Hardrock 100 Results, Biotropika's Voided World Records, & How to Run Your First Backyard Ultra

Ludovic Pommeret just became a three-time Hardrock 100 champion at age 50, breaking his own course record by 22 minutes with a 21:11:36 finish. This week on The Threshold Podcast, Garrett and Tanner break down a historic weekend at Hardrock, where Courtney Dauwalter also set a new clockwise course record at 26:03:10 for her fourth win, and Tara Dower completed a brutal Western States-Hardrock double, finishing third just 13 days after taking sixth at States. With 147 runners taking on 33,000 feet of climbing through the San Juan Mountains, this year's edition delivered one of the most dominant performances the race has seen. We also discuss: Tom Evans' DNF at mile 58 due to altitude sickness, after leading the chase pack through the early miles Jimmy Elam and David Ayala rounding out the men's podium in 23:48 and 24:28 The Willow Fire forcing Life Time to cancel Leadville's Silver Rush events, and what it means for the Leadville 100 in August Plus, we shift gears to the backyard ultra world: Lazarus Lake voiding the men's and women's world records set at Russia's Biotropika Backyard Ultra, after video showed non-competitors accompanying runners on course What the voided results mean for Dmitry Klimov, Dmitry Sheremet, and Ivan Zaborsky, who all ran further than the previous 119-loop world record Our full 10-point breakdown on how to run your first backyard ultra, covering training, race strategy, nutrition, crew, gear, and the mental side of a race with no finish line From record-breaking runs in the San Juans to a voided world record in Russia, this episode covers a wild stretch for ultrarunning, plus everything you need to run your first backyard ultra this season. Links: iRunFar's 2026 Hardrock 100 Results: ⁠https://www.irunfar.com/2026-hardrock... 100: ⁠https://hardrock100.com⁠Colorado Sun on Colorado's fire-affected races: ⁠https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/09/co... Race Series: ⁠https://www.leadvilleraceseries.com⁠Marathon Handbook on the voided Biotropika records: ⁠https://marathonhandbook.com/backyard... Backyard Ultra: ⁠https://bigsbackyardultra.com⁠