There is no finish
big dog s backyard ultra T minus one year (and counting).that was the longest saturday.the last 3 belgians went so longthat our race site had been completely cleared,and i was down to the last dozen or so flags to fold and put waybefore the race finally ended..there were two things that stood out most in this [ ]
big dog s backyard hour 66:.how can i possibly describe what it is like in camp?tent city with holes like missing teethwhere the tents of the casualties once stood.watching the shambling forms of the 8 remaining warriorslooking like refugees of some apocalyptic event as they leave the glow of lightand fade into the darkness..when they return [ ]
big dog s backyard ultra hour 56: and sometimes it is the weather.i was so relieved last week when the weather finally broke.and real fall came (allegedly)up until then every day i went out into sweltering heat.temperatures were in the 80s and 90sand i was worried team usa was going to cook in my backyard. then [ ]
big dog s backyard ultra hour 55: right now the biggest challenge facing team manager is keeping the runners on the course.the number of runners seems to change every hour. right now,at this momentbelgium, usa, and australia all have 11 running.japan has 10.it is only 81 yards from belgium to japan.if any team could retain its [ ]
big s backyard ultra hour 54: the biggest news is that the belgians finally broke.it was looking like they might have 15 runners go 100 yards! actually, 4 of the belgians are now out,actually giving them fewer runners on the course than team usa.prior to that development,the lead had been built to 38 yards.it would seem [ ]
big dog s backyard ultra starting hour 53: the long game has begun.team backyard is a game with more than one part.the setup period is roughly the first half of the race.during the first half of the race,the key is to keep the team intact as long as possible.as players droptheir team loses ground to teams [ ]
big dog s backyard ultra: hours 51 and 52: it came time for a nap,i realized it when i tried to wait on the tracking sheet to all get updated.the important thing was that i not oversleep the next whistlewhich depends on your definition of oversleep!i performed all of the functions to start the 52nd yard,but [ ]
big dog s backyard ultra 50 hours: this is it.this is where the race begins! seriously,even though what belgium has done so far transcends anything i imagined possible,there is no need for team usa to despair.considering what guatemala didand icelandthere is no format more favorable to coming from behind… but, eventually they have to have someone [ ]
big s backyard ultra hour 49: so here is what i get from the tracking sheet173 people in 24 countries just finished doing 200 miles in less than 48 hours.these are numbers so unimaginable that they redefine human potential.congratulations to the worldwide backyard family!
big dog s backyard ultra 48 hours!!!!! and so we head into the 200 mile hour.i am anxious to see how many make it… 177 runners in 24 countries completed the 47th hour,the satellite championships are about to produce more 200 milers in under 48 hours than anyone ever imagined possible.the participants in this race are [ ]