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IMPACT Magazine – Personal Peak Wins 2022 Business Resilience Awards – July 5, 2022

IMPACT Magazine – Personal Peak Coach Chantelle Erickson Named one of Canada’s Top Fitness Instructor – February 27, 2021

A guide to upcoming virtual races and challenges – January 11, 2021

Personal Peak introduces 6-month virtual MTU Showdown – January 6, 2021

Groundbreaking new virtual event features new mountain training unit and virtual tour guides – November 24, 2020

COVID-19 is like running a marathon with no finish line. What does sports science say about how we can win it? – November 21, 2020

Strong Canadian contingent powering through Big’s Backyard Ultra – October 19, 2020

12-hour treadmill race sees male winner run 150K, top female 120K – August 26, 2020

CBC Radio: The Trailbreaker with Loren McGinnis – August 21, 2020

How These Runners Found a Competitive Spirit During the Pandemic – July 20, 2020

Such stuff as dreams are made of: A 6-day running adventure – July 16, 2020

Wardian’s Quarantine Win – July 8, 2020

Canadian ultrarunner falls short of 129-year-old record – July 8, 2020

Valleyview man and friends complete six day running journey – July 7, 2020

Knee injury stalls Matt Shepard’s ability to break Canadian ultra marathon record  – July 7, 2020

Xeata Daugherty providing crucial support in Matt Shepard’s attempt at the Canadian ultra marathon record book – July 6, 2020

Alberta man attempting to break 6-day distance running record set nearly 130 years ago – July 1, 2020

Who is Matt “Shep” Shepard? – June 30, 2020

Valleyview resident Matt Shepard looking to beat Canadian ultra marathon record at Legion Field – June 29, 2020

Valleyview man to make record breaking attempt at Ultra Run – June 24, 2020

Make an IMPACT – Support 2020 Virtual Race Events – May 29, 2020

Our massive list of 30 (and counting) virtual races of all shapes, and sizes – May 24, 2020

Courtney Dauwalter On Running The Quarantine Backyard Ultramarathon – April, 2020

Mike Wardian On How He Won the Quarantine Backyard Ultra Marathon After 63 Hours and 262 Miles – April, 2020

The Pandemic’s First Socially Distant Ultramarathon Was Destined to End in Heartbreak – April 29, 2020

A Special Win for Michael Wardian – April 29, 2020

Now’s the time to use an online coaching service – April 19, 2020

Marathoning in Place – April 17, 2020

How to Keep Your Energy Up When You Don’t Know When the End Is – April 16, 2020

Radek Brunner reflects on Quarantine Backyard Ultra, sad but satisfied for perfect run undone by one mistake – April 14, 2020

Dubai resident Rinat Mustafin covers 134 kilometres in Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 14, 2020

Abbotsford’s Barata finishes tied for 15th in Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 13, 2020

How Runners Can Keep Themselves And Others Safe During The Pandemic – April 13, 2020

COVID-19: 170 km de course en 25h pour une bonne cause – April 13, 2020

VIDEO: Anna Carlsson Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 12, 2020

Uskomaton suoritus! 45-vuotias mies juoksi 422 kilometriä 63 tunnin aikana – sai palkinnoksi kultaisen vessapaperirullan – April 12, 2020

How to Run for 2.5 Days – April 11, 2020

The Craziest Things You Might Have Missed in the Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 10, 2020

Quarantined Runners Log Miles in Backyards and Living Rooms – April 10, 2020

Michael Wardian on his Quarantine Backyard Ultra win, its controversial ending and his wife’s Spartan mindset – April 10, 2020

The Quarantine Backyard Ultra is either a reminder of human resilience, or a reason to despair. – April 10, 2020

กว่า 2,500 คนร่วมแข่งมาราธอน(ในบ้าน) – April 10, 2020

Episode 185 – Kilian Jornet, Albert Jorquera and Michael Wardian – April 10, 2020

How Michael Wardian Ran 262 Miles in 63 Hours to Win the Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 9, 2020

러닝머신으로 ‘재택 마라톤 대회’…놀라운 우승자 기록 – April 9, 2020

Michael Wardian Ran 262.5 Miles Around His Neighborhood to Win the “Quarantine Backyard Ultra” – April 9, 2020

The Quarantine Backyard Ultra Was The Race We Deserve During The Coronavirus Pandemic – April 8, 2020

Even the last sporting event in the world was ruined by terrible officiating – April 8, 2020

Inside the Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 8, 2020

Amerikaan loopt 63 uur en wint… een gouden wc-rol! – April 8, 2020

Amazing Grace of the Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 7, 2020

VIDEO: Balcony Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 7, 2020

American earns golden toilet roll after winning 63-hour virtual ultramarathon – April 7, 2020

63 Hours, 262 Miles, and Zero Sleep: Michael Wardian Wins the Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 7, 2020

Michael Wardian wins Quarantine Backyard Ultra, running for 63 hours and a total of 422 kilometres – April 7, 2020

Michael Wardian set out for a virtual ultra marathon. He kept running for 2½ days. – April 7, 2020

Čech Radek Brunner uběhl v karanténě doma na páse přes 400 kilometrů. Získal světové stříbro – April 7, 2020

13-year-old boy runs 100 miles in Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 7, 2020

The Quarantine Backyard Ultra Is Perfectly Insane – April 7, 2020

Mike Wardian Wins Quarantine Backyard Ultra Marathon After Running 262.52 Miles in 63 Hours – April 7, 2020

Mike Wardian runs 63 laps for 422K to win the Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 7, 2020

Michael Wardian Wins Controversial Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 7, 2020

Rezultat contestat la Quarantine Backyard Ultra: a castigat americanul Wardian dupa 63 de tururi – April 7, 2020

For more than 24 hours, long-distance racer ran laps inside Alberta town’s coffee shop – April 7, 2020

Ultramaratonec Brunner běžel pro zlatavou roli toaletního papíru dva dny, leč neuspěl – April 7, 2020

Американец выиграл марафон «Карантин на заднем дворе», пробежав 422 км. В награду он получил рулон золотой туалетной бумаги – April 7, 2020

Quarantine Ultra, Drone Rescue: Adventure News of the Week – April 6, 2020

Micheal Wardian og Radek Brunner kjemper om seieren i Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 6, 2020

The weirdest and best race is happening right now: the Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 6, 2020

Live Now: Only 2 Runners Remain In ‘Quarantine Backyard Ultra-Marathon’ After 3 Days, 225+ Miles – April 6, 2020

Ultramaratonec Radek Brunner má za sebou 47 hodin, během kterých uběhl na běžícím pásu více než 300 kilometrů. – April 6, 2020

Quarantine Backyard Ultra – April 6, 2020

B.C. runners sweating it out ‘quarantine backyard ultra’ – April 4, 2020

People Take Part in Self-Isolated Virtual Run For ‘Golden Toilet Paper Roll’ Award – Video – April 4, 2020

Kako bi nekako preživeli stres samizolacije zbog pandemije korona virusa, ljudi isprobavaju različite načine da se zabave. – April 4, 2020

Personal Peak – Vad händer!? – April 4, 2020

Miss Watching Sports? Check Out the Wacky World of Backyard Ultrarunning This Weekend – April 3, 2020

The Quarantine Backyard Ultra Brings the World’s Most Diabolical Race to Your Screen at Home – April 3, 2020

Sumter runner to take part in virtual last man standing race – April 3, 2020

Looking For A Race? A Sporting Event To Follow? The Quarantine Backyard Ultra Is Saturday – April 2, 2020

Abbotsford runners competing in Quarantine Backyard Ultra race – April 2, 2020

Elite runners to vie for golden toilet paper roll in ‘quarantine’ ultramarathon – March 25, 2020

Online workouts keep Calgarians active during self-isolation – March 25, 2020

Inaugural Outrun Backyard Ultra a mudfest– June 23, 2019

Running for those who can’t: Okotoks man challenges world treadmill record – May 23, 2019

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