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Race news · Backyard ultra
124 yards: Geerts and Steyaert share a new backyard ultra world record
Merijn Geerts and Ivo Steyaert each ran 831.5 km at the 2026 World Team Championship. They stopped together, while the United States took the team title.
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From the archive
Running for a wider purpose.
The original Running for Good Ultra brought together a desert-race idea, environmental concerns and opportunities for local runners. Here’s what the surviving record tells us.
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