Run The News | Backyard Ultra Records Disqualified at the Biotropica Backyard Ultra

Run The News | Backyard Ultra Records Disqualified at the Biotropica Backyard Ultra

July 17, 2026 · 1h 3m

About this episode

This episode discusses the disqualification of world records at the Biotropica Backyard Ultra and the implications for ultra marathon rules.

There was recently some controversy at the Biotropica Backyard Ultra where both the men's and women's world bests were broken. After the event concluded, it was revealed that some violations occurred, causing all results from the event to be disqualified, including the top performances. Mark Dowdle joined me to discuss what happened, along with other related topics around rules in the sport of ultra marathon. Mark Dowdle : IG @mark.dowdle | YT @mark.dowdle Episode Sponsors: ProBio: probionutrition.com/endurance Code: Endurance (20% Off) LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/HPO (free sample pack with purchase) deltaG: deltagketones.com Code: BITTER20 (20% Off) Podcast Details: Support HPO: zachbitter.com/hposponsors HPO Website: zachbitter.com/hpo Zach's Coaching: zachbitter.com/coaching Zach's Journal: substack.com/@zachbitter Find Zach: zachbitter.com | IG: @zachbitter | X: @zbitter | FB: Zach Bitter | Strava: Zach Bitter

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