As the World Backyard Ultra Championships rage on, here are some surprising details about this race format that will make you ...

He also broke the previous longest Backyard Ultra by six hours. The last remaining competitor to Lewis, Ihor Verys from Canada, dropped out on lap 108, so Lewis just had to finish to win.

His gargantuan feat of endurance and resilience eventually came to an end when his final competitor, Ihor Verys, failed to complete his 108th loop, becoming what’s known in backyard ultrarunning ...

The backyard ultra concept was created in 2012 by Lake, the famous race director of the Barkley Marathons, on his property in Bell Buckle, Tenn. This challenge does not determine who the fastest ...

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