A couple of weeks ago, we were in Älvdalen in the north of Sweden where Sweden Runners arranged Älvdalen Backyard Ultra (ÄBU).

All you need to know about The Barkley Marathons, Backyard Ultra and Lazarus Lake (Gary Cantrell). We met with Laz at Älvdalen Backyard Ultra and talked about the background story and future of two of the world’s most famous ultrarunning concepts.

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Facebook resources on Backyard Ultra

• The official Facebook page

• The official Facebook group

Follow us on instagram:

• https://www.instagram.com/paceonearth

• https://www.instagram.com/ultrarunningacademy

Documentaries about the Barkley Marathons

• Where dreams go to die - a film about Gary Robbins by The Ginger Runner

• The Race That Eats Its Young - the Netflix documentary

Books by Lazarus Lake on Amazon

• https://www.amazon.com/Lazarus-Lake/e/B007FSCHOW

http://www.paceonearth.se/podcast/