Our Dutch Backyard Ultra Experience: A Beginner's Journey

Follow along as we take on the Dutch Backyard Ultra near Utrecht in the Netherlands as beginner ultrarunners. Held in the scenic forests of Leersum, our adventure started at 8 pm on Friday, March 8th, 2024.
In this video, we share our experiences tackling the course together as a couple, along with interviews from other participants explaining why they love the Backyard Ultra concept.
Join us for a glimpse into the challenges, triumphs, and camaraderie of this unique event, and discover why the Backyard Ultra is more than just a race - it's an unforgettable adventure in endurance and community.
The Dutch Backyard Ultra was organized by Trailrunning Europe www.trail-running.eu
This fantastic company has a feeling for the trails and organizes races every weekend.
Credits to Harm, Yöran and Geert. You can find out more about Harm's running on his website:
www.harm.run.
Geert wrote a wonderful book about how he escaped the rat race of life, called "Ontsnapt" ("Escaped"). You can find this book and all his other adventures on his website:
www.geertvannispen.nl
Big credits to Rik Helming for filming the event and Romy Hurkmans for being our crew.

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  • @Leonmacura
    @LeonmacuraАй бұрын

    17:35 the guy eating the orange killed me 🤣

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    Ай бұрын

    Haha lol have to get in some calories 😂

  • @1greener
    @1greener2 ай бұрын

    This was awesome, what a strong woman to support you while going through the same, I’m looking to do one of these soon! Good to see your choosing strong 😉 💪🏼

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for your nice comment, indeed she was awesome 💪🏼

  • @avwie132
    @avwie132Ай бұрын

    Stelletje bikkels jullie. Inspirerend

  • @rafwesterbeek8067
    @rafwesterbeek80672 ай бұрын

    Ontzettend bedankt voor het delen! Ik wil zelf graag volgend jaar meedoen, wat tof om te zien hoe het jullie afging. Doorzetters 👊🏻 Wellicht tot volgend jaar!

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    2 ай бұрын

    See you next year 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

  • @Steynberg.
    @Steynberg.3 ай бұрын

    wow, great video! love the cutting, music and pictures, also great story telling. Looking forward to my first backyard next month. Best wishes from germany for your next running adventures.

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    3 ай бұрын

    We wish good luck on your first backyard. 💪🏼

  • @christianboddenberg431
    @christianboddenberg4313 ай бұрын

    Great achievement, great story telling, thank you both.

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    3 ай бұрын

    We appreciate you for watching. 😍

  • @MartinSchabbauer
    @MartinSchabbauer3 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for sharing guys. Fantastic achievement.

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @hikingwithmydrone
    @hikingwithmydrone3 ай бұрын

    Great video and amazing achievement! 💪🏻💪🏻

  • @zaerdy
    @zaerdy3 ай бұрын

    Beautifully made film.

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    3 ай бұрын

    Thank you 🙏

  • @trampo-swingocean7043
    @trampo-swingocean70433 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this. This Dutch backyard ultra is on my plan in the coming two years! Btw, i am also a fan of Sally. She is so inspiring.

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    3 ай бұрын

    We love Sally, she is so cool. And her weird laugh makes us laugh all the time. 😂

  • @jorixnl
    @jorixnl3 ай бұрын

    Leuk om terug te zien! Ik liep ook mee, en gaf na 13 rondes over aan het stemmetje in m'n hoofd... 😅Uiteindelijk had er meer in gezeten, nagenoeg geen spierpijn gehad en kon nog vrij normaal lopen achteraf... Volgend jaar minimaal 15 rondes en wie weet lukt de 24 dan ook wel!

  • @fantastic_robot
    @fantastic_robot2 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing. Enjoyed it very much. I'm participating my 1st Backyard Ultra next week in Hamburg. I always said if I could make it to 2 Marathons (13 rounds) would be amazing; but100K (15 rounds) would be EPIC. I consider this video a good sign as you've achieved 13 & 15 rounds :) Good luck & enjoy your future adventures.

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the nice comment and good luck in Hamburg. Let us know your results and experience. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

  • @fantastic_robot

    @fantastic_robot

    Ай бұрын

    @@roberturbanphotography hey guys. I finally did it. I managed to achieve 10 rounds. I enjoyed it very much. As the race continued I needed almost the whole 1 hour to finish each round, the last couple of rounds I only had 1 minute to get some snacks and water and continue. So it was difficult to continue. Definitely need some continuous training.

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    Ай бұрын

    @@fantastic_robot fantastic achievement, you should be very proud. You killed it. I hope it motivates you to keep pushing for more 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

  • @anneliekehuijerjans

    @anneliekehuijerjans

    Ай бұрын

    @@fantastic_robot Wow that's so great! Thank you for sharing!!

  • @robvandenbroek6805
    @robvandenbroek68053 ай бұрын

    Ik heb 16 rondjes gelopen! Ontzettend gaaf! Hoop jullie volgend jaar weer te zien! En helemaal eens, op naar de 24 rondjes!

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    3 ай бұрын

    Congrats Rob, wow 16 rounds is absolutely a killer achievement. See you next year 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

  • @robvandenbroek6805

    @robvandenbroek6805

    Ай бұрын

    Vandaag jullie docu voor tweede keer gekeken!! En kaartjes zijn binnen! 💪💪 op naar Dutch BYU 2025!

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    Ай бұрын

    @@robvandenbroek6805we also purchased the tickets, see you again next year. We definitely will make again a new docu, maybe we will include more participants 💪🏼

  • @GTE_Channel
    @GTE_Channel3 ай бұрын

    Doing my first Ultra this year. This backyard might be one of the next races to train for

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    3 ай бұрын

    100% recommend it to experience a backyard. Which ultra are you running?

  • @GTE_Channel

    @GTE_Channel

    3 ай бұрын

    @@roberturbanphotography Indian Summer Ultra 75k in October. Really looking forward to the event. Thanks for filming your ups and downs, it really insightful. Maybe one day we meet somewhere in de Lagelanden 😆

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    3 ай бұрын

    We wish you very good luck and enjoy the race. I am sure it will be amazing.

  • @keesdekroko
    @keesdekroko3 ай бұрын

    Brilliant! I completed 15 rounds, and I remember passing you two almost every round, probably just when you started walking.

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    3 ай бұрын

    Amazing and congratulations on your achievement. We were amazed by how much people were still in the race after 12 rounds. 💪🏼 next year again?

  • @keesdekroko

    @keesdekroko

    3 ай бұрын

    @@roberturbanphotography Sure! Can't wait to hear that kutfluitje again 😀

  • @paulthebox9164
    @paulthebox91643 ай бұрын

    mooie docu!

  • @RunningWithDanny
    @RunningWithDanny3 ай бұрын

    Amazing from both of you 😊👏🏻 can I ask what your Garmin / watch strategy was, did you just press start then finish at the end or did you hit the lap button at every new lap etc ?

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    3 ай бұрын

    Hi we don’t use Garmin, we have both Apple Watch. So we just let it run whole the time. But I know some people on Garmin did the lap button at every new lap. For us it was easier to monitor our pace if I didn’t pause the activity.

  • @RunningWithDanny

    @RunningWithDanny

    3 ай бұрын

    @@roberturbanphotography makes sense, plus you don’t have the hassle of forgetting to start it again on the next lap. What was your overall AVE pace doing the way you did ?

  • @roberturbanphotography

    @roberturbanphotography

    3 ай бұрын

    @@RunningWithDanny it was 8:39, our runs are on Strava, they are both public. If you want to check it out :)

  • @RunningWithDanny

    @RunningWithDanny

    3 ай бұрын

    @@roberturbanphotography thank you I shall do just that 🤝🏻

  • @MartinSchabbauer

    @MartinSchabbauer

    3 ай бұрын

    @@roberturbanphotography Thank you for an inspiring thread. This is Internet and running friends at their best.

  • @rendy5092
    @rendy50923 ай бұрын

    Echt heel erg vet om te zien. Is er een specifieke reden waarom het 's avonds begint?

  • @anneliekehuijerjans

    @anneliekehuijerjans

    3 ай бұрын

    Zodat je zoveel mogelijk uren van het weekend pakt. Denk ik. 😁

  • @rendy5092

    @rendy5092

    3 ай бұрын

    @@anneliekehuijerjans aah yes dat klinkt logisch!

  • @arwin466
    @arwin46629 күн бұрын

    Hoe train je hiervoor? Tot welke afstand/ tijd bouw je op?

  • @anneliekehuijerjans

    @anneliekehuijerjans

    22 сағат бұрын

    Sorry voor de late reactie! Wij hebben zelf een keer een “simulatie Backyard” gedaan, gewoon zelf een route gemaakt van 6,7 km en die hebben we 8 uur gedaan, dus ongeveer 50 km. Dat was wel echt een goede training en zou ik zeker aanraden. Tot welke afstand/tijd je het best kunt opbouwen ligt aan je doel denk ik. En leg de lat niet te laag voor jezelf. Bij een Backyard ren je wellicht veel trager dan je normaal doet. Ik raad ook sterk aan elke ronde even te lopen. En dan heb je nog even een hersteltijd tot de volgende ronde. Je komt dus wellicht veel verder dan normaal. Veel mensen gebruiken de Backyard dan ook als race om een afstandsPR te zetten. Hopelijk kun je wat met deze info 😁