Backyard Ultra Podcast

Holly Ranson - 61 yards

Holly ran her first Backyard Ultra in 2022 at Hysterical Carnage where she completed 30 yards before the race was stopped.  Just recently she ran at Dead Cow Gully and ran a huge race running 61 yards, breaking the Australian women's Backyard Ultra record in the process.  In October Holly is running at the 24 Hour World Championships in France.  Go Holly!

Shaun Kaesler with Big Announcement

Shaun from Ultra series came on to talk all about MelbOURne Frontyard Ultra, including a big announcement in regards to next year's race.
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Jimmy B + White Kenyan: Road to Big's Ep 1.

James Blanton and Ryan Crawford are off to Tennessee for the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships at Bigs in October.  This is the first of a 4 part podcast series that will follow James and Ryan on their journey.  Episode's 2, 3 and 4 will be available exclusively through Backyard Ultra Podcast's Patreon page to help fund their trip.

Colin Moulden

Colin ran his first Backyard Ultra in May at No Time to Die where he ran 25 yards.  Last weekend Colin fronted up at Birdys and he had an incredible performance, finishing as the Last One Standing running 59 yards.

Jashy - 100 Yards

Jonathan Ash has rapidly made his way up the Backyard Ultra ranks since his 57 yard performance at Reds Last year.  At Dead Cow Gully recently Jashy lined up alongside the worlds best and put on an incredible show, breaking 100 yards for the first time.

Simon McLean

Simon had a huge 2024 running Backyard Ultra's.  He qualified for team New Zealand with a 51 yard performance at Kings and he backed up at the Sat Champs for his national team with 65 yards.  Simon grabbed the bull by the horns at Dead Cow Gully where he ran an incredible 90 yards which qualifies him for the Individual BYU World Championship at Bigs in October.

Phil Gore - 119 Yards World Record

Phil Gore broke the Backyard Ultra world record at Dead Cow Gully by running 102 yards with Sam Harvey as the assist in 2023.  Just over a week ago Dead Cow Gully was back with an amazing field of runners and Phil once again showed how good he is by running an absolutely incredible race, setting a new Backyard Ultra World Record of 119 yards.  

Tim Walsh - Dead Cow 2025

Dead Cow Gully (Masters) is kicking off this weekend showcasing some of the best Backyard Ultra runners in the world.  Race Mastermind and Director Tim Walsh came on to talk all things backyards and Dead Cow.

Barry Thomas

Nearly everyone who has run an ultra in Victoria would have met Barry in his sports beer marquee at some point.  In the last couple of years Barry has really taken an interest in running Backyards himself and his results are impressive.  Just recently at 2 Rivers Backyard Ultra Barry ran 31 yards, which at 62 years old is the most yards ever completed in a BYU by someone his age in Australia.

Rose Fuller

Rose ran her first Backyard Ultra last year at GV where she ran 19 yards.  After GV Rose decided that she really wanted to commit to the BYU format and see how far she could go.  Rose recently ran at 2 Rivers BYU and ran a huge race, completing 30 yards, which makes her only the fourth woman ever to break 30 yards in a BYU in Victoria.