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Big's Backyard Ultra is the original backyard ultra, invented by Gary "Lazarus Lake" Cantrell of Bell Buckle, Tennessee. Participants run a 4.167-mile loop every hour, and are eliminated if they fail to complete a loop in an hour.
The original backyard ultra is Big's Backyard Ultra, which is held on Cantrell's property in Bell Buckle, Tennessee and is named after his dog. [4] Today, Big's is an invitational race where the top competitors participate based on wins in a bracket of the various American and international backyard ultras. [3]
Gary Cantrell, known as Lazarus Lake, is an endurance race designer and director.His races include the Barkley Marathons, Big's Backyard Ultra, the Barkley Fall Classic, Vol State 500K, [1] A Race for the Ages, [2] the Last Annual Heart of the South, [3] and the Strolling Jim 40. [4]
In October he became world champion Big's Backyard Ultra in a new world record of 75 laps (good for 502 km in 75 hours). During the summer of 2021 he set the new speed record on the Via Alpina, a long-distance hiking trail through the Alps. He completed the red trail, the longest of the network, in 30 days, 8 hours and 40 minutes. [4]
Winner, Big Dog's Backyard Ultra (450 miles) October 2023 [21] Winner, FANS 24-Hours, ... Backyard Ultra, World Record of 108 laps completed (450 miles) over 5 days ...
Big's Backyard Ultra; H. Harpeth Hills Flying Monkey Marathon; R. Rock 'n' Roll Nashville Marathon; S. StumpJump 50k This page was last edited on 2 January 2017, at ...
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Johan Steene (born 1973) is a Swedish ultramarathon runner, most notable for winning the 2018 Big Dog's Backyard Ultra, at which he completed 68 laps or 283.335 miles of the course [1] in 67 hours 48 minutes and 36 seconds, thus setting a new record on the course [2] and beating notable ultrarunner Courtney Dauwalter. [3]