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Relatedly, see Big's Backyard Ultra[0]: runners run a 4-mile loop, on the hour, every hour, 24 hours a day, until only one runner completes a loop that nobody e
by embeng4096 2y ago
Relatedly, see Big's Backyard Ultra[0]: runners run a 4-mile loop, on the hour, every hour, 24 hours a day, until only one runner completes a loop that nobody else does. In 2011, when it started, the winner did 18 laps. In 2023, the winner completed 108 laps!
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%27s_Backyard_Ultra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big%27s_Backyard_Ultra
- jonathanpglick 2y agoReminds me of an awesome documentary about The Barkley Marathons called "The Barkley Marathons: The Race that Eats its Young". People are incredible!
- mikestew 2y agoGuess who came up with the idea of the Backyard Ultra? The Barkley race director.
- pierot 2y agoWe are 2024 and it stands at 110 laps, by a belgian team!
- TYPE_FASTER 2y agoRelated: the Last Skier Standing - one uphill lap per hour. https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/02/15/last-skier-standing-crowned-after-76-hour-sufferfest/ https://unofficialnetworks.com/2024/02/15/last-skier-standin...