Backyard Ultra Podcast

Rowan Cassidy - We've Gotcha BYU

Rowan loves running and has raced in QLD, NSW, VIC and New Zealand.  He has run in three Backyard Ultra's, most recently at The Masters where he completed 32 yards.  At the moment he is busy organising 'We've Gotcha Backyard Ultra', which is being run on the 10th March.

Jon Noll

Jon has been running ultra's since 2008.  His last five races have all been Backyard Ultra's and his results are outstanding, finishing as the LOS at The Big Hill Bonk two years running and most recently running an amazing 98 yards at The World Championships at Bigs to finish seventh in the world.

Gemma Gore

Gemma Gore has more experience crewing at backyard ultra's than pretty much anyone.  She has crewed for Phil at all 10 of his backyard ultra's, including when he broke the world record at The Masters and when he ran 100 yards at The World Champs at Bigs.

Charles Bosveld

Charles is an experienced backyard ultra runner, having completed six events since his debut at Birdys in 2020. At his most recent race, Hysterical Carnage, Charles finished after successfully completing 38 yards.  It was great having Charles on to hear about his running journey.

Thorleifur Thorleifsson - Thor

Thor currently holds the Iceland backyard ultra record with 50 yards which he ran at the The Race of Champions in Germany last year.  Thor also ran at the Individual world championships at Bigs in 2023 where he ran for 27 hours.

2023 BYU year in review

After an eventful year of Backyard Ultra running, Ben Nicholls, Tim Kacprzak & Mat Dube came on the podcast to talk about the 2023 BYU year.  

Rob & Jac Parsons

Rob Parsons is one of the best Backyard Ultra runners in the world, proven by his top 12 performance at Bigs in October when he completed 84 yards to place him eleventh overall.  Jac has crewed for Rob at all his BYU's and is a huge factor in his success.

Gaby Villa - intenseatfit

Gaby is a dietitian and sports nutritionist who specialises in endurance sports.  In fact, Gaby had four of her athletes run at the Backyard Ultra Individual World Championship at Bigs just recently.  In this podcast Gaby discusses a whole range of BYU nutrition topics and it was awesome.

Frank Gielen - Frank the Tank

Frank qualified to run at the Backyard Ultra Individual World Championship at Bigs when he ran 67 yards for team Belgium last year.  Frank ran an incredible race at Bigs completing 97 yards which positioned him 8th in the world. 

James Blanton Post Bigs

James Blanton ran 60 yards at Clint Eastwood which qualified him to run at the World Championships at Bigs two months later.  James went on to run for 72 hours at Bigs, placing 23rd in the world and becoming only the fifth Australian to break the 72 hour mark in a Backyard Ultra.