Introducing our next athelete, Jessica Smith! Jess really needs no introduction in our community. She is the reigning Australian female longest distance/laps Backyard Ultra record holder with 46 yards which she achieved when she demolished her own Australian record earlier this year. If I was asked “If you could share […]
Athlete Profiles
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Jason has come a long way with his running the last few years. This year saw him break 100 miles in 20 hours (goal was sub24!). He’s also earned himself a spot on the start line of the 2022 Coast to Kosciusko! He tends to be drawn to the soul […]
..the first Australian female to win the prestigious Badwater 135mile (217km) Ultra Marathon through Death Valley… finishing 4th outright. Nikki’s time of 27 Hr 23 Mins is the over 40 yrs age record and the third fastest female time ever. This month’s Runner Profile is the ever-amazing Nikki Wynd. When […]
The runner profile many have been waiting for. LAST ONE STANDING – THE WHITE KENYAN . Ryan Crawford catapulted into the ultra scene in 2018 with a win at Dusk to Dawn 100km after a long stint as a professional Muay Thai fighter. Since then he’s gone on to have wins at […]
Die hard Backyard Ultra fans will already know this guy! Introducing Chris Murphy! My answer to what race in the world I’d like to run, and who I’d like to run with, is Bigs and Courtney Duawalter. Well Chris has done both! He really is a champion of Backyard Ultras and […]
Barry was the 12hour overall champ at Dusk till Dawn (after running 31 consecutive half marathons in January ). It was such a joy to watch him run while I was out on course. A peek at his AURA resume this week tells me this guy really loves to run ultras […]
Some of you may not know our next runner by name but you would have heard of (one of our Brand Partners) Run the World and Run Down Under which is Travis Ireland’s baby. His goal with RDU is to keep people active and healthy long term to achieve epic goals. […]
Bigger than Ben Hur! Or is that Ben Hirst? Grab a cuppa and get ready to be inspired… Ben has combined his passion for running with suicide prevention through his own awareness campaign Run for Mental Health. Run for Mental Health is all about spreading awareness, educating the community and creating […]