Anthony ran 11 yards in his first Backyard Ultra at Riverhead Relaps in 2021. Since then he has ran in four more Backyards and improved each and every time. His most recent BYU was at Kings Backyard Ultra where he ran finished as the Last One Standing by running 52 yards, breaking the New Zealand soil record and qualifying to run for team New Zealand at the Sat Champs in October.

Sam Harvey is right up there with the very best Backyard Ultra runners on Earth. Last year at The DCG Masters he ran 101 yards as the assist and then ran 91 yards 3 months later at the World Champs at Bigs to finish ninth in the World. So far in 2024 he has finished as the Last One Standing at Dead Cow Gully running 69 yards and just last weekend at Krazies he finished as the Last One Standing for the third year in a row.

Last year, Brandon dipped his toes into the world of Backyard Ultras at the Shepparton 'GV BYU', where he successfully completed 32 yards. Building on this experience, he recently participated at the Wild Dog Backyard Ultra, finishing an impressive 4th overall and completing 37 laps. Coming up in August, Brandon has a significant challenge ahead, as he prepares to run from Bondi to Melbourne to raise funds and awareness for Osteosarcoma Bone Cancer.

Levi ran 37 yards in his first Backyard Ultra in 2022 when he was the Last One Standing at Bob's Big Timber Backyard. He has run five Backyard Ultra's since, including the Individual World Champs at Bigs last year. Levi most recently finished as the Last One Standing at Capital BYU running 65 yards. His run at Capital cemented his spot to run for team USA at the Sat Champs in October later this year.

Next weekend, the Red Dirt Backyard Ultra will be held for the first time in Karratha, Western Australia, as a Bigs affiliated event. Jamie Oborne, a local Karratha resident and experienced ultra runner, will be participating in the event. Jacs Homann, one of the Race Directors, has played a key role in organising the race. The Red Dirt Backyard Ultra will also mark the return of Phil Gore, who will be running his first BYU since Bigs last year.

Ryan Crawford is one of Australia's best and most experienced Backyard Ultra Runners. In 2023 his best result was when he ran 60 yards at Clint Eastwood finishing with James Blanton and he was also the LOS at DCG and Glasshouse Standing. Most recently he ran at Dead Cow Gully where he was the assist when he ran for 68 yards.

2024 is the year of the Backyard Ultra for Paul. So far this year Paul has already run in three Backyards Ultras, MVP, Herdys and Dead Cow Gully. Not only that, Paul is also the mastermind behind 'Wild Dog BYU' which will be kicking off for the first time on the 21st June.

Stephen is the creator & host of the youtube channel 'Film My Run', which is a great resource for all things running. This Saturday Suffolk Backyard Ultra begins, featuring some of Europes best ultra runners. Stephen will be there from beginning to end hosting the livestream which can be viewed here: www.youtube.com/@FilmMyRun