Backyard Ultra Podcast

Phil Gore - After Project168

Last week Phil ran for 152 hours as part of his Project 168 run for Telethon.  It was an absolute treat to have Phil back on the podcast to talk all about one of the most

Reliving Project168 with Macca

Adam McDonald was a natural fit as a commentator at Phil Gore's Project168.  He was there from beginning to end capturing moments for the documentary he is making about t

Yuko Sato

Yuko has been running Backyard Ultra's since her debut at No Time to Die in 2022 where she ran 15 yards.  Since then she has run a PB at 6 of her BYU's and most recently

Nikolay Kotenkov - Biotropika

Nikolay is the race organiser of Biotropika Backyard Ultra in Russia.  Biotropika was run a few weeks ago now and is definitely the most controversial race in Backyard Ul

Phil Gore - Project 168

Phil Gore is the Backyard Ultra World Champion and World Record Holder.  He recently announced that he was running a Backyard Ultra style solo attempt at reaching 168 yar

Alex Cleary

Alex Cleary is a well known face in the Ultra running world from his work with Hardcore Harrys and involvement in the King of the Hill Livestream.  Alex got his first tas

Merlin Gammon - This is Your Life

Merlin came onto what he thought was going to be a usual chat on the podcast.  He couldn't have been more wrong, with 6 guests dropping in along the way, all with their o

Sam Christie

Sam finished as the Last One Standing at his BYU debut last year at Gil's Galavant.  He later went on to finish as the assist at Garden City BYU where he ran 42 yards.  S

Michael Rouleau

Michael ran his first Backyard Ultra in 2024 at BB Backyard and finished as the Last One Standing with 25 yards.  Michael has fallen in love with the format and has impro

Scott Cameron

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 f

Brady Nankervis

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 a

Jared Webb - The Conductor

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 ya

Jack Hanley - The Crazy Running Man

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 an

2 Rivers race brief with crew

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 r

Tammy Lovett

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 whic

Jason Rantall - The Stalwart

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

James 'Warhorse' Blanton

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 Champi

Nikolay Kotenkov

*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 a

Ruben Zandman

*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

Jacob Garlick & Paul Pratt

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