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Backyard Ultra Podcast

Backyard Ultra Podcast

Patto 100 Episodes Oct 14, 2026

Podcast dedicated to the Backyard Ultra, a unique endurance race format where runners complete 4.167 miles every hour until only one remains. Each episode provides race recaps, reviews of events, and interviews with participants and organizers. Aimed at fans and runners of this grueling ultra-running challenge.

Episodes

Team Costa Rica 2026
Team Costa Rica 2026 Oct 14, 2026 3870 Costa Rican Runner and Sat Champs Team Manager Kendall Picado Fallas came onto the podcast to dive deep into team Costa Rica, which is making it's Backyard Ultra Satellite World Team Championship debut this weekend.
Team New Zealand 2026
Team New Zealand 2026 Oct 11, 2026 3819 John Bayne is the Captain of the New Zealand Satellite World Championship Team.  John ran his PB of 72 yards at this race two years ago to finish as the assist.  Shaun Collins ran for Team New Zealand in 2020 and ran his PB of 39 yards at Kings last year.  This year, Shaun will be at the helm of the New Zealand race livestream.  Shaun and John break down the New Zealand 2026 Sat Champs team.
Murray Hodgson
Murray Hodgson Oct 6, 2026 5944 Murray loves Backyards and has had a huge 2026.  He has run at Gili, Herdys, Melbourne, Dead Cow Gully and most recently GV, where he ran 25 yards and broke the Australian 66yo age record.  He is crewing for Dan Camac and The Stalwart at The Sat Champs next week and Murray is also the organiser of Bali Backyard Ultra which is being run in November.
Team Belgium Sat Champs Preview
Team Belgium Sat Champs Preview Oct 5, 2026 3935 Belgium have been the dominant country in Backyards for years.  Not only have they finished on top of the last 2 Sat Champs, but they have broken the world record both times in the process.  Former world record holder with a PB of 110 yards, Frank Gielen came onto the podcast to give a rundown of this years Belgium team.
Sat Champs Fantasy Discussion 2026
Sat Champs Fantasy Discussion 2026 Oct 5, 2026 8346 The 2026 Satellite Team Championships begin in less than 2 weeks.  There is a Sat Champs Fantasy competition where for fun you can select your own team of 15 runners.  Dom Halbert and Tim Moffatt came on to discuss their teams and selections.  Go to https://backyardultra.com.au/fantasy  To enter your team.
Lee Warren
Lee Warren Sep 29, 2026 4720 Lee has really put himself on the Backyard Ultra map this year.  He started 2026 off running a new PB of 35 yards at Sydney's in April and then in August he ran 45 yards at Reds.  Just over a week ago at Sydney's Backyard Ultra Lee ran another PB, this time by running a massive 65 yards and finishing as the Assist.
Team UK Sat Champs Preview
Team UK Sat Champs Preview Sep 27, 2026 4383 Alex Sweet was the assist for team UK 2 years ago and is running again this year for the second time.  Jay Stapley is making his UK Team debut after qualifying with a massive LOS of 61 yards at Red On Backyard Ultra.  Dom Halbert has been a long time fan of Backyard Ultras and ran 24 yards in the Sydney Sun at ISSS when he visited Australia in March this year.
Team USA breakdown with Tanner
Team USA breakdown with Tanner Sep 25, 2026 4811 Tanner Elmore is a host on The Threshold Podcast where they often talk about Backyard Ultras and interview Backyard Ultra runners.  The Sat Champs begins in a few weeks and Tanner knows a thing or two about team USA so he came on to break down the course, the runners and give some predictions.
Tim Walsh - DCG/LSU
Tim Walsh - DCG/LSU Sep 22, 2026 3600 Tim Walsh recently made an announcement that shook the Backyard Ultra world.  The news was that Dead Cow Gully and Last Soul Ultra were combining to create a LSU Australia, held at Dead Cow Gully with the race kicking off in June 2027.  Tim came on the podcast to discuss what all this means.
Kiara Keating
Kiara Keating Sep 20, 2026 3666 GV Backyard Ultra was run just over a week ago.  One of the standout performances was Kiara Keating running 33 yards, who was making her Backyard Ultra debut.  It was a very impressive backyard ultra debut and broke the female course record.
Phil Gore - After Project168
Phil Gore - After Project168 Sep 4, 2026 4680 Last week Phil ran for 152 hours as part of his Project 168 run for Telethon.  It was an absolute treat to have Phil back on the podcast to talk all about one of the most impressive endurance runs of all time.
Reliving Project168 with Macca
Reliving Project168 with Macca Sep 3, 2026 3592 Adam McDonald was a natural fit as a commentator at Phil Gore's Project168.  He was there from beginning to end capturing moments for the documentary he is making about the project.  Adam is also making his BYU debut at Sydney's Backyard Ultra on the 19th September.  Go Macca!

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