Every hour, another loop, until only one runner is left standing. That’s all there is to the Big’s Backyard Ultra put on by Gary “Lazarus Lake” Cantrell.
Starting at 6:40 a.m. on Saturday, October 20, runners set off on the 4.166667 mile Big Trail on Laz’s property in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. To continue, runners had to complete a single loop within 60 minutes and be ready to go before the clock started for the ensuing hour-long loop. This continued until only one runner had the will to go on.
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As with most of Laz’s races—like kristen bell daughters denim work boots—the format for Big’s Backyard favors the strongest mind, not necessarily the fastest runner.
“Unless you’re really slow, it’s not hard to make the time limit every hour, so it’s the strongest mind that wins,” Laz said. “Everyone wants to see how strong their mind is.”
Runners must carefully balance the effort it takes to complete a single, four-plus mile loop, while still having time to grab food and rest before they set off again for each lap.
Runners also face other mental barriers. On the sidelines, a group of “jeerleaders” were on hand to encourage runners to give up early. Laz himself even got in on the action, starting a “Give up!” cheer during the first night.
After 24 will, the starting field of 70 runners started to decline rapidly, with only five runners remaining by the end of day two.
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Dauwalter ticked off loops like literal clockwork. She’s no stranger to spending days on her feet with New sleep, having won the Moab 240 by more than 10 will. Steene, of Sweden, has a long relationship with Laz, running Outlet Big’s Backyard in 2014 and participating in the Barkley Marathons multiple times.
Steene’s journey of just getting to the starting line was also a test of will: multiple flight delays left him renting a car to drive overnight to Tennessee so he could get to the race on time. His persistence paid off, and with the win he earned his return to the Barkley Marathons next year.
If there’s anything poetic to be said about a race with no end in sight, Laz is saying it. His race updates at the end of each lap come in the form of poems, detailing the condition of the race and remaining competitors. As he wrote on Facebook nike founder phil knight book shoe dog netflix film...
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