Last week Phil ran for 152 hours as part of his Project 168 run for Telethon.  It was an absolute treat to have Phil back on the podcast to talk all about one of the most impressive endurance runs of all time.

Adam McDonald was a natural fit as a commentator at Phil Gore's Project168.  He was there from beginning to end capturing moments for the documentary he is making about the project.  Adam is also making his BYU debut at Sydney's Backyard Ultra on the 19th September.  Go Macca!

Yuko has been running Backyard Ultra's since her debut at No Time to Die in 2022 where she ran 15 yards.  Since then she has run a PB at 6 of her BYU's and most recently broke the Australian Women's Backyard Ultra record by running 65 yards at Clint Eastwood Backyard Ultra.

Nikolay is the race organiser of Biotropika Backyard Ultra in Russia.  Biotropika was run a few weeks ago now and is definitely the most controversial race in Backyard Ultra history.  After both the male and female Backyard Ultra world records were broken, the format's creator and decision maker Gary Cantrell announced the entire race as void due to a breach in how the rules were followed.

Phil Gore is the Backyard Ultra World Champion and World Record Holder.  He recently announced that he was running a Backyard Ultra style solo attempt at reaching 168 yards.  Titled PROJECT 168.  Phil came on to talk all about.  Phil's website:  www.philgore.com.au

Alex Cleary is a well known face in the Ultra running world from his work with Hardcore Harrys and involvement in the King of the Hill Livestream.  Alex got his first taste of a Backyard Ultra at MVP earlier this year when he crewed for The Crow.  A few weeks later Alex ran impressively at MelbOURne Frontyard where he ran 38 yards at his Backyard Debut.

Merlin came onto what he thought was going to be a usual chat on the podcast.  He couldn't have been more wrong, with 6 guests dropping in along the way, all with their own special stories about Merlin and his run around Australia.  This podcast was an experience.

Sam finished as the Last One Standing at his BYU debut last year at Gil's Galavant.  He later went on to finish as the assist at Garden City BYU where he ran 42 yards.  Sam opened 2026 with another win at Gil's Galavant and most recently he had a huge breakout performance by running 66 yards and finishing as the Last One Standing at Dead Cow Gully.

Michael ran his first Backyard Ultra in 2024 at BB Backyard and finished as the Last One Standing with 25 yards.  Michael has fallen in love with the format and has improved his PB to 45 yards and in doing so, qualified for the Canadian Team which will be taking on the rest of the world in October at the Sat Champs.

Scott ran his first Backyard at Hysterical Carnage back in 2022 where he completed 15 yards.  Since then Scott has run in four more Backyards, breaking 50 yards for the first time at GV last year and just last week at No Time to Die he finished as the co-assist with Jashy, completing 75 yards and placing himself 6th on the Australian At Large list.