Backyard Ultra Podcast

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.