Introducing our August runner profile, Narchi Finnila! Narchi is a mum of two and is a bit of a local legend amongst the Berrinba Runners. I had the privilege of meeting the lovely Narchi at the start line of a Parkrun in 2018 where we spent the whole 5kms chit […]
Athlete Profiles
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Introducing our July profile from across “The Ditch”, Adam Keen, New Zealand’s last one standing! I first Adam at a BYU Australia training run at Oxley Creek Common and remember feeling very shy and intimidated knowing he was one of New Zealand’s best backyarders. It didn’t take long to find […]
Introducing our June runner profile, the last female standing at Australian Masters Backyard Ultra, Liv Compton! I first met Liv at Dead Cow Gully in 2022 and I remember seeing her lap after lap looking so strong and determined and I thought, “I need to know who this woman is!” […]
Introducing our May Athlete Profile, Kathleen Flaherty AKA Katie! Katie works as an accountant for an animal health company and she is halfway through completing a Bachelor of Accounting degree. Katie says that studying and working full time takes up a lot of time right now so she likes to […]
Introducing our April Athlete Profile, Rhys Williams! Hi, I’m Rhys Williams, 34 years old, a Capricorn and this is my life outside of running. I’m a wood butcher by trade, sometimes they call me a carpenter. No, I don’t lay carpet, I build houses. I have a 15-month-old daughter and […]
Introducing our March Athlete, David Patterson! Many of you will be familiar with Patto as the man behind a Backyard Ultra Podcast. Patto is also a die-hard BYU fan who caught the bug for this format last year at MVP where he did 16 yards. In only a year, he has […]
Introducing our February athlete, Holly Ranson! I only became aware of Holly recently after her introduction to Backyard Ultras at Hysterical Carnage in 2022 where she was one of five people left standing when the race was stopped due to dangerous weather. Since then I have developed a pretty serious girl […]
Introducing our January profile and our first for 2023, Aaron Young! For those of you who don’t know Aaron, he was assist to Phil Gore at Birdy’s Backyard last year when the Australian record was brought to 54 yards. He was also part of the Australian team at the satellite World Championship race […]
Introducing our December BYU Australia profile, Gemma Gore! Many of you will know Gemma as the wife and crewwoman of Phil Gore, Australia’s current BYU record holder. I have thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Gemma and it has been fun to get inside her head and learn some tips and tricks of […]
Introducing our November athlete, Carl Douglas! Outside of ultra running, Carl is a weapons and tactics trainer for the police (how cool!) and he has two kids. Carl is no stranger to the backyard ultra format having participated in 6 now with his most recent being at the Satellite World Championships […]