Singapore Backyard Ultra 2022

In this episode of the podcast we talk to the winner and the assist - Joshua Toh and Deric Lau respectively - of the recent Singapore edition of the Backyard Ultra Satellite Team World Championships. Joshua set an incredible new national record of 51 Yards (or hours), after. the 14 other competitors had dropped out.

We’re also joined by former podcast guest - and the brains behind the event, Jeri Chua, with the interview conducted at her fantastic Red Dot Running Company store in Singapore.

In the interview we discuss:

• Both runners’ background and how they came to be at the start line. including Deric’s efforts at the HKSG Twin Cities Ultra and Joshua racing UTA, Northburn and Dragon’s Back

• Their training, tactics, nutrition and strategy

• The 2020 edition of the event:

  • Our interview with the competitors

  • Previous Endurance Asia interviews with 2020 winner Abimanyu Shunmugam and 2020 assist Hoong Wei Wong

• Events in Singapore organised by:

  • Ben Swee, including the Mountain Goat Challenge

  • XTrailblazers, including the Ultra Trail Singapore

• The scarcely believable 101 hours of running in the Belgian edition of the Backyard Ultra

For more on Joshua and Deric’s heroic performance, check out this Today article.