Backyard world best: 119 yards
Won Dead Cow Gully after 119 completed hours and approximately 797.9 km.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Aug 17, 2026
Phil Gore
Backyard world-record holder and 2025 Big’s champion
Phil Gore is an Australian ultrarunner who holds the backyard world best at 119 yards and won the 2025 Big’s individual world championship with 114 yards.
🇦🇺 AustraliaWestern AustraliaM40
The record so far
Phil Gore holds the current backyard world best. At Dead Cow Gully in June 2025 he completed 119 yards, or 495.8 miles, before winning the Big’s individual world championship four months later with 114 yards.
Gore also has elite fixed-time and trail results. He set an Oceania 24-hour best of 270.826 km in Taipei in 2024, won the 2023 Delirious W.E.S.T. 100-mile race, and added a 100-mile victory at the 2026 Gamania Coast to Peak Ultramarathon.
Defining performances
Performance history
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IAU 24h Asia and Oceania Championships24-hour race | 253.392 km | 5th man | View ↗ | |
| Gamania Coast to Peak Ultramarathon100-mile trail | 18:21:27 | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Big Dog’s Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 114 yards · 764.484 km | World champion | View ↗ | |
| Dead Cow Gully Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 119 yards · 797.9 km | Winner · world best | View ↗ | |
| Taipei 24 Hour24-hour race | 270.826 km | Oceania best | View ↗ | |
| Delirious W.E.S.T.100-mile trail | 21:21:35 | Winner | View ↗ |
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