Big’s Backyard Ultra champion
Completed 108 yards and 724.248 km to win the individual world championship.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Aug 17, 2026
Harvey Lewis
Two-time Big’s champion and Badwater 135 winner
Harvey Lewis is an American ultrarunner with victories at Big’s Backyard Ultra and Badwater 135 plus world-class results from 24 hours to 200 miles.
🇺🇸 United StatesCincinnati, OhioM50
The record so far
Harvey Lewis has one of the broadest active records in American ultrarunning. The Cincinnati athlete has won Big’s Backyard Ultra twice, including a then-world-best 108 yards in 2023, and won the 2021 Badwater 135 in 25:50:23.
His record also spans 24-hour championships, winter and desert ultras, mountain 200-milers, and repeated backyard races. DUV lists more than a decade of high-level performances, including 258.619 km at the 2019 IAU 24-hour World Championship and third place at the 2024 Bigfoot 200.
Defining performances
Performance history
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Soul Ultra 2.0Backyard ultra | 46 yards · 308.4 km | 11th overall | View ↗ | |
| Badwater 135135-mile road ultra | 26:17:01 | 7th overall | View ↗ | |
| Dead Cow Gully Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 92 yards · 616.952 km | 7th overall | View ↗ | |
| Ohio’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 50 yards · 335.3 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Bigfoot 200 Endurance Run206-mile trail | 2d 02:32:58 | 3rd overall | View ↗ | |
| Big Dog’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 108 yards · 724.248 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Badwater 135135-mile road ultra | 25:50:23 | Winner | View ↗ |
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