Backyard Ultra Podcast

Mitch McInnes

Mitch ran 32 yards in his first Backyard Ultra last year at I'm Still Standing BYU and then 21 yards at Clint Eastwood.  After some fine tuning of his race plan Mitch showcased what he is capable of with an outstanding 40 yard Last One Standing performance at 2025's I'm Still Standing BYU.  

Lizzie Gatherer

Lizzie ran her first Backyard Ultra in 2021 where she completed 19 yards.  She spent the next three years running many ultra's up to 200 miles till she returned to the Backyard racing world ready to make her mark.  At Rasselbock BYU this year Lizzie finished as the assist running 50 yards, becoming the 21st woman in the world to reach the 50 yard milestone.

Iain Bethune

Iain Bethune's first Backyard Ultra was at the Cow Shed BYU in 2022 where he ran 27 yards.  Iain and his wife Julie are believed to be the only Husband/Wife duo to have made their countries BYU team when they ran for team UK last year.  Iain recently finished as the Last One Standing at Rasselbock BYU completing 51 yards.  Check out Iain and Julie's blog here: https://www.milestogether.co.uk/

Dave Kwiatkowski

Dave ran his first Backyard Ultra at Andy's BYU in 2021.  He has been consistently improving since then, running 37 yards at Capital and 52 yards at Ohio's.  Notably, he claimed the title of Last One Standing at Queeny BYU, which earned him a spot on Team USA for last year's Sat Champs. There, he delivered an outstanding performance, completing 64 yards and achieving his personal best to date.

Duncan Nichols

Duncan embarked head first into his running journey after discovering the Backyard Ultra format in early 2024 where he crewed for a friend at MVP.  He made his Backyard Ultra debut at MVP this year, completing 26 yards and finishing in the top 5.

The Crow & Farms

Brandon 'The Crow' Lee and Dan 'Farms' Farmer have been running together in the Ardeer Trotters for just over a year now.  Over the last couple of months The Crow and Farms have been training together in preparation for MVP which was run last weekend in extreme conditions.  The Crow finished as the assist with 30 yards and Farms finished third with 27.  

Intenseatfit - Gaby Villa

Gaby has been fuelling athletes for 10 years, working with many of the worlds best Backyard Ultra Runners.  It was great being able to have Gaby back on the podcast, where we explored the vital role of nutrition in Backyard Ultras and gained valuable insights from her expertise.

Sean Lyons

Sean ran his first backyard ultra at Dead Cow Gully back in 2022 when he ran 30 yards.  Since then he has increased his PB to 37 and just recently finished as the Last One Standing at Glasshouse Standing.

Frank Gielen - 110 Yards

Frank was part of the all conquering Belgium Backyard Ultra team that finished on top of the world standings at the World Satellite Team Champs in 2024.  Frank was one of three runners who broke the world record in that race when he, Ivo and Merijn called it a day after running 110 yards.

2024 BYU year in review

Tim Kacprzak, Mat Dube and Ben Nicholls join the podcast to relive the Backyard Ultra year that was 2024.