Always Believe: A Reflection on Winning Keji’s Backyard Ultra Back-to-Back

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The Crow sees. The Dragon does. The Wizard learns. I didn’t set out to win. I wanted to do my best by breaking my PB of 33 yards set last year. Maybe make a push to the Canadian Backyard team. Above all else I wanted to exert an honest effort, leave nothing on the table,…

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Looped Limits: What is a Backyard Ultra and the Lessons Within

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A journey through endurance, stillness, and the spiritual invitation of showing up again. By Nicholas Richards A whistle breaks the silence. It’s nothing fancy, nor dramatic. In the quiet space between blasts marking 3, 2, and 1 minutes before the start of the next loop, canopies and tents are scattered throughout the start area and…

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