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Belgian duo set shared world record at Backyard Ultra World Team Championships
Belgium's pair, aged fifty-two and fifty-six, ran about 831.5 kilometres over five days and finished third in the team standings; the United States took the title.
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At a glance
- First reported by Canadian Running Magazine: “Belgian duo set shared world record at Backyard Ultra World Team Championships”, with reporting from iRunFar, Multiday Running and Breezy Scroll.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 4:39 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
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- Canadian Running MagazineBelgian duo set shared world record at Backyard Ultra World Team Championships
- iRunFarBelgian Duo of Merijn Geerts and Ivo Steyaert Set a Backyard Ultra Record For a Third Time facts used on air
- Multiday RunningBackyard Ultra World Championship 2026: World Record, Live October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
- Breezy ScrollTeam USA Wins Backyard Ultra Worlds as Belgians Run 517 Miles October 22, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIvo Steyaert and Merijn Geerts each ran a hundred and twenty-four yards at the Backyard Ultra World Team Championships, then both elected not to start the next lap, and Canadian Running Magazine says neither was declared the winner.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSo the format said 'last one standing' and they heard 'last two, if you ask nicely.'

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's their third world championship stopping together.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThey did it at a hundred and one yards in twenty twenty-two, and a hundred and ten in twenty twenty-four.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHabit, then.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLook at this. This is file footage, not the Belgians, but watch the guy in the green shirt go past the parked bikes.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSteady pace, no panic, he knows lap one hundred is coming.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRun it back, because the blue and white group just came through and I'm not even interested. Okay, I'm very interested.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentBelgium still finished third as a team. The United States won with eleven hundred twenty yards.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorViral Score, seven out of ten, one point deducted because nobody got a trophy for it. Fifty-two and fifty-six, and they're the only two runners who ever finished on time.
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