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Harvey Lewis

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Harvey Lewis’s ultrarunning history includes winning the 2021 Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra. He completed 85 hourly laps, totaling 354.16 miles, to become the last runner standing in that edition.

2021 Big Dog’s
Winner · 85 lapsSource

15 TUM reports · Published coverage below

Publication history

Coverage over time

12 editorial issues

Distinct issues per publication month. Each issue counts once.

Harvey Lewis — monthly TUM coverageFrom Jul 2024 through Nov 2026. Highest month: 3 issues. Exact counts are provided in the accessible chart description.Jul 2024: 1 editorial issueAug 2024: 1 editorial issueSep 2024: 1 editorial issueOct 2024: 1 editorial issueNov 2024: 0 editorial issuesDec 2024: 0 editorial issuesJan 2025: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2025: 0 editorial issuesMar 2025: 0 editorial issuesApr 2025: 0 editorial issuesMay 2025: 0 editorial issuesJun 2025: 0 editorial issuesJul 2025: 1 editorial issueAug 2025: 1 editorial issueSep 2025: 0 editorial issuesOct 2025: 0 editorial issuesNov 2025: 0 editorial issuesDec 2025: 0 editorial issuesJan 2026: 0 editorial issuesFeb 2026: 0 editorial issuesMar 2026: 0 editorial issuesApr 2026: 0 editorial issuesMay 2026: 0 editorial issuesJun 2026: 1 editorial issueJul 2026: 1 editorial issueAug 2026: 3 editorial issuesSep 2026: 0 editorial issuesOct 2026: 1 editorial issueNov 2026: 0 editorial issues
Jul 2024Peak 3Nov 2026

Monthly editorial issue counts: Jul 2024: 1; Aug 2024: 1; Sep 2024: 1; Oct 2024: 1; Nov 2024: 0; Dec 2024: 0; Jan 2025: 0; Feb 2025: 0; Mar 2025: 0; Apr 2025: 0; May 2025: 0; Jun 2025: 0; Jul 2025: 1; Aug 2025: 1; 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: 1; Jul 2026: 1; Aug 2026: 3; Sep 2026: 0; Oct 2026: 1; Nov 2026: 0.

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Published in TUM

Team support in the U.S. backyard win

England’s feature described Harvey Lewis giving up rest to help teammates through. The anecdote is separate from the team’s previously reported final result.

Published in TUM

Last Soul’s final result and debate

TUM reported Dowdle’s 94 yards and El Osrouti’s 93, while distinguishing Martin’s interpretation of the footage from established intent.

Published in TUM

Last Soul’s lap-77 snapshot

TUM recorded the final three runners after 76 completed loops. This in-race update is separate from the later final result.

Published in TUM

Last Soul begins

TUM previewed the backyard event’s field and recorded broadcast viewer counts. This start-day item is not a final result.

Published in TUM

Lewis’s running and teaching

TUM recommended Borderlands’ profile covering Lewis’s high-school civics teaching and his account of a 2010 Spartathlon stop.

Published in TUM

Badwater’s two records and the final climb

Max Jolliffe won in 20:53:41 and Carmen Maria Perez finished second overall in 21:05:32, both reported course records. The item also recorded podiums, Harvey Lewis’s age-record finish, Sally McRae’s in-race checkpoint and Sophie Power’s DNF without a public cause.

Published in TUM

Lewis’s Mid-State Mile win and Dowdle’s assist

Harvey Lewis: Last runner standing · 147 loops / 161.7 miles. Dated June 25 reporting; historical context, plans and later outcomes remain distinct.

Published in TUM

Bigfoot’s standard-route records

TUM linked his account of completing Bigfoot 200 in 2025.

Published in TUM

Becker settles his Badwater score

TUM quoted Bob Becker describing his 2025 Badwater finish to Harvey Lewis. The quote concerns that edition.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025

Published in TUM

Lewis reflects on Becker’s return

Harvey Lewis described Becker’s age-77 setback and later return in a dated social post. This does not make the earlier post-cutoff arrival an official finish.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025

Earlier coverage (5)
Published in TUM

Badwater’s 2025 women’s podium and double

TUM reported seventh overall in 26:17:01, his 14 th consecutive finish at Badwater 2025.

Event date: 2025 · TUM publication: July 11, 2025

Published in TUM

The hour-82 backyard championship snapshot

His 108-hour, 450+ mile record from the previous year was the historical benchmark in this unfinished October 2024 report.

Event date: 2023 · TUM publication: October 22, 2024

Published in TUM

Lewis shares Appalachian Trail photographs

Harvey Lewis shared photographs illustrating Appalachian Trail terrain.

Published in TUM

Bigfoot 200 men’s finish order in 2024

TUM reported his 2024 Bigfoot 200 third place in 50:32:58.

Published in TUM

Lewis’s decision to retrace Badwater

TUM described his decision to run back to the Badwater start after finishing; the wording does not independently establish completion of the entire 270-mile journey.

Event date: 2024 · TUM publication: July 29, 2024

Connections

2010 stop recalled in the profile

Spartathlon

TUM recommended Borderlands’ profile covering Lewis’s high-school civics teaching and his account of a 2010 Spartathlon stop.

Source

Finished 11th in 25: 55: 41; reported 50–59 age record

Badwater

The July 29 Badwater account separates completed podium and age-record results from a live checkpoint and a DNF without a public cause.

Source

Last runner standing · 147 loops / 161.7 miles

Mid-State Mile

The issue reported Lewis as last runner standing with 147 loops, 161.7 miles and 49,980 feet of gain, with Dowdle earning the assist. The separate fall Team USA plan is not a later race outcome.

Source

Prior-year 108-hour record cited during the 2024 race

Big’s Backyard Ultra

As this October 22 issue was written, TUM reported 19 runners from five countries remaining at hour 82, with 336+ miles stated in the source. This was an interim championship snapshot, not the final outcome. Harvey Lewis’s 108-hour record from the previous year was the historical comparison.

Source
Sources & notes

Facts 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.

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Public background & sources Checked October 20, 2026

Career context from two original public sources. TUM’s dated reporting appears below.

    This is a limited career snapshot, checked October 20, 2026. Source publication dates and event dates are shown separately.

    TUM-only summary

    An ultrarunner and high-school civics teacher as described in TUM’s linked Borderlands profile.

    • August 14, 2026 his playfully excessive pre-Badwater taper, his work teaching high-school civics

    His coverage includes backyard racing and reflections on Spartathlon.

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