Just finished reading this book and absolutely loved it, so thought I’d share a quick review with you all. Dirtbag Dreams by Dr. Carl Morris came out in November 2025, and it was already on my Christmas list when I was fortunate enough to win a copy at God’s Own Backyard Ultra – signed byContinue reading “Dirtbag Dreams”
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Year in Review: 2025
You might have noticed that we haven’t posted any updates to the blog since October and have been a lot less active on social media than usual recenty. Unfortunately that’s because some worsening family health issues have demanded a lot of our time and attention. The last few months in particular have been a whirlwindContinue reading “Year in Review: 2025”
Backyard Ultra Tips – Part 3: Mental Strategies & Crewing
It’s been a while since the previous post in this series, but with 4 weeks to go until Iain’s next race at God’s Own Backyard Ultra and with the Individual World Championship going on at Big’s this week our thoughts have turned back to BYU again! This time we’ll be taking a look into mentalContinue reading “Backyard Ultra Tips – Part 3: Mental Strategies & Crewing”
Race Across Scotland 2025
Note: post contains Amazon affiliate links – these help to support the blog at no extra cost to you š Photos and videos are from Allan & George Parkin, the GB Ultras staff and race photographers, and a few of my own! Sitting down to start writing this race report, I’m just coming to theContinue reading “Race Across Scotland 2025”
Leeds & Liverpool Canal Race 2025
I have been looking forward to running this one for a while š Iām not going to do a full write up as Iain covers lots about course details etc in his race report from 2021 and Eleanor Gallon has also written a great race report on Facebook so I will just write a shortContinue reading “Leeds & Liverpool Canal Race 2025”
The Highlander Backyard Ultra 2025
Photos are a mixture of our own and ones from the Highlander Backyard FB group – thanks Rocket Events and the marshals š An amazing, well organised, low key, no nonsense event with fantastic people – the marshals and volunteers give their all and make it one of the best Backyards I have been to.Continue reading “The Highlander Backyard Ultra 2025”
Backyard Ultra Tips – Part 2: Hydration & Nutrition
Note: this post contains Amazon Affiliate links. They help to support us at no extra cost to you š It’s been one heck of a week in the Backyard Ultra world with Phil Gore setting a new world record of 119 yards at Dead Cow Gully š® In between following the race, we put togetherContinue reading “Backyard Ultra Tips – Part 2: Hydration & Nutrition”
Interview: Aimee & Paul
Can’t believe it’s been over a year since our last Miles Together interview š± Too long! Anyway, we hope you’ll agree this one was worth the wait. A couple of months ago Julie completed the Cardiff to London Ultra and along the way she met Aimee and Paul who were simply the best checkpoint crewContinue reading “Interview: Aimee & Paul”
Backyard Ultra Tips – Part 1: Pacing & Sleep
Between us we’ve run over 15 Backyard Ultra races, with more planned for 2025 and 2026 already! We often get asked questions at events or on social media about Backyards, and specifically how to improve your performance, so in this series of posts we’ll share some of our collected wisdom on running Backyard Ultras (BYU).Continue reading “Backyard Ultra Tips – Part 1: Pacing & Sleep”
Suffolk Backyard Ultra 2025
Well after returning home from Suffolk BYU I slept most of the next 48 hours, hopefully speeding up my recovery from whatever virus I had been fighting for the previous ten days. It ended up being three weeks before I finally felt myself again, making me even more certain that stopping when I did wasContinue reading “Suffolk Backyard Ultra 2025”