Quarantine Backyard Ultra
The Personal Peak Quarantine Backyard Ultra started on April 4, 2020. The virtual race had 2400 people start from 65 countries around the world. 45 hours later, there would be only two, Radek Brunner running on a treadmill in the Czech Republic, and Michael Wardian running loops around his neighbourhood in Virginia, USA. They would go head to head for another 18 hours, until Radek Brunner would fail to start the 63rd hour.
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#PersonalPeak #QuarantineBackyard #QBStartline. This afternoon I will introduce my son to the fun of running a race by running a few laps in this virtual backyard ultra in Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Apr 4
#PersonalPeak #QuarantineBackyard #QBStartline. This afternoon I will introduce my son to the fun of running a race by running a few laps in this virtual backyard ultra in Eindhoven, The Netherlands
The countdown is on. 2 hours until the start of the #quarantinebackyardultra. Let`s see how many laps I can run. The interesting part begins when it gets dark. Not sure how long I can hold up the motivation then. 😀 We will see! personal_peak
Apr 4
The countdown is on. 2 hours until the start of the #quarantinebackyardultra. Let`s see how many laps I can run. The interesting part begins when it gets dark. Not sure how long I can hold up the motivation then. 😀 We will see! personal_peak
Here we come virtually. What else do we have to do.....might as well run for awhile. This will go for days! #PersonalPeak #QBStartline #QuarantineBackyard #QuarantineBackyardUltra #4.167 #ultrarunning #bigbluenation #covid19 #RocOurShops #TrailsRoc #fleetfeet #medved #rochesterrunningco #saveourshops
Apr 3
Here we come virtually. What else do we have to do.....might as well run for awhile. This will go for days! #PersonalPeak #QBStartline #QuarantineBackyard #QuarantineBackyardUltra #4.167 #ultrarunning #bigbluenation #covid19 #RocOurShops #TrailsRoc #fleetfeet #medved #rochesterrunningco #saveourshops
It’s #QuarantineBackyard this morning. The snow that dumped on us last couple days and cold temps are not ideal. But what the hell. Got nothing better. We are both just gonna go and have fun and see how it goes. #personalpeak #QBStartline .
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#awesometodd #iamcanadian #nononsense #trailrun #salmingnorthamerica #salmingtrail #salmingrunning #runswedish #salmingambassador #everydaydirt #orangemudambassador #nottheprizebutthestruggle
Apr 4
It’s #QuarantineBackyard this morning. The snow that dumped on us last couple days and cold temps are not ideal. But what the hell. Got nothing better. We are both just gonna go and have fun and see how it goes. #personalpeak #QBStartline .
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#awesometodd #iamcanadian #nononsense #trailrun #salmingnorthamerica #salmingtrail #salmingrunning #runswedish #salmingambassador #everydaydirt #orangemudambassador #nottheprizebutthestruggle
Ok girls and boys at 3pm this afternoon on the hour every hour I will be running 6.71km as part of the #QuarantineBackyard Ultra. I will keep running until I either get bored, get timed out of a loop or I am the last person standing!
Oh and I’m doing it up and down my driveway (I will give you a tour later)! I’ve made a lemon meringue pie to get me through the night (thanks allirundle for the recipe)!
You can check out personal_peak for all the info on how to follow this crazy race!
Apr 4
Ok girls and boys at 3pm this afternoon on the hour every hour I will be running 6.71km as part of the #QuarantineBackyard Ultra. I will keep running until I either get bored, get timed out of a loop or I am the last person standing!
Oh and I’m doing it up and down my driveway (I will give you a tour later)! I’ve made a lemon meringue pie to get me through the night (thanks allirundle for the recipe)!
You can check out personal_peak for all the info on how to follow this crazy race!
Because why wouldn’t you want to add to the chaos and run 4 mile laps every hour on the hour for as long as you can with a bunch of strangers on Zoom??? Last runner standing wins the golden toilet paper roll. Send help, I think I may have cracked! 🧻🥇#personalpeak #quarantinebackyard #qbstartline
Apr 3
Because why wouldn’t you want to add to the chaos and run 4 mile laps every hour on the hour for as long as you can with a bunch of strangers on Zoom??? Last runner standing wins the golden toilet paper roll. Send help, I think I may have cracked! 🧻🥇#personalpeak #quarantinebackyard #qbstartline
A race that starts at midnight? Finally one for the night owls. Race bib and aid station ready for the #PersonalPeak #QuarantineBackyard ultra. All set at my #qbstartline
Apr 4
A race that starts at midnight? Finally one for the night owls. Race bib and aid station ready for the #PersonalPeak #QuarantineBackyard ultra. All set at my #qbstartline
Even the #essentialworkers need a break. I am so excited for personal_peak Virtual Backyard Ultra. 4.167 miles every hour for hopefully several hours. #PersonalPeak #QuarantineBackyard #QBstartline
Apr 3
Even the #essentialworkers need a break. I am so excited for personal_peak Virtual Backyard Ultra. 4.167 miles every hour for hopefully several hours. #PersonalPeak #QuarantineBackyard #QBstartline
Quarantine Backyard Ultra starting 9:00am Saturday April 4, 2020. My first time ever using this format. #PersonalPeak #QuarantineBackyard #QBstartline
Apr 3
Quarantine Backyard Ultra starting 9:00am Saturday April 4, 2020. My first time ever using this format. #PersonalPeak #QuarantineBackyard #QBstartline
Live from my living room...Running has been the thing keeping me sane, so why not do too much of it? Thanks personal_peak for organizing this, and celebrating the running community even when we can’t actually be together #personalpeak #qbstartline #quarentinebackyard
Apr 4
Live from my living room...Running has been the thing keeping me sane, so why not do too much of it? Thanks personal_peak for organizing this, and celebrating the running community even when we can’t actually be together #personalpeak #qbstartline #quarentinebackyard
Personal Peak Quarantine Backyard Ultra tomorrow starting at 6:00AM PDT. Bib #1119. 4.167 miles every hour, the next loop starting on the hour (=100 miles every 24 hours). Thousands of runners virtually participating via Zoom video chat, around the world. It doesn’t end until there is only one runner left. Will run until I drop, or until my treadmill breaks, or until I spontaneously decide to retire from running forever because I lose my “why”. Extremely undertrained, but who cares. Mind matters more in these things. Will be try to Facebook Live Stream a bit, and will spam Strava with a run every hour. #quarantinebackyard #quarantinebackyardultra #PersonalPeak #QBStartline #SBRC #southbayrunnersclub
Apr 3
Personal Peak Quarantine Backyard Ultra tomorrow starting at 6:00AM PDT. Bib #1119. 4.167 miles every hour, the next loop starting on the hour (=100 miles every 24 hours). Thousands of runners virtually participating via Zoom video chat, around the world. It doesn’t end until there is only one runner left. Will run until I drop, or until my treadmill breaks, or until I spontaneously decide to retire from running forever because I lose my “why”. Extremely undertrained, but who cares. Mind matters more in these things. Will be try to Facebook Live Stream a bit, and will spam Strava with a run every hour. #quarantinebackyard #quarantinebackyardultra #PersonalPeak #QBStartline #SBRC #southbayrunnersclub
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feeds – April 4-6, 2020
The Quarantine Backyard Ultra was a grand misadventure of live streaming. For this reason or that we constantly found our YouTube channels being shut down mid-stream for unknown reasons. We would jump the stream to another channel, then get shut down, then we would jump again. Eventually the stream ended up on Facebook. However, following along has been a seemingly impossible task. So we organized the videos into a timeline.
Below is the comprehensive list of all of the Quarantine Backyard Ultra LIVE feeds.
You can also following along using the interactive timeline above.
RACE START TO MIDDAY
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 1st Elite Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 1st Mass 1 Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 1st Mass 2 Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 1st Mass 3 Feed (Channel Banned)
MIDDAY TO NEXT MORNING
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 2nd Elite Feed (Channel Banned)
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 2nd Mass 1 Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 2nd Mass 2 Feed (Channel Banned)
NEXT MORNING TO ADDING ALL TO ELITE FEED
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 3rd Elite Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 3rd Mass 1 Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 3rd Mass 2 Feed
ALL REMAINING RUNNERS ON ONE FEED
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 4th Elite Feed
FINAL SHUT DOWN ON YOUTUBE
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 5th Elite Feed (Channel Banned)
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 6th Elite Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 7th Elite Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 8th Elite Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 9th Elite Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – 10th Elite Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – FINAL Elite Feed
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – LIVE feed – April 4-6, 2020 – Michael Wardian Final Thank you
Quarantine Backyard Ultra LIVE Updates
The amazing Broadcast Team posted LIVE updates about the Quarantine Backyard Ultra every 6 hours throughout the entire QBU!
This Team was conceived, assembled, and lead by Dave Robertson with much of the heavy lifting done by second year Mount Royal University broadcast students Diana De Gracia, and Ryan Yip with the help of professional newscaster, Mark Villani.
Together, these four produced amazing, LIVE content throughout the QBU. They interviewed participants and organizers, incorporated fun and interesting video content submitted by you, and kept you informed about what was happening from start to finish.
With less than 6 days from initial conception, to “Go Time”, this team managed to pull off something truly incredible!
Thank you Team for producing something truly special! We are so grateful for all of your hard work!
Quarantine Backyard Ultra – Pre-event Show
Quarantine Backyard Ultra Update – Saturday Morning
Quarantine Backyard Ultra Update – Saturday Noon
Quarantine Backyard Ultra Update – Saturday Midnight
Quarantine Backyard Ultra Update – Sunday Morning
Quarantine Backyard Ultra Update – Sunday Noon
Quarantine Backyard Ultra Update – Sunday Evening
Quarantine Backyard Ultra Update – Sunday Midnight
“Marathoning in Place”
April 17, 2020
“How to Run for 2.5 Days”
April 11, 2020
“Amazing Grace of the Quarantine Backyard Ultra”
April 7, 2020
“COVID-19: 170 km de course en 25h pour une bonne cause”
April 13, 2020
“Wardian’s Quarantine Win”
July 8, 2020
“The Quarantine Backyard Ultra Is Perfectly Insane”
April 7, 2020
Did we miss something? Let us know here
Greg Armstrong – Facebook | 43 laps | 🇺🇸
Richard McChesney – “Richard Walks London” | 29 laps | 🇬🇧
Dan Beck – Facebook | 28 laps | 🇺🇸
Ross Noble – “The Noble Nomad” | 17 laps | 🇨🇦
Ella Raff – “Rambling Red” | 15 laps | 🇺🇸
Duc Do – “Do by Duc” | 12 laps | 🇦🇺
Martin Schneekloth – “Ultra Kraut Running” | 8 laps | 🇺🇸
Mark Villani – “Mark in Motion” | 8 laps | 🇨🇦
Martin Parnell | 7 laps | 🇨🇦
Did you write a race report about your experience of the Quarantine Backyard Ultra? Let us know here
Bonus:
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How to make your Quarantine Backyard Ultra Finisher Trophy! |
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Step 1: Fill in your Name, and Number of Laps |
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Step 2: Print off the PDF you receive via email |
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Step 3: Cut out all 7 pieces |
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Step 4: Fold all tabs, and glue pieces together |
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Step 5: Hang it up, and admire your accomplishment! |
