Getting Loopy Podcast

Stephen aka "Serious Runner" and Sage Canaday both finished the Denver Taco Bell 50km. But then get down to some real Loopy Talk: Sage's next race is a Backyard Ultra! They also breakdown some dynamics of the Last Soul Backyard Ultra series and World Champs, media coverage and what this means with the Big's Backyard and Laz's Team World Champs for BYU starting this weekend! (Oct. 17th, 2026).

Stephen and Sage compare and contrast 6-day breaking efforts like Megan Eckert's 6-day Record Ultra and Phil Gore's solo 6.33 day Backyard Ultra effort. Also, they chat about the new "Last Soul Ultra" world series by Kim Gottard planned for 2027 and how it is different from Laz's "BYU World Championships." One noticeable difference was biological sex divisions and allocated spots for Women in one but not the other.

In Episode 2 of the "Getting Loopy" Podcast Stephen and Sage talk about Backyard Ultras, dismissed "World Records," Laz as The Godfather and say all in setting the official rules and regulations and branding in these kinds of events... and more!

Stephen and Sage touch on their first experiences of trying 24-hour Loop Race events. How are they different from regular trail-ultras, what is this whole "Getting Loopy" aspect of ultra running about?!