Backyard Ultra Documentary : Finding the limit

[@vladlaptoiu9]

At 47:38 the guy looks really tired and clearly is struggling but the girl is putting DAMN CHAPSTICK ON like she ain't even did nothing so far. Absolutely 0 sign of weakness in her, it was incredible

[@jshonio6443]

There's a difference between weakness and hurting. Maggie was hurting, not weak. In this race it's all mental.

[@edwardkuenzi5751]

If she was putting on lipstick I can see your point, but chapstick is an aid to prevent discomfort and bleeding.

[@martinmills135]

Maggie looking fresh as a daisy after 250 miles on foot. Unbelievable.

[@trailbearfilms]

It's crazy how fresh she looks. I could not understand it either

[@richsawyer1067]

A-MAZING how fresh Maggie looked throughout. What a beast! Inspirational.

[@trailbearfilms]

She is a tough lady💪

[@icomur825]

no kidding, it didn't even seem like a matter of if she would win towards the end, just how long Will would push her. Incredible race from everyone involved.

[@Gman745i]

Nothing makes for more awkward closing ceremonies than people who have been awake for 5 days....

[@jamesbadham9665]

I know; couldn't they have had a chair available at the finish line?

[@astreet339]

Nothing like Hearing “the shadow people” talking . 🥹🤪🥺

[@bobfor4868]

Faaaaaaraway voices and blurrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[@shedshow1439]

Dude. This woman is amazing! She didn’t even look tired at all wtf

[@ondrejsmejkal1525]

Guillaume seems like a genuinely nice guy, staying and supporting all the other runners after his withdrawal.

[@trailbearfilms]

He's a good guy, but the same could be said about almost everyone in trail and ultra community

[@creb2429]

d2h who hurt you?

[@jhooton75]

@@trailbearfilms I've been running and biking for nearly 20 years. The trail running community is by far the most friendly, and the mountain bike community is a close second. I've meet many life long friends from both.

[@DnBarPoet77]

Man, Maggie looked strong at the end...like she could go at least another 5 or more loops! Happy to see her win!

[@greaserleo]

SPOILER!

[@friendlyplayer92]

​@@greaserleopro tip: watch video before reading comments 😂😂😂

[@kriskline23]

I am impressed that there are still so many people going 27 hours in. Those are some tough people!

[@heymrguitarman7637]

Wow what an achievement. She looked capable of so much more too. Unbelievable stuff

[@Divedown_25]

Great attitide from the French runner Guillaume Calmettes

[@gandj19]

Maggatron and Dauwalter need to team up for the next Barkley.

[@turkeysandwich001]

They did this year!! Unfortunately terrible weather this year and no finishers. But what a great team would Courtney and Maggie would make!!

[@bfg216]

I'm beginning training for one of these. I'm gonna race my first marathon next year and build from there. Gonna be epic!

[@heatherm4111]

Excellent film! Incredible job well done capturing the thoughts and emotions of the runners.

[@emlyngriffith5846]

I’m too old for this now……it’s a shame….great video and respect to all the competitors 👍🍷

[@suzanneng5326]

The guy in the race wearing the "one more loop" shirt :)

[@LibanganTV_24]

Congratulations to all of you, staff , support team, and runners..

[@tekrunner987]

I'm running my first Backyard in about a month, so this was some great inspiration!

[@trailbearfilms]

Good luck to you. You got this💪

[@paullhc]

How was the experience?

[@tekrunner987]

@@paullhc Cancelled at the last minute because of Covid :( I'm lucky that there are both a Backyard and a Barkley-inspired race happening each year close to where I live, so I'll try again!

[@turkeysandwich001]

@@tekrunner987 , keep up the training!!

[@tekrunner987]

@@turkeysandwich001 Thanks! I'm running a 150k / 11500m vert ultra-trail in less than a month, hopefully things go well!

[@MJeanzy]

An absolutely incredible film! Thank you for sharing.

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you 😃

[@lichin11]

I truly admire these people and will never understand what makes them do this to themselves.

[@Thebaden72]

Amazing movie. Really good job 👏 It really took me in and couldn’t stop watching. I think you capture the atmosphere and the struggle in each one of the runners really well 🙏

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you so much😁

[@carlkligerman1981]

I draw so much inspiration from this. We are all running; life is an endurance event.

[@trailbearfilms]

I'm glad you did. Thanks

[@jhooton75]

Great video of an awesome event. I think the hardest part of an event like this would be the down time between laps.

[@mackthemark9105]

Such a cool video ... I wish we could follow the story of every single runner! But I guess then the video would be as long as the race 😆

[@trailbearfilms]

It will be difficult. With Big’s Backyard, I had to constantly think of those who participate. I will not disturb them more than is absolutely necessary. I would be very sad if I was to blame for them not running as far as they dreamed

[@jessallan9554]

how determined and amazing are these humans.

[@HuplesCat]

None are politicians 😂

[@andrewgilbertson5356]

Glad to see another take on this "race" thank you.

[@project1000run]

Amazing real footage and great insights for anyone doing a race like this!

[@trailbearfilms]

Thanks

[@Rejinx]

Amazing race! Enjoyed this very much. I saw somewhere long ago that the longer the race, the closer women and men run. This pushes that to its maximum and at its max there is no difference.

[@kdrguru]

So cool seeing Shenoa Creer! Vol State royalty.

[@Kelly_Ben]

Great film, inspirational runners!

[@rhoehn24]

Well put together, great to see such inspirational coverage of this legendary event.

[@thorning76]

That's the way to do it, Trailbear Films. :-) It brings back a lot of memories from a great weekend in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.

[@trailbearfilms]

Thanks so much Jon. See you soon. I look forward to running my own Backyard race

[@mf5266]

This is so inspirational. I can feel the energy of running. Beautiful 💯

[@trailbearfilms]

thanks for the nice words

[@MAZU001]

Great video, well made and interesting insight into the race and people running - excellent stuff 👍

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you so much 😁

[@Nono-de3zi]

I keep watching this, and each time I get more anxious. 36 hours to my start.

[@trailbearfilms]

Nice that you see it again and again. Good luck with your race

[@Nono-de3zi]

@Long Duk Dong That was an interesting adventure. The weather was horrendous in the UK but I felt great and reached 12h with no issue. Ran each loop in 48-52 min. However, my crew bailed on me. My kids were soaked and frozen. At midnight, they resigned and I had to stop. I am happy though. Next year's event is planned in June. Did you run one?

[@Kelly_Ben]

@Long Duk Dong That name though! 😂

[@TheDeterminedRunner]

It looks a great community run, making new running pals, well done everyone 👍🏃

[@Bauks]

Who gave Maggie the meth? That is some superhuman stuff. As a man, I'm super happy a woman won. I have long believed that long-distance sports be it hiking or running are the great equalizers. We all walked out of Africa and across this globe together. And I think the participation and ability of the women in these events bear this out. Good Job Maggie.

[@psudoctor3336]

Great film

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you. I'm glad you like it

[@marianadibella1637]

Great movie, I enjoyed it a lot! 👏👏👏

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you🙏

[@jansommerlund5497]

Well done Bear, great movie. I'm sorry I can't be there to support you when you try to find your own limit. Best of luck

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you Jan. You have always been a support🤗

[@dave3130]

Hats off to anyone just for trying it 👍🏻

[@johnmancini4988]

Fantastic!

[@walterhogie]

Really enjoyed this! Great job!!

[@trailbearfilms]

THANK YOU🙏😁

[@inkjob12]

Two BIG thumbs up !

[@trailbearfilms]

I appreciate that😁🙏

[@RosserRuns]

Just found and subbed. I look forward to supporting another running channel.

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you for the support😁🙏

[@psudoctor3336]

Me too, thanks for this.

[@VelvetGoldminer]

This is excellent

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you so much

[@abbymccarthy6598]

well done, very nice, thank you so much!

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you 😁

[@Thekidisalright]

I always feel Gary Cantrell’s races are organized to satisfy his sadistic urge to watch people suffer.

[@trailbearfilms]

Laz tries to make the Backyard as easy as possible so they can run longer. He wants them to find greatness in themselves

[@Jorash_Barison]

@@trailbearfilms I agree. It might seem a hair sadistic. But he wants to see the absolute limits of what a person can do. And he revels in the epiphany of the contestants as they cross their barriers and explore the greatness in themselves and find out just how vast it is. They are brutally tough for a reason but designed to be doable.

[@suzihelbling2340]

Is his name Gary and Laz is just a nickname? Lol, I was so confused when they showed his name. I was like “wait.. that’s the guy from that other crazy race.. but his name isn’t Gary”

[@tritondriver1]

Awesome and Inspirational

[@rebekahmccaffrey6035]

The cheer at the beginning 😂

[@DarkinJinx]

Wow, fantastisk film. Great Dane Backyard ultra 2021 træning begynder nu!

[@trailbearfilms]

Fedt. Vi ses til Great Dane

[@johnmiller5630]

Great film. Exceptionally inspiring.

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you. I'm glad you like it

[@dalezapple2493]

Digging the pom-pom ladies! As for the event, you all are nuts. Nuts in a good way though.

[@trailbearfilms]

Yes they are cool. And the runners are definitely crazy in a good way😁

[@chriscoffey4522]

Great video.

[@InsideMen-n5q]

Maggie The Magnificent.

[@linnachan5064]

Love the video, especially Will Hayward from Hong Kong :)

[@trailbearfilms]

He's a cool guy

[@therunninglumberjack307]

Love these events, looking forward to doing one like this soon. Epic! TRL

[@simberab]

Great Movie, thanks for contributions

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you so much

[@TexasCountryLiving]

Maggatron sure looked like she had a lot more in her.

[@gooba007]

TexasCountryLiving incredible how fresh and fast she looked.

[@dilanchris4632]

TexasCountryLiving dsxdddsd

[@trailbearfilms]

Maggie had one more day in her. Over 300 miles

[@curtiss5781]

Wow the girl that finished at 108 miles was so self deprecating just out of no where, running is massively about the ego.

[@PrimeMatt]

Fantastic 👌🏼

[@arthurchampion]

Well told documentary on epic human endurance spoilt only by too many commercials/advertising interruptions

[@humanofearth7524]

No pooping in the woods. That’s what your pants are for.

[@Silverbear1967]

Amazing

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you so much

[@troncek]

60 hours, holy crap dude.

[@notapro968]

Awesome

[@trailbearfilms]

Thanks🙏

[@runhanrunnl]

One day, just one day I might try this as well.

[@trailbearfilms]

You should🤜

[@runhanrunnl]

@@trailbearfilms Thanx for the support!

[@Momofamlly]

Anyone know the song around the 15 min mark? Nvrmd I found it. Howling at the moon, D fine us

[@martinmills135]

Thanks for finding that. It’s going in my running playlist.

[@dorethornton1249]

I really enjoyed this documentary and its look into the race and its racers, that being said, for some reason I found the score/soundtrack really took away from the story. It felt sad, down and out and depressing. It just didn't fit for me. No, the Barkley isn't a fluffy 5k color run but geez. I needed a good run after this.

[@robertskolimowski7049]

Awesome stuff, kudos👏 Btw, is there any chance someone knows what that tune was rolling through 40:00? Thanks!

[@samcullum4998]

Its like reality TV but faster. 😂😂

[@LenaMellow]

🎉Maggie!🎉

[@sanjinsavic]

Den skal ses i aften med en kop Earl Grey i den raske hånd :)

[@anyas9223]

So what was the total mileage? I think the filmmakers could have provided some tracking info throughout the race. And subtitles as some of the conversations were hard to hear.

[@martinmills135]

You can see the clock at the not-a-finish line. Maggie Guterl completed 1 lap of 6.7 kilometers or 4.16 miles every hour for 60 hours, for a grand total of 402.5 km or 250 miles. In Laz’s Backyard Ultra format, the length of a loop was chosen to add up to 100 miles in 24 hours, you see. Hope this helps. By the way, I think the filmmaker did a wonderful job in providing this kind of content free of charge for your enjoyment, so it’s nice to be a little constructive in one’s criticism.

[@freespirit4706]

Excuse my ignorance, but how long rest after each loop or do they just keep going continuously? Either way this completely insane. 😯

[@trailbearfilms]

They have approx. 5 to 10 min between each round

[@gandj19]

Age is just a number.

[@mountaintruth1deeds533]

Sure, when your young.

[@elinaq750]

is this like a barkley spin off? XD

[@trailbearfilms]

No, it's not. It's something completely different but made by the same person

[@catedoge3206]

You know what would be interesting? If you can bank miles so you can rest more. There's a limit on how much you can bank tho.

[@shanohu]

Wait is this the Barkley 100? I'm confused bc I recognize that guy "Gary" as the Barkley organizer. But this doesn't look like the Barkley race

[@trailbearfilms]

It is from a race called Big's Backyard Ultra which he also runs

[@Driver8takeabreak]

I did one of the regional Backyard Ultra's last year. It's such a weird event, and will be different from any other type of running race you have done before. 1.5 years later and I still can't decide if was fun or just kind of silly/stupid. There is no real benefit to going faster in this event, and it's kind of hard to figure out when you're "done" (In my case I had a run a marathon only 12 days earlier and was nursing some minor injuries so I didn't want to push it too far). A lot of it just just dealing with minimal/no sleep, as the "running portion" is pretty slow, with a good bit of walking. It's actually a REALLY social event. Helps to find some people going your pace that you'll want to talk to for hours on end. She sums it up well, it really is a "non-race race".

[@Driver8takeabreak]

@Long Duk Dong It depends on the course you're on. Our course was quite hilly and the trail fairly technical during the day, so most loops for me were around 45-50 minutes (mostly walking any steep uphill). Not much point in napping for 5 minutes. Unless you're going more than 24 hours, I don't really think you need to nap much anyways.

[@Flipperwi715]

So many motivating people. But, one. Always have to have that "one" that puts blame of life on others. It's a shame.

[@martinmills135]

Which one?

[@KoenPrins]

Is that the same guy who organizes the Barkley Marathons? Or is that a not-so-much coincidence?

[@chrisrusso5025]

Yep, that's him (Laz Lake)

[@oden67]

whats the tune at the 16 min mark?

[@CheezeTank]

Just for clarification, Maggie ran 4 miles per hour... every hour... for 59 hours in a row??

[@7owl22]

I know this question is old and you likely have already found your answer, but yes. She ran 4 miles every hour, on the hour, for 59 hours in a row. Any rest time was available only because she finished her 4 mile loop in less than an hour. An absolute beast of a human and an inspiration.

[@CheezeTank]

@@7owl22 Thank You for explaining. You're right: she's a beast.

[@pppqqq5760]

Wow

[@elflakeador09]

Is this the same oul fella who runs the Barkley marathons ?

[@trailbearfilms]

@@elflakeador09 Yes

[@elflakeador09]

@@trailbearfilms thanks. Great documentary 👍

[@trailbearfilms]

@@elflakeador09 Thanks

[@jeromegoulet6793]

Watch it all and still don't understand how does this "race" works

[@trailbearfilms]

Every hour you have to run 6.7 k and it continues one there is only one runner left

[@catedoge3206]

ultimate fitness gram pacer test.

[@nv3831]

laz should just light a cig every lap

[@kidgiven]

Fantastic content. Excellent audio and visual. I got a little testy on the back to back to back interviews. I was wishing to see more just running set to music or something. Good video though. My comment needs to be taken with a grain of salt. I didn’t labor at all in the making of this video, just a couch critic.

[@kidgiven]

After about 20 mins it seemed to show a little more running.

[@trailbearfilms]

Thank you. People first and then you can watch the race. Unfortunately, this is how I make my films😉

[@goncalopintomendes8065]

how many days did this last after all??

[@trailbearfilms]

60 Hours. 2.5 day

[@spearshak3r980]

I thought that the winner had to run a final last loop by him/herself???

[@martinmills135]

They have to be the last to complete a lap in the allotted time, so... if the last two runners arrive within the hour, and one of them then pulls from the race, the other needs to do another lap to be truly the last. if both complete exactly the same number of laps and drop out, there is no winner. if the second-to-last runner doesn’t arrive on time, there’s an immediate win (as in Maggie’s case). To be fair, she seemed confused about this logic herself, but after 60 hours on her feet, I’m inclined to forgive her.

[@johncsongei3675]

This is how you find someone to run 400km with

[@AaronCheck-dx3ud]

Amelia: My mental is so strong, its my body that quits.. Mentally quits and will then blame her body. Dude, EVERYONE's body is quitting, their brains are just making them continue. LOL

[@ShawnGreyling]

don't poop in the woods!

[@debian9226]

There is no finish...What ?? wait a second...

[@nicolajanerandall9653]

The subtitles are hilarious...

[@trailbearfilms]

KZbin automatically makes subtitles on English film. So yeah they are a little funny once in a while

[@nicolajanerandall9653]

@@trailbearfilms Great video!

[@trailbearfilms]

THANKS

[@AaronChapman-j3e]

No thanks 🎉

[@ichbindoofhihi1]

47:30

[@ryanonethreethreeseven357]

gg

[@dp7933]

Such weird hat choices. Baseball type hats and visors are nearly useless-- they just shade your eyes, and many people wear them backwards. But so many people use them. I wore wore full brim hats when I was running distance. The goal is to keep cool and avoid burn. baseball caps don't do that. I've graduated to full-brimmed caps with integrated mosquito netting, which would be useful there.