Lazarus Lake
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He usually sets incredible endurance tests for others but this time it's the 71-year-old who has accomplished something very special.
From Gary Cantrell’s humble backyard in Tennessee, the Backyard format has exploded into one of the most influential movements in modern ultrarunning.
Barkley and backyard devotees will delight in this definitive volume on the mastermind behind some of the world's weirdest–and most diabolical–ultras.
He’s best known as the man behind the fiendish Barkley Marathons. But just as significant is the Backyard Ultras format he created.
Mar 20, 2025
Local TV station gets rare in-race Barkley Marathons footage with Laz Lake and Carl Laniak
There was a rare look behind the scenes of this year’s Barkley Marathons as local news channel ‘WATE 6 On Your Side’ was given access to the campsite at the start.
Mar 13, 2025
Meet Laz Lake – the man, the myth and the legend behind the brutal Barkley Marathons and backyard ultras
The Barkley Marathons is his most famous creation but Backyard Ultras, which go from strength to strength around the world, are all thanks to him too.
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Jan 6, 2025
Are Laz Lake’s Backyard Ultras next on the list for Barkley Marathons trailblazer Jasmin Paris?
"There are a lot of races out there that I’m kind of interested in doing, but there aren’t that many races that I can think of that are unique in a way that Barkley is," said Paris.
Put on the map by the likes of Courtney Dauwalter and mastermind Lazarus Lake, backyard ultras have no time cutoff and seemingly no end to their rise in popularity.
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