Backyard Ultra Podcast

Michael Bellmon

Michael Bellmon has run in 4 Backyard Ultras.  In his most recent Backyard Ultra at Herdys he put on an incredible display when he ran 56 yards as the assist.  This result has placed him on the At Large List to run in The BYU World Championships at Bigs later this year.

Rob Parsons

Rob Parsons has been running Backyard Ultras for just over 12 months.  His best result is when he ran 73 yards for team Australia at the Satellite World Champs last year.  He is positioned high up on the At Large list to run at the Individual World Champs in Tennessee later this year.

Herdys with Aaron, Big Kev, Rob, Phil & Jess

Aaron Young, Big Kev, Rob Parsons, Phil Gore and Jess Smith are some of the best Backyard Ultra Runners in Australia.  In less than 2 weeks their local BYU 'Herdys' is being run so they came on to talk all about it.

Lazarus ’Laz’ Lake

Lazarus Lake held the first ever Backyard Ultra on his property 2011.  Since then the Backyard Ultra has grown into one of the most popular ultra running formats in the world.  In this episode Laz came on to discuss where is all started to where it is today.

Ross McLean

Ross McLean was the Last one Standing at the MVP Backyard Ultra in 2023, running 28 yards.  In this podcast we discuss his running life and his recent win at MVP.

Phil Ryan & Nick Kumar 2023 MVP BYU

Phil Ryan was the assist at the 2023 MVP Backyard Ultra running 27 yards.  Nick Kumar was close behind with 26 yards.  In this podcast Phil and Nick came on & relived their experiences from this awesome race.

MVP BYU with Ben, Mat & Tim

MVP BYU 2023 is just a few days away so Ben Nicholls, Mat Dube and Tim Kacprzak joined the podcast to look back and discuss their experience's at the MVP Backyard Ultra.

Gaby Villa Backyard Ulta Nutrition

Gaby is a dietician and sports nutritionist. She has a lot of experience working with some of the best backyard ultra athletes in Australia and is a wealth of knowledge on the subject.  Find her at intenseatfit.com and @intenseatfit on instagram.

Aaron Young

Aaron made a big splash in the Backyard Ultra running scene in 2022.  He ran 53 yards as the assist at Birdies helping to break the Australian record at the time.  Aaron was also a member of the Australian team at the Satellite World Championships where he went for 48 yards he is currently on the At Large list to run at Big's this later this year.

Tim Walsh & Nicole Jukes talk 2022

Tim Walsh from Dead Cow Gully and Nicole Jukes from BYU Australia join the podcast to discuss and recap the Backyard Ultra year of 2022 as well as looking ahead at whats to come in 2023.