65 yards.  Simon grabbed the bull by the horns at Dead Cow Gully where he ran an incredible 90 yards which qualifies him for the Individual BYU World Championship at Bigs in October.

Phil Gore broke the Backyard Ultra world record at Dead Cow Gully by running 102 yards with Sam Harvey as the assist in 2023.  Just over a week ago Dead Cow Gully was back with an amazing field of runners and Phil once again showed how good he is by running an absolutely incredible race, setting a new Backyard Ultra World Record of 119 yards.

Dead Cow Gully (Masters) is kicking off this weekend showcasing some of the best Backyard Ultra runners in the world.  Race Mastermind and Director Tim Walsh came on to talk all things backyards and Dead Cow.

Nearly everyone who has run an ultra in Victoria would have met Barry in his sports beer marquee at some point.  In the last couple of years Barry has really taken an interest in running Backyards himself and his results are impressive.  Just recently at 2 Rivers Backyard Ultra Barry ran 31 yards, which at 62 years old is the most yards ever completed in a BYU by someone his age in Australia.

Rose ran her first Backyard Ultra last year at GV where she ran 19 yards.  After GV Rose decided that she really wanted to commit to the BYU format and see how far she could go.  Rose recently ran at 2 Rivers BYU and ran a huge race, completing 30 yards, which makes her only the fourth woman ever to break 30 yards in a BYU in Victoria.

Lukasz grabbed the attention of the Backyard Ultra world last year with his amazing Last One Standing performance at Suffolk BYU where he ran 88 yards.  A few weeks ago Lukasz ran at Legends BYU in Belgium, where he broke the Backyard Ultra WORLD RECORD by running for an incredible 116 yards.

Kendall ran his first Backyard Ultra last year at Sydney's and completed 18 yards.  This year he fronted up to Sydney's again and ran an incredible race to complete 50 yards, making him at 21 years old, the youngest person in the world to break 50.  Kendall's next race is on the 24th May in the USA at Nick Bare's Go One More Ultra.