Note: This page is about the last-person standing event, the Banana Slug Backyard Ultra. If you're looking for the 24-hour limited race, see the Banana Slug Backyard 24 instead.

2025 Results

The 2025 Banana Slug Backyard Ultra started with 61 runners at 7:00 AM on Friday, April 25 and ended at 1:00 PM on Sunday, April 27 after Julija Šorytė was the only runner to complete the course a 54th time in under 54 hours, covering a total distance of 225 miles, (and breaking Scott Martin's previous course record of 49 loops from 2024).

Julija Šorytė, having won, celebrating with Eric Yan (left) and Scott Martin (right)
David Wilson

Scott Martin and Eric Yan delivered a "co-assist" by each completing the course 53 times in under 53 hours, covering a total distance of 220.83 miles.

Of special mention this year is that 20 runners completed the 24th loop (100 miles). This breaks the course record from 2024 when 15 runners reached that milestone. Each of these runners earned a 100-mile coin for this accomplishment. Congratulations to these 20: Pam Smith, Gaelen Watt, Kevin Moore, Barney Spix, Beth Kelty, Daemon Anastas, Eric Neill, Jacob Goltry, Scott Martin, Andrea Bernal, Phil Daniels, Zach Gingerich, Abe Kane, Eric Yan, Matt Merritt, Trent Binford-Walsh, Lizzy Fowler, Saulius Eidukas, Stephen Maher, and Julija Šorytė.

Photo by James Holk

Congratulations to all 61 runners that participated! We counted 14 runners that beat a personal record by completing more loops than in any previous backyard ultra, (and some additional runners also set a new personal record by running further than they ever had before in any single event). We hope that many will come back in the future for yet another chance to ring the PR bell.

The table below gives final results for every runner. Click/tap on any column header to sort (or reverse sort) by that column. Also see the results spreadsheet for the times for every runner on every loop of the race. Note: The PR's indicated in the table below are based solely on previous backyard ultra results, and do not necessarily indicate the furthest distance ever run.

Note: Each loop in the table below represents 4.167 miles run in 1 hour. For example, a 24-loop result equals 100 miles run, and 54 loops equals 225 miles.

Result Given Surname Bib Hometown Loops Races run
Winner Julija Šorytė 15 Portland, OR 54 PR!
DNF Scott Martin 7 Portland, OR 53 PR!
DNF Eric Yan 53 Portland, OR 53 PR!
DNF Eric Neill 37 Davis, CA 42
DNF Abe Kane 54 Kalamazoo, MI 38
DNF Pam Smith 1 Salem, OR 37 PR!
DNF Kevin Moore 68 San Bruno, CA 36 PR!
DNF Barney Spix 60 Kailua, HI 32 PR!
DNF Zach Gingerich 31 Spicewood, TX 30
DNF Phil Daniels 9 Canby, OR 29
DNF Trent Binford-Walsh 41 Cascade Locks, OR 29
DNF Daemon Anastas 11 Portland, OR 29 PR!
DNF Lizzy Fowler 71 Stuart, FL 27
DNF Beth Kelty 17 Portland, OR 27
DNF Matt Merritt 46 Newberg, OR 26
DNF Jacob Goltry 44 Portland, OR 25
DNF Stephen Maher 57 Eugene, OR 24
DNF Saulius Eidukas 69 Bend, OR 24 PR!
DNF Andrea Bernal 22 Eugene, OR 24 PR!
DNF Gaelen Watt 24 Gladstone, OR 24 PR!
DNF Maddie Berrang 55 Milwaukie, OR 22
DNF Scott Leonard 6 Corvallis, OR 21
DNF Eric Cabral 39 Portland, OR 19
DNF Saulius Bračiulis 40 Seattle, WA 18
DNF Heather Nesheim 43 Beaverton, OR 18
DNF David Lohman 2 Seattle, WA 18 PR!
DNF Ryan Cotton 59 Vancouver, WA 18
DNF Tyler Park 58 Winchester, OR 18
DNF Mert Topcu 50 Fremont, CA 17
DNF Ryan McIrvin 49 Renton, WA 16
DNF Gabe Callaway 63 Boring, OR 16
DNF Sarah Dickes 26 Colorado Springs, CO 16 PR!
DNF Ruth Leibfritz 23 Colorado Springs, CO 16 PR!
DNF Mark Braun 3 Brownsville, OR 16
DNF Jacobi Wilfong 67 Brownsville, OR 16
DNF Neil McManaway 19 Portland, OR 14 PR!
DNF Andrea Artman 14 Beaverton, OR 14
DNF Andrew Ludlam 73 Portland, OR 14
DNF Eva Martushev 29 Beaverton, OR 13
DNF Matthew Sagers 38 Hercules, CA 13 PR!
DNF Ken "Osito" Ward 42 Corvallis, OR 13
DNF Tallyn Sherman 66 Denver, CO 12
DNF Treavor Campbell 10 Dallas, OR 12
DNF Evan Beyer 65 Portland, OR 11
DNF Dave Nyland 33 Springfield, OR 10
DNF Bethany Pflug 61 Sherwood, OR 10
DNF David Rabeshko 52 Vancouver, WA 10
DNF Kevin Rutherford 28 Beaverton, OR 10
DNF Dustin Worth 5 Moscow, ID 9
DNF Melissa Rutherford 34 Worcester, MA 9
DNF Byron Boots 70 Bend, OR 8
DNF Jeffrey Anderson 12 Sun Valley, ID 8
DNF Andrew Shanks 47 Sherwood, OR 8
DNF Haley Watt 25 Gladstone, OR 7
DNF AJ Gerhard 48 Sherwood, OR 6
DNF Megan Fournier 4 Seattle, WA 6
DNF Peter Frick-Wright 35 Portland, OR 5
DNF David Wilson 74 Sisters, OR 3
DNF Sadie Shaver 30 Monument, CO 1
DNF Josh Townsley 20 Portland, OR 1
DNF Iz Berrang 56 Seattle, WA 1