For a while Jamie has been intrigued with the quirkiness of Backyard Ultras, which have continued to blow up all over the world. A last person standing event where competitors run a 6.71km loop on the hour, every hour? Who wouldn’t want to take on that kind of torture?! He finally got the chance in late July with the Comox Valley Roadrunners Backyard Ultra, and in this episode he shares his experience, gratitude for the great running club that hosted it, and the cool people he met along the way. How did he do? Did his body hold up, or crash out?

The Rundown - upcoming races and events:

Aug 15 – Island Trail Series - Cobble Hill 12/27K - https://www.islandtrailseries.ca/races/cobble-hill-cobble-hill-mt/

Sept 13 - Tall Tree 10K - Elk/Beaver Lake in Victoria - https://www.talltreehealth.ca/talltree10k

Sept 12/13 - Finlayson Arm 28K/50K/50M and Double (50M and 28K) – https://www.coastlineendurancerunning.com/finlayson-arm-races/

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