Episode 447: Ultramarathon Records at Dead Cow Gully | Phil Gore
Human Performance Outliers Podcast with Zach Bitter
Zach Bitter
4.7 • 615 Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2025
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Phil Gore recently broke the Backyard Ultra World Record at Dead Cow Gully, completing 119 yards (6.7 km loop), which totaled 495.86 miles (798.014 kilometers). Phil plans to compete at Big's Backyard, which hosts the Backyard Ultra World Championship. Phil and I dive into all that goes into the preparation and competition within Backyard Ultras, and why bigger numbers are coming.
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| 1:22.5 | Phil, thanks a bunch for taking some time to come and chat with me about all things, |
| 1:26.7 | I guess, ultra running |
| 1:27.5 | and backyard ultra running, and now we can say world records. |
| 1:32.8 | Yeah. |
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| 1:36.4 | Yeah. |
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