Most laps completed in a backyard ultramarathon

Most laps completed in a backyard ultramarathon
Who
Phil Gore
What
119 total number
Where
Australia
When
26 June 2025

The most laps completed in a backyard ultramarathon is 119, achieved by Phil Gore (Australia) in Queensland, Australia, on 21–26 June 2025.

Backyard ultramarathons challenge competitors to complete a run of 6.706 kilometres (equivalent to 100 miles divided by 24) every hour until only one runner remains. Winners can only complete one more lap than the second-placed runner. Australian firefighter Phil Gore set a new world record at the Dead Cow Gully Backyard Masters, staged on a cattle farm outside Nanango in Queensland. Gore outlasted Sam Harvey (118 laps), running 495 miles (797 kilometres) across six days.