Race
Dead Cow Gully is a backyard ultra event based on a family cattle property near Nanango, Queensland. Its format repeats a roughly 6.7-kilometer loop every hour until one runner remains.
5 TUM reports · Published coverage below
Publication history
5 editorial issues
Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.
Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 0; Aug 2024: 0; Sep 2024: 0; Oct 2024: 0; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 1; Jul 2025: 0; Aug 2025: 0; Sep 2025: 0; Oct 2025: 0; Nov 2025: 0; Dec 2025: 0; Jan 2026: 0; Feb 2026: 0; Mar 2026: 0; Apr 2026: 0; May 2026: 0; Jun 2026: 2; Jul 2026: 1; Aug 2026: 0; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 0.
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At 7:27 a.m. CDT on October 20, after 72 completed yards, the provisional team board showed Australia ahead of the U.S., Japan and Belgium. Dead Cow Gully and Backyard Ultra Podcast questioned the U.S. daytime course change. Spain’s rescheduling date and restart scoring were unestablished. Theo Von crewed Mark Dowdle for one yard.
Argued that ambiguous rules contributed to Biotropika’s problem and called for clearer guidance.
Mizuno described reaching 54 laps and 362 km before a planned two-minute nap became 20 minutes. His account of the effort ending is distinct from the race’s eventual winner or the earlier live checkpoint.
McCormack and Christie were the last two remaining after Komatsu failed to return for the start of loop 64. Earlier loop-55 and loop-44 counts and Crawford’s exit at 43 yards remain historical checkpoints; this item does not identify the eventual winner.
TUM’s June 24, 2025 snapshot said eight runners remained after 86 loops at Dead Cow Gully, and 87 reached 100 miles. This is an intermediate checkpoint, not the final winner, final loop count or current event status.
Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: June 24, 2025
Questioned the U.S. midrace course change
At 7:27 a.m. CDT on October 20, after 72 completed yards, the provisional team board showed Australia ahead of the U.S., Japan and Belgium. Dead Cow Gully and Backyard Ultra Podcast questioned the U.S. daytime course change. Spain’s rescheduling date and restart scoring were unestablished. Theo Von crewed Mark Dowdle for one yard.
SourceCalled for clearer rules around pacing and public access
Dead Cow Gully — Called for clearer rules around pacing and public access. Reported 2026-07-13.
SourceReported effort ended after 54 laps and 362 km
Mizuno described reaching 54 laps and 362 km before a planned two-minute nap became 20 minutes. His account of the effort ending is distinct from the race’s eventual winner or the earlier live checkpoint.
SourceOne of final two at reported checkpoint; no final result
McCormack and Christie were the last two remaining after Komatsu failed to return for the start of loop 64. Earlier loop-55 and loop-44 counts and Crawford’s exit at 43 yards remain historical checkpoints; this item does not identify the eventual winner.
SourceSource publication dates distinguish reporting from event dates.
Reported 2026-06-03
Mizuno described reaching 54 laps and 362 km before a planned two-minute nap became 20 minutes. His account of the effort ending is distinct from the race’s eventual winner or the earlier live checkpoint.
TUM · Jun 3, 2026Facts above link directly to their sources. Published TUM dates and public-source check dates describe different things.
Public background sources checked October 20, 2026. The selection contains 127 published issues.
Background context from one original public source. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.
This is a limited background snapshot, checked October 20, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.
Published article, 2026-10-20T13:08:21Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main 002146376c24.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2026-07-13T12:28:17Z. Archived published text is pinned to canonical main 002146376c24.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2026-06-03T14:05:19.250Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-22T21:15:43.944Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2026-06-01T14:07:12.070Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-22T21:15:43.907Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Published article, 2025-06-24T18:54:50.570Z. Public original captured at 2026-10-28T00:38:38.580Z and projected to reviewed article text; no publishing-repository text pin is claimed.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
Exact public destination in the published item. The archived TUM issue establishes the historical attribution; this is not a fresh verification of the destination’s current content.
