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Team support in the U.S. backyard win
In England’s feature, Mark Dowdle told Levi Yoder he was struggling to stay awake; they agreed to look after one another through a lap. No new distance result was reported.
Athlete
Mark Dowdle
Runner
Mark Dowdle competes in backyard ultras. Official Last Soul Ultra results list him first with 94 laps at the August 2026 event in Bornheim, Germany.
- Discipline
- Backyard ultrarunningSource
9 TUM reports · Published coverage below
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Newest first
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A shared backyard record and the U.S. team title
Mark Dowdle completed yard 107 alone to win the U.S. race, separate from the U.S. cumulative team championship total.
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Big’s dated team snapshot, course debate and a crew visit
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.
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Big’s pre-race course debate
Mark Dowdle and Terry Muffins traded course-related satire before Big’s. The published account mentions Phil Gore’s fundraising; it does not establish a new result.
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El Osrouti’s account of yard 87
TUM linked his explanation of the encounter and his rejection of the claim that it broke him mentally. Intent was not established by the footage.
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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.
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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.
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Last Soul begins
TUM previewed the backyard event’s field and recorded broadcast viewer counts. This start-day item is not a final result.
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Lewis’s Mid-State Mile win and Dowdle’s assist
Mark Dowdle: Assist. Dated June 25 reporting; historical context, plans and later outcomes remain distinct.
Last Soul final result and earlier accounts
Final results remain separate from live checkpoints and other races.
Reported 2026-10-20
Big’s one-yard crew visit
Theo Von crewed Dowdle for one yard during the ongoing team championship; no final result is inferred.
TUM · Oct 20, 2026Reported 2026-08-21
Last Soul final
Won with 94 yards and 630.4 kilometers.
TUM · Aug 21, 2026Reported 2026-08-17
Earlier lap-77 snapshot
One of three runners still on lap 77 after 76 completed loops.
TUM · Aug 17, 2026Reported 2026-06-25
Mid-State Mile assist
Earned the assist while Harvey Lewis was last runner standing.
TUM · Jun 25, 2026Connections
Race result
Last Soul Ultra
94-yard winner in the final result · 2026-08-21
SourceConnection in this dated account
Theo Von
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.
SourceNamed runner receiving a one-yard crewing visit
Big’s Backyard Ultra
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.
SourceAssist
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.
SourceSources & notes
Coverage details
- October23 U.S. backyard result
- U.S. winner · 107 completed yardsFinal national-race account, distinct from the cumulative team total and earlier crewing snapshot.Source
- October 20 Big’s account
- Theo Von crewed Dowdle for one yardReported during the ongoing World Team Championship; this is not an individual final result.Source
- Published context
- Big’s pre-race course debateSource
- 2026 Last Soul Ultra
- Winner · 94 yards / 630.4 kmFinal result reported August 21; the lap-77 snapshot and June Mid-State Mile assist are earlier, separate accounts.Source
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- LAST SOUL ULTRA via SPOFERAN 2026 event results; publication date unspecified · Checked Oct 18, 2026
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