Can Ryan Montgomery Run 200 Miles in a Day? (Singletrack News)

In this week’s edition of Singletrack News, Brett Hornig and I wrap up the Backyard World Team Championships at Big’s. That includes the Belgian pair’s decision to stop together at a new world record, and whether backyard specialist Mark Dowdle belongs in the UROY conversation. We also get into Ryan Montgomery calling his shot at 200 miles in 24 hours at Desert Solstice, the Golden Trail World Series final in South Korea, and a new segment we’re testing called Keep, Cut, Fix. We close with Camille Herron’s return to Javelina, Sage Canaday’s jump into backyard ultras, and Cameron Balzer’s Breaking 42 transcon record attempt.

Chapters

00:00 Big’s Backyard: watching the team championships unfold
03:55 The Belgian team’s shared world-record finish
07:30 Should Mark Dowdle be in the UROY conversation?
14:40 Ryan Montgomery targets 200 miles in 24 hours
19:35 Golden Trail’s champions and the circuit’s accessibility
24:30 Why backyard and 200-mile races may win the attention game
29:12 Keep, Cut, Fix: backyard ties, Golden Trail scoring, and prize money
35:02 Weekend athletes to watch: Jim Walmsley and Camille Heron
38:00 Sage Canada’s backyard debut and a transcontinental record attempt

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