93 yards at Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra
Placed 11th of 74 starters at the individual world championship in Tennessee, a race Phil Gore won with 114 yards.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Dan Camac
Adelaide backyard runner who reached 93 yards at Big’s in 2025
Dan Camac is an Australian ultrarunner from Adelaide whose 93 yards at Big’s Backyard Ultra in 2025 put him second on Australia’s 2026 selection list.
AustraliaAdelaide, AustraliaM30
Still running at the World Team Championship · 52 yardsBackyard Ultra World Team Championship 2026 · Still running
52 yards completed and still in the race
Australia is 2nd with 766 yards and 14 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
Dan Camac is an Australian ultrarunner from Adelaide. His best backyard result is 93 yards (623.658 km) at Big’s Backyard Ultra in October 2025, where he placed 11th in a field of 74 won by Phil Gore with 114 yards.
Camac’s first recorded backyard was the 2021 Hysterical Carnage Backyard Ultra, where he stopped at 30 yards. He reached 51 yards at Herdy’s Frontyard Ultra in 2023, took the assist at the Mirrim Wurnit Back Paddock Backyard Ultra in March 2024 with 34 yards, and went 75 yards at the Australian site of the 2024 World Team Championship, placing fifth as Gore won with 96. His earlier timed results include 200 km at the 2021 Coburg 24-hour race and wins in two six-hour events.
In January 2025 he ran 2:49:21 at the Cadbury Marathon in Hobart wearing Crocs, a time Canadian Running reported as an unofficial best for the footwear. Camac is second on Australia’s official selection list for the 2026 Backyard Ultra World Team Championship, which started on 17 October 2026, and appears on Big’s provisional at-large roster for the 2027 Individual World Championship.
Defining performances
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Second on Australia’s World Team Championship list
Ranked second on Australia’s 2024–2026 selection list, behind Jonathan Ash, with his 93 yards from Big’s.
Fifth at the Australian team championship site
Went 75 yards in a 15-runner field won by Phil Gore with 96 yards, ahead of Ryan Crawford’s 95-yard assist.
Sub-2:50 marathon in Crocs
Ran 2:49:21 at the Cadbury Marathon in Hobart, reported as an unofficial best for a marathon in Crocs.
Performance history
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Dog’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 93 yards · 623.658 km | 11th overall | View ↗ | |
| Gone Nuts 101 km Ultra101 km | 11:03:23 | 4th overall | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra World Team Championship — AustraliaBackyard ultra | 75 yards · 502.950 km | 5th overall | View ↗ | |
| No Time to Die Frontyard UltraFrontyard ultra | 40 yards · 268.240 km | 3rd overall | View ↗ | |
| Mirrim Wurnit Back Paddock Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 34 yards · 228.004 km | 2nd overall · assist | View ↗ | |
| Herdy’s Frontyard UltraFrontyard ultra | 51 yards · 342.006 km | 3rd overall | View ↗ | |
| Coburg Harriers Carnival 6 Hour6-hour race | 76.144 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Hysterical Carnage Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 30 yards · 201.180 km | 7th overall | View ↗ | |
| BUTTER 24 — 6 Hour6-hour race | 82.303 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Coburg Harriers Carnival 24 Hour24-hour race | 200.000 km | 4th overall | View ↗ |
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