Author: Ashley Schiller-Brown

Athlete Spotlight - Matt Shep Shepard

Athlete Spotlight – Who is Matt “Shep” Shepard?

  Creativity is not an attribute typically associated with athletes, but he is not your typical athlete. When it comes to Matt Shepard, one thing is clear, it is not his physical endeavours that define him but his ability to artfully transform the impossible, into the opportunity of a lifetime.   To understand his story, […]

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Athlete Spotlight – Danny Domres, winner of Summer Race Series-Race One.

Danny’s story is one of struggle, helplessness, and the desire to become something more.    Three years ago, Danny Domres was leaving detox when he learned one of his highschool friends was leading the Leadville 100 trail race. “The feeling that swept over me was one of complete helplessness, sadness, and despair.” he said.    […]

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Athlete Spotlight – 4 year old Nava S.

  She may have been our youngest participant, but don’t let her small stature fool you, with two years of running and racing under her belt, this 4-year old is already a veteran runner. So when COVID hit, Nava, like so many runners, was crushed to see her summer race schedule wiped clean. It was […]

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Quarantine Backyard Ultra – A Message From the Race Directors

We understand the upset. Over the past three days, these phenomenal athletes captured our hearts while we watched them overcome the most mind blowing physical feats. And what this race deserved was a fairy tale ending wherein one athlete reached their absolute limit, while the other achieved a new record. Both overcoming obstacles and coming […]

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Quarantine Backyard Ultra – Pre Race Announcements

Good morning! Afternoon! Evening! Where and whenever you are! At last count, we have 2413 participants, from 65 countries! And we here at Race headquarters (HQ) would just like to start by thanking every one of you for support and participation in this event. For us, it has already been such an incredible experience, and […]

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Quarantine Backyard Ultra – Why are we doing it?

As a coaching company our mission is to support athletes. The primary way we do this is through offering coaching programs at a variety of price points and for a variety of experience levels, but that is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of how we can help. We also provide coaching opportunities […]

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Feeling well – Sinister 7 2018

The key to success: Feeling well? This weekend was a mess of big, beautiful, powerful, and (sometimes) heartbreaking feelings. Travis and I had the absolute honour of watching countless people we know, respect, and love push themselves to their limits. To see where their limits were and find something more. To find something they didn’t […]

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