Merlin ran his first Backyard Ultra last year when he ran impressively to complete 30 yards at Wild Dog Backyard Ultra. Merlin is currently more than halfway through a mission running from the highest tip of Australia in Queensland down to its lowest point in Tasmania.
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Ned Phillips
Ned ran 22 yards in his first Backyard Ultra in 2020 when he ran for team Singapore at the Sat Champs. Last year Ned finished as the Last One Standing and Singapore national champion which qualified him to run at the recent Individual World Championships at Big's Backyard. Ned ran the race of his life at Big's, completing an impressive 40 yards and finishing 58th overall.
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Jayden McCormack
Jayden ran his first Ultra at The Guzzler 100 in 2022. He has run The Guzzler every year since and this year he ran it almost 10 hours faster than in 2022! Jayden also loves Backyards and last year he ran 27 yards in his first BYU at Dead Cow Gully and then he finished as The Last One Standing at Garden City BYU. He returned to Dead Cow this year and ran a very impressive 50 yards and a few months later he ran all the way from Sydney to Brisbane in 10 days.
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Lily Lu
Lily Lu is an artist, author and film maker who started her running journey three years ago and has fallen in love with Backyard Ultra's. So far in 2025 Lily has run in over six Backyards and most recently Lily finished as the Last One Standing at Helvetia Backyard Blitz, completing 25 yards.
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All the Stats from Big's 2025
Tim Moffatt and Patto dive deep into all the stats behind the Individual Backyard Ultra World Championships in Big's Backyard, Tennessee. 2025.
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