Backyard Ultra Podcast

Feb 24 2025 100 ep. 72 mins 35

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An Australian based podcast dedicated to the Backyard Ultra. Race recaps, race reviews, interviews and more.

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Dave Kwiatkowski

Feb 24 2025 66 mins

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 bes

Duncan Nichols

Feb 12 2025 80 mins

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

Feb 05 2025 79 mins

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

Jan 19 2025 88 mins

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

Jan 08 2025 108 mins

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

Jan 06 2025 83 mins

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

Dec 30 2024 90 mins

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

Clayton Talbot

Dec 11 2024 62 mins

Clayton loves Backyard Ultra's, he's run in three and his best result is currently 25 yards which he ran at I'm Still Standing BYU earlier this year. Clayton also organises a BYU run club that meets monthly and runs in different locations around Sydney.

Vic Owens - The Happy Runner

Dec 09 2024 71 mins

Vic has been running ultras since 2017 and ran in her first Backyard Ultra at Rasselbock in 2023 where she completed 30 yards. Since then Vic has run many more Backyards including a recent 40 yard LOS performance at God's Own BYU. Vic is also 11 BYU's into her mission of running 12 BYU's in 12 months.

Sarah Perry & Alex Sweet

Nov 21 2024 72 mins

Sarah Perry was the last one standing at the Sat Champs for Team UK when she ran 59 yards, breaking the UK female record. Alex Sweet also had a remarkable race, achieving an 18-yard personal best as the assist.