100 yards at Legends Backyard Ultra
Placed fourth of 102 starters in Retie, Belgium, behind Łukasz Wróbel’s 114-yard win. Yardlore listed 100 yards as the French men’s 40–49 benchmark before the 2026 team championship.
Athlete profile · Sources reviewed Oct 22, 2026
Christophe Baud
France’s national winner with 101 yards at the 2026 World Team Championship
Christophe Baud ran 100 yards at Legends in April 2026, then set a new best of 101 to win France’s race at the 2026 World Team Championship.
FranceFéternes, FranceM40
National champion at the World Team Championship · 101 yardsBackyard Ultra World Team Championship 2026 · National champion
Won the national race with 101 yards
Completed yard 101 alone as the last runner standing for France. France’s national race is over: the team finished on 889 yards, 6th in the standings at this point.
Final results after yard 124 (16:07 UTC, 22 October), matching the organizer's official leaderboard. Organizer 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. He ran 100 yards at Legends Backyard Ultra in April 2026, placing fourth in a field of 102. In October he went one better, winning France’s race at the 2026 World Team Championship with a new best of 101 yards, approximately 677.3 km, ahead of Julien Pierlot’s 100.
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. His Legends result placed him first on France’s pre-race selection list for the 2026 team championship.
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
Selected results, not a complete race history. Rankings and record descriptions reflect the cited sources at their review dates. Distances may use different rounding conventions.
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Ultra World Team Championship 2026Backyard ultraJulien Pierlot took the assist with 100 yards. | 101 yards · approximately 677.3 km | National winner | View ↗ | |
| Tor des Géants (TOR330)Mountain ultra | 330 km · 4d 04:31:33 | 59th overall | View ↗ | |
| Legends Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 100 yards · approximately 670.6 km | 4th overall | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra ValaisBackyard ultra | 48 yards · approximately 321.9 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Big Dog’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 67 yards · approximately 449.3 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 · approximately 556.6 km | 2nd overall · assist | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Infinity Trail DijonBackyard ultra | 30 yards · approximately 201.2 km | Joint top mark · no outright winner | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra Barjots ChatonnayBackyard ultra | 32 yards · approximately 214.6 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Infinity Trail Les TerrilsBackyard ultra | 46 yards · approximately 308.5 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Big Dog’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 77 yards · approximately 516.3 km | 16th overall · then French record | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Infinity Trail DijonBackyard ultra | 37 yards · approximately 248.1 km | Joint top mark · no outright winner | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra Barjots ChatonnayBackyard ultra | 25 yards · approximately 167.6 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Chartreuse Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 55 yards · approximately 368.8 km | 2nd overall · assist | View ↗ |
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