US backyard record: 111 yards
Completed 111 yards at Big’s Backyard Ultra to finish joint third and share the US national record with Jon Noll.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Oct 12, 2026
Harvey Lewis
Two-time Big’s champion, US backyard record holder and Badwater 135 winner
Harvey Lewis has won Big’s Backyard Ultra and Badwater 135 twice each and shares the 111-yard US backyard record.
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 Badwater 135 in 2014 and 2021, the second time in 25:50:23. At Big’s in 2025 he went deeper still, completing 111 yards to finish joint third and share the US national record with Jon Noll.
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. In 2026 he won the Mid-State Mile elimination race with 260.230 km and is ranked first on Team USA’s roster for the World Team Championship, which starts on October 17.
Defining performances
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Big’s Backyard Ultra champion
Completed 108 yards and 724.248 km to win the individual world championship.
Badwater 135 champion
Won the Death Valley point-to-point classic in 25 hours, 50 minutes, and 23 seconds, his second Badwater title after 2014.
First Big’s victory
Won Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra with 85 yards before returning to win again in 2023.
Performance history
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Soul Ultra 2.0Backyard ultra | 46 yards · 308.5 km | 14th overall | View ↗ | |
| Badwater 135135-mile road ultra | 25:55:41 | 11th overall | View ↗ | |
| Mid-State MileElimination ultraMark Dowdle was second with 258.460 km. | 260.230 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Big Dog’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 111 yards · 744.366 km | Joint 3rd · US record | 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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