The Threshold Podcast

The Ivo Steyaert & Merijn Geerts Interview

Ivo Steyaert and Merijn Geerts just made backyard ultra history for the third time together, running 124 yards and 516.7 miles each at the 2026 Backyard Ultra World Team

Nick Steel Returns

Nick Steele just jumped from a 60-yard personal best to 94 yards and nearly 392 miles at the 2026 Backyard Ultra World Team Championships, finishing third among the Ameri

The Jon Noll Interview

Jon Noll has now run 100+ yards twice at Big’s, helped Team USA win two world team championships, and built one of the most consistent records in backyard ultrarunning.

Backyard Ultra Team Championship Recap - Part 2

Team USA won the world championship. Should its next team race be anywhere near Bell Buckle? Garrett and Tanner return for Part 2 of their 2026 Backyard Ultra World Team

Backyard Ultra Team Championship Recap, Team USA & Mark Dowdle, New World Record For Belgium -Part 1

Belgium just pushed the backyard ultra world record to 124 yards and 516.7 miles, Team USA is the new world team champion, and five days of racing produced more storyline

Backyard Ultra Team Championships Day 1 & Day 2 Recap, Last Soul Ultra Athlete Roster Updates, BPN Go One More Lottery Announcement, MOAB 240 Cancellation& Duff Dog Backyard Ultra

The 2026 Backyard Ultra World Team Championships are heating up, and Day 2 has already delivered major controversy, shocking exits, extreme weather, and international sto

2026 Backyard Ultra World Team Champs Preview & Predictions

The wait is over. On October 17, backyard runners around the world will start the same 4.167-mile yard, and they will keep coming back every hour until national teams be

Jeff Walker - Team USA Backyard Championship

TEAM USA BACKYARD CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR: JEFF WALKER | THE THRESHOLD PODCAST What does it take to go from your first backyard ultra to representing Team USA on the world’s b

Charlie Lawrence 100K, Joe McConaughy FKT & Backyard Team Championships

Charlie Lawrence just ran 100 kilometers at a clip of 5:56 per mile. Lawrence won the 2026 IAU 100K World Championship in 6:09:25, holding off world record holder Aleksa

Nick Petterson - Team USA Backyard Championship

Nick Petterson has run a 2:38 marathon, won Rocky Raccoon 100 in 14:38, covered 280.5 miles in 100 hours at Jackalope Jam, finished Cocodona 250 and earned his spot on Te

Scott Snell - Team USA Backyard Championship

Scott Snell has run 88 yards at the Backyard Ultra World Team Championships, won Capital Backyard Ultra, represented Team USA multiple times and recently ran 140.8 miles

The Meg Eckert Interview

Meg Eckert just ran 636.482 miles (1,024.3 km) in six days, becoming the first woman to surpass 1,000 kilometers in a six-day race while also breaking the overall America

Last Soul Ultra, BPN Go One More, & Superior 100 Recap

Last Soul Ultra just made its biggest move in the backyard ultra game yet. The new 2027 Last Soul Ultra World Series will feature 200-runner qualifiers in the United Stat

Megan Eckert's World Record, BYU Sat Champs Debate & Fastpacking

Live from the North Shore, Garrett and Tanner are joined by James “Smitty” Smith from the hotel putting green to talk through Tanner’s final thoughts before taking on 101

Backyard Ultra World Team Championships, Project 168 & UTMB 2026

The 2026 Backyard Ultra World Team Championships are 40 days away, and Team USA’s 15-runner roster is officially taking shape. Garrett and Tanner break down Harvey Lewis,

Superior 100 Trail Race & Aaron Hansen

The Superior 100 returns September 11, sending runners point-to-point across Minnesota’s North Shore on the Superior Hiking Trail from Gooseberry Falls to Lutsen. Eight-t

Last Soul Ultra, Backyard Team Championships, & Leadville 100

Mark Dowdle won Last Soul Ultra 2026 with 94 yards — 391.7 miles (630.4 km) — after nearly four days of backyard racing in Germany. Ayyoub “Ello” El Osrouti reached 93 ya

UTMB 2026 Preview & Predictions

UTMB 2026 brings the trail-running world to Chamonix for 108 miles (174 km) and roughly 32,500 feet (9,900 m) of climbing through France, Italy and Switzerland. Garrett a

Ryan & Steve Koivisto & the SISU Backyard Ultra

The inaugural SISU Backyard Ultra starts September 5 at 9 a.m. at Lake Rebecca Park in Rockford, Minnesota, on a 4.167-mile hourly loop. Co-race directors Ryan and Steve

Phil Gore & Project 168

Phil Gore holds the Backyard Ultra World Record at 119 laps and is the reigning Big's Backyard Ultra World Champion, having taken the title with 114. This week on The Thr