In this episode, the guest is Michitaro Mizuno. Michitaro is a young Japanese ultra trail runner, podcast host, race director, and community builder in his own right. We talk about his 94 loops at Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra — that’s 94 hours of running, or 3 days and 22 hours, covering a total distance of 630.364 km.

Michitaro earned the nickname "Bagman" because he ran with a shopping bag for the entire race. And yes — in this episode, we answer the question: what was in the bag?

Michitaro is part of a thriving trail running community in Tanzawa, Kanagawa, Japan.

If you’re new to it, a Backyard Ultra — also called Last One Standing — is a type of ultramarathon where runners must complete a 6.706 km (4.167 mi) loop every hour. They have to start a new lap on the hour, every hour, and the race continues until only one person finishes a loop. (Wikipedia)

Links

Backyard Ultra Tokyo

Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra

Hadano Running

Tanzawa Nature Activity Base

Michitaro's Instagram

As Far As Possible Ultrarunning

Beyond the Despair - A Backyard Ultra Documentary

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