The eyes of the running community will fall upon Bell Buckle, TN this weekend – and into next week – for Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra which starts Saturday am 7:00 CDT. This year it’s the World Championship with runners who qualified in Backyards around the globe competing for the individual championship…only one will walk away as the Last Person Standing.
Due to travel restrictions, athletes who qualified from Europe will not be attending, despite lengthy steps taken to secure exemptions. While this is disappointing for everyone involved with the race, especially for the athletes who worked hard and met the qualifications with incredible performances, The BIG SHOW will go on.
This year’s runners make up of a deep and experienced field – the strongest to date. Here is the list of 35 runners competing to be the 2021 Big Dog’s Backyard World Champion. List is in rank order based yards completed in qualifying races (Name/Age/Country or Nationality/Yards):
Mathieu Weiner-54, Pennsylvania, USA (42 yards)
Outlaw Runs 