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Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake, has not only become infamous for his creation of the Barkley Marathons, but he is also the mastermind behind the Backyard race phenomenon. There were 37 countries across the globe that competed with one another for the Backyard World Championship title in October. Howie Stern
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