About this episode

Aimee Kohler recaps the first backyard ultra event held in Lehigh Valley, highlighting the experiences of the runners and the event's winner, Jonathan Ruiz.

On June 13th, The Running Kind gathered to host 46 runners at the Lehigh Valley's first backyard ultra. This episode takes you through a recap of the event from 7am on Saturday morning until 4pm on Sunday. The first edition of Little Bitty Backyard lasted 34 hours and was ultimately won by Jonathan Ruiz. Though Jonathan was the last man standing, every runner that joined this event left us feeling inspired. Join Aimee as she walks through what went down at the event. You can find more information about The Running Kind here. https://therunningkind.net/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/therunningkind/ @therunningkind_ Aimee Kohler Founder of The Running Kind @aimskoh Produced by Aimee Kohler Music Dim Red Light by Don Dilego

People in this episode

Host: Aimee Kohler

Topics covered

• backyard ultra
• running event
• race recap
• inspiration
• community

Keywords

• backyard ultra
• running
• Lehigh Valley
• Aimee Kohler
• Jonathan Ruiz
• event recap
• inspiration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Running Kind

Places: Lehigh Valley

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