Mark Dowdle
Backyard specialist and 2026 Arrowhead 135 champion
The people behind the distances
Verified performances, career progression, records, and the races that shaped them—connected across formats and traced back to public result sources.
Launch collection
Records last reviewed August 17, 2026. Follow each source link for the complete organizer or database record.
Backyard specialist and 2026 Arrowhead 135 champion
German backyard record holder and elite 48-hour runner
Back-to-back German 24-hour champion
GreenLoop winner and Last Soul final-five runner
Last Soul assist with front-of-pack road speed
Two-time Big’s champion and Badwater 135 winner
Backyard world-record holder and 2025 Big’s champion
24-hour and 100 km world-record holder
Six-time 3,100 Mile champion and 10-day specialist
3,100 Mile course-record holder and nine-time winner
Three-race 2023 trail champion and 200-mile specialist
24-hour world-record holder and 100 km medalist
48-hour benchmark setter and 24-hour world champion
72-hour record setter and six-day champion
First woman to win Big’s and Cocodona 250 champion
Provisional German women’s backyard record setter
Provisional German M65 backyard record setter
Two-time Legends champion and former 116-yard world-record holder
Belgian 115-yard record holder and elite 24-hour runner
Belgian team world champion and 110-yard record setter
New Zealand record holder and 118-yard world-record assist
Athlete records often conflict across databases. These pages show where each important fact came from and where uncertainty still exists.
Major results link directly to organizers, timing records, or established ultramarathon databases.
Personal stories are added only when a runner or reliable published interview provides them.
Athletes can supply an image, clarify identity, or point us to a stronger primary source.