100 yards at Legends Backyard Ultra
Placed fourth of 102 starters in Retie, Belgium, behind Łukasz Wróbel’s 114-yard win. Yardlore lists the 100 yards as the French men’s 40–49 record.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Christophe Baud
French backyard runner with a 100-yard best and a 788 km six-day finish
Christophe Baud is a French ultrarunner from Féternes who ran 100 yards at Legends Backyard Ultra in 2026 and heads France’s 2026 selection list.
FranceFéternes, FranceM40
Still running at the World Team Championship · 52 yardsBackyard Ultra World Team Championship 2026 · Still running
52 yards completed and still in the race
France is 7th with 693 yards and 10 runners still in.
From the organizer’s live results after yard 52 (15:53 UTC, 19 October). Live results ↗ Championship guide →
The record so far
Christophe Baud is a French ultrarunner from Féternes whose results span mountain trail races, timed events and backyard ultras. His best backyard result is 100 yards (670.600 km) at Legends Backyard Ultra in Retie, Belgium, in April 2026, where he placed fourth in a field of 102. Yardlore lists the mark as the French record for the men’s 40–49 age group.
Baud’s first recorded backyard was the 2022 Chartreuse Backyard Ultra, where he took the assist with 55 yards. At Big’s Backyard Ultra in 2023 he reached 77 yards, then a French record, and at the French site of the 2024 World Team Championship he stopped at 83 yards, one short of Nicolas Cointepas’s winning mark. He returned to Big’s in 2025 for 67 yards and won Backyard Ultra Valais in Switzerland with 48 yards in April 2026.
Away from the backyard, Baud finished ninth at the 2025 GOMU six-day world championship at the 6 jours de France with 788.735 km, and completed the 330 km Tor des Géants in September 2026 in 4d 04:31:33. He tops France’s official selection list for the 2026 Backyard Ultra World Team Championship, which started on 17 October 2026, on the strength of his Legends result.
Defining performances
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First on France’s World Team Championship list
Ranked first on France’s 2024–2026 selection list for the World Team Championship, with 100 yards from Legends Backyard Ultra.
Ninth at the GOMU six-day world championship
Covered 788.735 km at the 6 jours de France Gérard Cain, with split marks of 317.836 km at 48 hours and 427.570 km at 72 hours.
French backyard record at Big’s
Reached 77 yards for 16th place at Big’s Backyard Ultra, a new French record at the time.
Performance history
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tor des Géants (TOR330)Mountain ultra | 330 km · 4d 04:31:33 | 59th overall | View ↗ | |
| Legends Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 100 yards · 670.600 km | 4th overall | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra ValaisBackyard ultra | 48 yards · 321.888 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Big Dog’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 67 yards · 449.302 km | 29th overall | View ↗ | |
| GOMU World Championship — 6 jours de France Gérard CainSix-day race | 788.735 km | 9th overall | View ↗ | |
| 24 heures de l’Isère à Tullins24-hour race | 192.937 km | 15th overall | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra World Team Championship — FranceBackyard ultraChristophe Rouat also stopped at 83 yards; Nicolas Cointepas won with 84. | 83 yards · 556.598 km | 2nd overall · assist | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Infinity Trail DijonBackyard ultra | 30 yards · 201.180 km | Joint top mark · no outright winner | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra Barjots ChatonnayBackyard ultra | 32 yards · 214.592 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Infinity Trail Les TerrilsBackyard ultra | 46 yards · 308.476 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Big Dog’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 77 yards · 516.362 km | 16th overall · then French record | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Infinity Trail DijonBackyard ultra | 37 yards · 248.122 km | Joint top mark · no outright winner | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra Barjots ChatonnayBackyard ultra | 25 yards · 167.650 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Chartreuse Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 55 yards · 368.830 km | 2nd overall · assist | View ↗ |
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