Backyard ultra race calendar
Find a backyard ultra by comparing listed dates, locations, terrain, and organizer information. Browse US races first, followed by international editions and the archive. Upcoming editions stay together as new years are added to the directory.
A nearby event can still have specific qualification, crew, parking, or camping rules. Check the current organizer instructions before choosing a race.
Listed US editions across all available years, ordered by start date. Check each event's entry or qualification requirements.
Stephen F. Austin State Park, San Felipe, Texas, USA · Trail
A last-runner-standing backyard ultra at Stephen F. Austin State Park in San Felipe, west of Houston, with a 4.167-mile crushed-gravel yard every hour until one runner is left.
Edition note: The fourth edition. Registration is open on RunSignup, which showed 18 of 196 Last Runner Standing places left on October 20. The separate Last Rucker Standing division has been folded into the main race: ruckers may still ruck, but there is no separate course or division this year. Big's race page lists the category as "Bronze". The organizer's site says TROT "has applied for a 2026 Bronze Coin and 2027 Silver Ticket", while its RunSignup page calls 2026 "a Bronze Ticket race". The organizer says live tracking will be posted but has not published the link yet. The TROT page calls 2026 both the "fourth year" and "year three"; RunSignup says year four, which matches results from 2023, 2024 and 2025.
Marble Falls, Texas, USA · Mixed
A Thanksgiving-week backyard ultra in Marble Falls, Texas, now run by Perspective Pacing, with a roughly 4.17-mile yard every hour and a 68-yard course record set by Mark Dowdle in 2025.
Edition note: The sixth edition and the first under Perspective Pacing, which took over from Summit Trail Racing. Registration is open on RunSignup at $150 through October 23, then $175 until it closes at 11:59 AM on November 14; shirts are guaranteed only for entries by October 30. Start time: the organizer's race-day schedule (packet pickup 6:00 to 7:30 AM, briefing 7:30 to 7:45 AM, start 8:00 AM, no late starts) conflicts with the 7:00 AM event time on RunSignup. This page uses 8:00 AM, the time on the organizer's schedule and of every previous edition. RunSignup's November 21 to 26 date range is a booking window, not a set finish. The 2025 race was billed as a "2026 Silver Ticket Race". For 2026, neither the organizer nor Big's race page, which still shows the 2025 listing, gives a ticket level.
Miami Marine Stadium, Virginia Key, Miami, Florida, USA · Mixed
An open-ended backyard ultra at Miami Marine Stadium on Virginia Key, mixing dirt trail and pavement on a 4.167-mile yard every hour, with the field limited to 500 runners.
Edition note: Registration is open on RunSignup at $249 until December 14, 2026, or until the 500-runner limit fills; refunds are not allowed. Parking, packet pickup, basecamp footprints, crew access, aid and the final measured course map are still being finalized and will be published in the Athlete Guide before race weekend. Big's race page lists the race without a ticket category, and the organizer's FAQ says: "A calendar listing does not by itself establish a championship qualification or ticket status." Yardlore lists no earlier edition.
Bonneville County Fairgrounds and Sandy Downs Park, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA · Mixed
A winter backyard ultra in Idaho Falls, Idaho, looping 4.167 miles every hour through Sandy Downs Park from an indoor transition hall at the Bonneville County Fairgrounds.
Edition note: The fifth edition, and the first in January: the four earlier races were held in December from 2022 to 2025. Registration is open on RunSignup until January 6, 2027, with 76 of 110 places left on October 20. The 2025 race sold out. Big's race page lists the category as "Bronze", and the organizer's text there says Dizzy Horse "is a Bronze Qualifier that feeds into the Banana Slug Silver Qualifier". The organizer's site adds that the winner "on odd years" gets a paid, guaranteed entry into a Silver Qualifier. The organizer gives about 50 ft of climb per lap; Big's listing says 80 ft.
Usery Mountain Regional Park, Mesa, Arizona, USA · Mixed
A January backyard ultra at Usery Mountain Regional Park in Mesa, Arizona, with a 4.1667-mile trail loop by day and a road out-and-back from 8:00 PM.
Edition note: The fourth edition. Registration is open on UltraSignup and closes at 11:59 PM MT on Friday, January 8, 2027. Big's race page lists the category as "Bronze" and gives Phoenix as the location; the race is held at Usery Mountain Regional Park in Mesa. The ruck loop is 2.3 miles on UltraSignup, while Big's page gives 2.25 and 2.5 miles.
United States (venue TBA)
Qualifier 01 of Last Soul Ultra’s 2027 World Series: a 200-athlete backyard ultra in the United States in February 2027, sending its top 15 overall and top 5 women to the Finals in Germany.
Edition note: Last Soul has announced only the month and country. Entry requests close November 1, 2026, and the LSU team selects all 200 athletes; the organizer’s event data lists a €200 entry fee. Its entry link is labeled “lsu-2027-tennessee”, but no venue has been announced.
Lorton, Virginia, USA · Mixed
A high-level backyard ultra at Meadowood Special Recreation Management Area, built for deep performances in a small, highly supported field.
Edition note: The registration page confirms March 20, 2027 at 8:00 AM. One paragraph of the main website instead says March 27. Entry is selective and requires prior ultra experience.
Bare Ranch, Liberty Hill, Texas, USA · Trail
Bare Performance Nutrition’s backyard ultra on Nick Bare’s Texas ranch: a 4.2-mile loop every hour until one runner is left, with 150 places filled by lottery.
Edition note: The 2027 race starts at noon Central on Friday, May 21, the date on BPN’s race page and its Race Roster listing. The lottery closed at 11:59 PM CDT on October 23, 2026, and BPN scheduled the selection announcement for October 28 on YouTube. Big’s race page and Yardlore still list Saturday, May 1, 2027 in Round Rock with 175 places, which does not match the organizer’s pages.
Listed editions outside the United States, ordered by start date.
Butler Green, Arrowtown, Otago, New Zealand · Trail
A backyard ultra based on Butler Green in Arrowtown, near Queenstown, on a 6.71 km loop of hard-packed trail and bush singletrack along Bush Creek and the Arrow River.
Edition note: The fourth edition starts at 9:00 AM on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Entry is $220 through Webscorer, plus a 3% surcharge for card payments. On October 20 Webscorer showed 151 registrations and said the event was 94% full; registration closes at 11:59 PM NZDT on Friday, November 6. Big’s Backyard Ultra lists a capacity of 150 and says the race sold out in 2023, 2024 and 2025. Big’s race page labels it “Bronze”.
Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland, United Kingdom · Mixed
A Scottish backyard ultra in the grounds of Dunrobin Castle near Golspie, on an undulating 6,706 m loop of woodland paths, coastal path, grass and tarmac. The fourth edition started at 10:00 AM (GMT) on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
Edition note: Fourth edition. The first yard started at 10:00 AM (GMT) on Saturday, November 7, 2026, as listed on Big’s race page and the organizer’s registration form, and a new yard starts every hour until one runner is left. Entry is closed. Big’s race page lists 100 places, and the Northern Times reported a sold-out field of 100 with an extensive waiting list. Rasselbock Running’s live page lists 123 bibs, of which 11 are marked as not starting the first yard.
Ferlach, Carinthia, Austria · Mixed
The first Austria Backyard Ultra race in Carinthia: a flat 6.706 km gravel loop near Ferlach, run every hour from noon on Saturday, November 7, 2026, with a field of about 200 runners.
Edition note: First edition. The first yard started at 12:00 PM (noon) CET on Saturday, November 7, 2026, and the race runs until one runner is left. Some event listings give a 7 km loop and a 7:00 AM start; the organizer’s page gives 6.706 km and noon. The organizer caps the field at 200, while Big’s race page lists 250 places.
Lütmarsen, Höxter, Germany · Road
A village backyard ultra in Lütmarsen near Höxter, run by two local sports clubs on a mostly paved 6.706 km loop with a steep climb in the first kilometer. The sixth edition started at 10:00 AM CET on Saturday, November 7, 2026, with 170 runners on the start list.
Edition note: Sixth edition. The organizer’s final pre-race news, its info sheet, RaceResult and DUV’s calendar all give a 10:00 AM CET start on Saturday, November 7, 2026, after a 9:40 AM briefing; Big’s race page says 9:00 AM. The race runs until one runner is left. The organizer meant to cap entries at 150, but a test registration left open let 26 people enter early, and the race filled with more than 170 entrants and no waiting list. Big’s race page still lists 150 places and calls this the fifth edition, and DUV lists a 200-runner limit. The organizer’s revised info sheet still shows October 23–24 as its schedule dates, with November 6–7 marked as corrections.
Tandur, Queensland, Australia · Trail
A Queensland backyard ultra at Cobb & Co Nine Mile Camping Grounds, with a campsite base for runners and crews between hourly loops.
Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba, Argentina · Mixed
An inaugural night-start backyard ultra on Villa Carlos Paz's lakeside costanera, repeating a flat 6.706 km loop every hour.
Takao Green Center, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan · Mixed
The Tokyo race of Japan’s Last Samurai Standing backyard ultra series: 6.706 km yards on a forest road from Takao Green Center in Hachioji, with 28 places.
Edition note: This is the backyard running race, not the 2025 Netflix drama of the same English title. The organizer’s 2026 schedule lists Tokyo as a Bronze race with general entry; the published entry window ran from July 18 to 11:59 PM Japan time on October 20, 2026 and has closed. The page lists a minimum of 20 runners but also says it will cancel with 20 or fewer; confirm the race’s go-ahead with the organizer. Big’s race page also lists November 21, 2026 at 13:00 and labels the race Bronze, but it still shows a 54-yard course record from 2020 and a 30-runner capacity. Yardlore lists the 2026 edition on November 1. Yards completed here count toward Big’s At-Large list, which takes the best results between August 16, 2025 and August 15, 2027.
Forth, Tasmania, Australia · Mixed
A December backyard ultra at Forth in northern Tasmania, on a hilly 6.71 km loop of gravel and grass that starts every hour until one runner is left.
Edition note: The organizer’s Race Roster registration page gives Friday, December 4, 2026, at 9:00 AM AEDT and shows the event as full with 120 participants. Big’s Backyard Ultra’s race page instead lists December 11, 2026, at 8:00 AM and a capacity of 100; this record follows the registration page. Big’s also still lists the record as 38 yards (Ryan Crawford, 2024), while Yardlore’s 2025 results show Crawford raised it to 43. Big’s race page labels the race “Bronze”.
Pavelló Polivalent, Llagostera, Girona, Spain · Trail
A charity backyard ultra in Llagostera, near Girona, with 6.706 km yards on singletrack by day and wide tracks by night, and its start, finish and camp inside the sports hall.
Edition note: The third edition. All 225 places are taken; a free waiting list runs on The Red Cap Sports, and freed places are offered in order of sign-up. The organizer has not yet published a 2026 live results link. Its results link for 2025 points to a Wiclax page whose address says 2026 but which holds the 2025 results. Big’s race page lists daytime yards until 8:00 PM, 425 ft of climb per day loop and a start outside the pavilion; this record follows the organizer’s 2026 schedule and figures. Big’s labels the race Bronze. Yards completed here count toward Big’s At-Large list, which takes the best results between August 16, 2025 and August 15, 2027.
Amecameca, State of Mexico, Mexico · Mixed
A backyard ultra in Amecameca, State of Mexico, a town at about 2,480 m, where runners repeat one 6.706 km loop every hour; the first edition in 2025 ended at 47 yards.
Edition note: The second edition. Big’s race page lists December 19, 2026 at 08:00 with room for 150 runners, and Yardlore lists the same date. The organizer, Trail SIC, uses a Facebook page; an entry page, price, exact venue and full rules were not verified in the sources checked. Yardlore’s 2025 results leave out the 47-yard winner and show 46 as the best; DUV and Big’s both give 47. Big’s labels the race Bronze. Yards completed here count toward Big’s At-Large list, which takes the best results between August 16, 2025 and August 15, 2027.
Voritsi village square, Heraklion, Crete, Greece · Mixed
A backyard ultra based in Voritsi, Crete, with alternating daytime and nighttime routes and hourly starts until the last runner completes a final solo yard.
Edition note: Registration is open for January 16, 2027. The event banner spans January 16–17, but the rules give no fixed finish. Use the 10:00 AM start in the dated 2027 instructions; the older route page still says 11:00 AM.
Queen Elizabeth Park, Mackays Crossing, Kāpiti Coast, New Zealand · Mixed
A backyard ultra in Queen Elizabeth Park on the Kāpiti Coast, north of Wellington, on a 6.71 km loop of paddock, coastal trail and ex-farm track over Wellington Anniversary Weekend.
Edition note: The third edition starts at 9:00 AM on Saturday, January 23, 2027. Entry opened on July 1, 2026, through eventplus and is limited to 150. Adult entry is $150; under-18 entry is $90 by email request. Until midnight on December 31, 2026, a withdrawn entry can be credited or transferred; until midnight on January 15, 2027, transfer only, both with an admin fee. The organizer says a live leaderboard link will be announced. Big’s race page labels the race “Bronze”.
United Kingdom (venue TBA)
Qualifier 02 of Last Soul Ultra’s 2027 World Series: a 200-athlete backyard ultra in the United Kingdom in April 2027, sending its top 15 overall and top 5 women to the Finals in Germany.
Edition note: Last Soul has announced only the month and country. Entry requests run from November 1, 2026 to January 1, 2027, and the LSU team selects all 200 athletes; the organizer’s event data lists a €200 entry fee.
Freudenstadt-Grüntal, Germany · Road
A Black Forest hourly race with organizer-specific distance rankings and an open-ended finish.
Edition note: Second edition: May 8, 2027; third edition: September 11, 2027. Both start at 8:00 AM with no fixed finish. The separate Mini-SWUB uses 4.472 km hourly.
Australia (venue TBA)
Qualifier 03 of Last Soul Ultra’s 2027 World Series, run with Dead Cow Gully’s organizer: a 200-athlete backyard ultra in Australia in June 2027, sending its top 15 overall and top 5 women to the Finals in Germany.
Edition note: Last Soul lists the race as “AUSTRALIA x DCG”; DCG is the abbreviation the Dead Cow Gully organizer uses for its own races. BackyardUltra.com.au lists the next Dead Cow Gully for June 19, 2027, but neither organizer has confirmed a date or venue. Entry requests run from December 1, 2026 to February 1, 2027, and the LSU team selects all 200 athletes.
Germany (venue TBA)
The qualification-only final of Last Soul Ultra’s 2027 World Series, in Germany in August 2027, for the top 15 overall and top 5 women from each of four qualifying races.
Edition note: Last Soul has announced only the month and country. There is no entry request: places go to the top 15 overall and top 5 women, ties included, from the 2026 Last Soul Ultra and the three 2027 qualifiers.
Archived editions for course and organizer research. Check the official website for a newer race date.
Pyalong, Victoria, Australia · Trail
A last-one-standing race on a private farm near Pyalong, Victoria: every hour the field climbs a 4.2 km loop with about 300 m of vertical, until one runner has completed one more lap than everyone else.
Result: Piotr Babis won with 109 laps (457.8 km, about 32,700 m of climbing), breaking his own record of 90 and beating Pyry Liukkonen by one lap after the pair ran alone for 18 hours. Judith Arndt was the last woman standing with 49 laps.
Edition note: The 2026 race started at 11:00 AM on Saturday, October 31 and ended around midnight on Wednesday, November 4, when Piotr Babis finished lap 109 in 43:19 and Pyry Liukkonen did not complete it. The organizer’s home page advertised $25K AUD for the last one standing, which matches the race pack’s $20,000 Last Person Standing prize plus $5,000 for the last runner of their gender. The event page now shows the 2027 purse ($39K cash, $15,000 grand prize) and a 2027 waitlist.
Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, Isère, France · Mixed
A flat backyard ultra in Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, with 6.706 km out-and-back yards along the Guiers river, a gymnasium base camp and the first yard at noon on Friday.
Result: Baptiste Dugue won with 36 yards (241.416 km), one more than Christophe Louet. Camille Domenger and Charlotte Goutorbe were the leading women with 31 yards each.
Edition note: The 2026 race started at noon on Friday, October 30 and ended late on Saturday, October 31, when Baptiste Dugue finished yard 36 (241.416 km) after Christophe Louet stopped at 35. The 2026 results use 6.706 km per yard; the rules give 6.704 km. The organizer’s home page labels the race “Bronze event – 2027 Silver Ticket” and still quotes a 308 km Chartreuse record, which is Christian Mauduit’s 46 yards from 2020; the organizer’s own 2022 results show 56 yards (375.536 km). Yards completed here count toward Big’s At-Large list, which takes the best results between August 16, 2025 and August 15, 2027.
A&P Showgrounds, Waipukurau, Central Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand · Trail
A free-entry backyard ultra at the Waipukurau A&P Showgrounds in Central Hawke’s Bay, on a flat 6.7 km loop of limestone paths and singletrack beside the Tukituki River.
Edition note: The fourth edition starts at 9:00 AM on Saturday, October 24, 2026, over Labour Weekend. The published Webscorer deadline was 8:59 PM NZDT on October 21. On October 22 the organizer’s homepage still advertised registration open, but current entry availability could not be verified. Entry is free; on October 20 Webscorer showed 307 registrations across the backyard and the Kids Classic. Big’s Backyard Ultra lists a capacity of 250. Big’s race listing still gives the record as 37 yards (Fiona Hayvice, 2024); the council’s 2025 race report and Yardlore show Glenn Tomlinson won the 2025 edition with 43 yards, so 43 is the current course record. The organizer’s rules page is still dated for the 2024 race.
Smithfield, Cairns, Australia · Trail
A Cairns backyard ultra on the trails of Smithfield Mountain Bike Park, with hourly starts and a separate six-lap introductory event.
Result: Murray Macpherson and Ben Sinnott both completed 24 yards (about 161 km) and stopped together, so the race had no winner, while Kelly Romano was last woman standing with 23 yards.
Edition note: The fourth Smurf’s Backyard Ultra ran from 7:00 AM on October 24, 2026, and ended on Sunday morning after 24 yards, when Murray Macpherson and Ben Sinnott stopped together and left the race without a winner. Kelly Romano was last woman standing with 23 yards.
Scoutinglandgoed Zeewolde, Zeewolde, Netherlands · Trail
Autumn edition of the Dutch Backyard Ultra at Scoutinglandgoed Zeewolde: a 6.706 km forest loop every hour, day and night, which hosted the Netherlands’ team championship race in 2026.
Result: Casper De Vries won the public Dutch Backyard Ultra at Zeewolde with 37 yards (248.1 km), one more than Tom den Ouden, and Jitte Verweij led the women with 26. On the same grounds Luciano Pappalettera became Dutch national champion in the World Team Championship race with 63 yards, past the 60-yard Dutch record on Big’s list, after Gerben Oevermans stopped at 62.
Edition note: This page covers the October 17, 2026 edition at Scoutinglandgoed Zeewolde, the fifth Dutch Backyard Ultra. The public race started at 2:30 PM and ran every yard on the half hour, 30 minutes after the Netherlands’ 15-runner World Team Championship race, which started at 2:00 PM on the same grounds and ran on the hour. The public race ended early on Monday, October 19 after 37 yards, and the team race early on Tuesday, October 20 after 63. Tickets (€225) were sold out. Capacity figures differ: 300 on the organizer’s Dutch page, 250 on its English page, 285 in its booking data and 200 on Big’s race page. 231 runners started.
Bell Buckle, Tennessee, USA (and worldwide satellite sites) · Trail
The premier backyard ultra team event. National teams of up to 15 runners compete simultaneously at satellite sites worldwide. Each runner completes 4.167-mile loops every hour. The country with the most total loops wins.
Result: The United States topped the 2026 team standings with 1,120 yards, ahead of Australia (1,069), Belgium (1,058) and Japan (1,038).
Edition note: Race finished October 22, 2026. The United States won with 1,120 team yards, ahead of Australia (1,069), Belgium (1,058) and Japan (1,038). Merijn Geerts and Ivo Steyaert set the backyard world record of 124 yards in Retie and did not start yard 125, leaving Belgium without a national winner. Spain’s interrupted national race is due to be re-run.
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia · Mixed
An hourly backyard race based at Toowoomba Showgrounds, using a loop of trail, grass, dirt, and bitumen until one runner remains.
Result: The organizer-linked leaderboard indicates a second consecutive Garden City Backyard Ultra win for Chris Van Leer with 38 yards (254.828 km), ahead of Walther Fuglevik with 37 yards (248.122 km). Karla du Plessis recorded the most yards among women with 16 (107.296 km). The table is still labelled live rather than final.
Cajamar, São Paulo, Brazil · Trail
A steep last-person-standing race in Cajamar, with each hourly 6.706 km trail loop climbing roughly 293 m.
Result: Guilherme Santos Victor won the 2026 A Lenda Backyard Ultra with 18 yards (120.708 km). Douglas Silva provided the assist with 17 yards, and Jannicken Versori ran the most yards among women with 14.
Monsanto Forest Park, Lisbon, Portugal · Trail
A last-person-standing trail race on an hourly 6.706 km loop inside Lisbon's large Monsanto Forest Park.
Result: Henrique Alves won the 2026 Lisboa Backyard Ultra with 22 yards (147.532 km). André Costa provided the assist with 21 yards (140.826 km).
St Ives Showground, Sydney, Australia · Mixed
Twice-yearly backyard ultra at St Ives Showground in Sydney, run by 180 Cadence: a 6.706 km yard every hour until one runner is left, with over 600 runners in each 2026 edition.
Result: Justin Makhlouf won the September edition with 66 yards (442.57 km). Lee Warren provided the assist with 65 yards (435.87 km), and Kim Lueck recorded the most yards among women with 37 (248.11 km).
Edition note: This page covers the September 19, 2026 edition, which started at 8:00 AM AEST and ended early on Tuesday, September 22 after 66 yards. The race runs twice a year, and the next edition is Saturday, April 17, 2027. Capacity and climb differ between sources: the race website gives 750 runners and 34 m per yard, while Big's race page lists 500 runners and 45 ft per loop.
Runnymede, near Nanango, Queensland, Australia · Trail
A backyard ultra on a cattle property 11 km north of Nanango, Queensland, with a 6.706 km farm and creek-bed loop each hour, where Phil Gore set the 119-yard world record in 2025.
Result: Samuel Christie won the 2026 race with 66 yards (442.596 km). Jayden McCormack was the assist with 65 and Hiroto Komatsu third with 63. Tammy Wickham led the women with 38 yards, ninth overall. Phil Gore, the 2025 winner and world-record holder at the time, was not in the field.
Edition note: The sixth Dead Cow Gully Backyard Ultra. It started at 7:00 AM on Saturday, May 30, 2026; Samuel Christie’s 66th yard started at midnight on Monday night, so the race ended early on Tuesday, June 2. An organizer-hosted 2026 result list was not verified in the sources checked. On October 20, 2026 its home page still showed the 2026 date next to a “Register now for 2027” button whose Eventzilla link returned “not found”, and Big’s race page still listed May 30, 2026 with no ticket category.
Domein Beverdonk, Retie, Belgium · Mixed
A spring last-one-standing backyard ultra at Domein Beverdonk in Retie, organized by Backyard Belgium vzw within the Legends Trails family. Łukasz Wróbel won it with 116 yards in 2025, a world record at the time, and again with 114 yards in 2026.
Result: Łukasz Wróbel defended his title with 114 yards (764.27 km). Oriol Antolí Sarrau provided the assist with 113 yards, Merijn Geerts reached 110 and Christophe Baud 100, and Sarah Perry was the first woman with 76 yards, 10th overall.
View verified race details →Bell Buckle, Tennessee, USA · Mixed
The original backyard ultra, run by Lazarus Lake on his land near Bell Buckle, Tennessee, and now the individual world championship in odd-numbered years. A field of up to 75 qualified runners starts a 4.167-mile yard every hour, on trail by day and road by night, until one runner is left.
Result: Phil Gore won the 2025 individual world championship with 114 yards (764.438 km), the most ever completed at Big’s. Ivo Steyaert was the assist with 113. Harvey Lewis and Jon Noll each completed 111, the US national record, and Sarah Perry’s 95 broke the women’s backyard record of 87.
Edition note: Since 2020 Big’s has alternated between formats. The organizer’s results archive lists individual world championships in 2021, 2023 and 2025 and team championships in 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2026; in team years Bell Buckle hosts Team USA’s national race. The 2025 race started at 7:00 AM Central on Saturday, October 18. Gore’s 114th yard started at midnight, so the race ended in the early hours of Thursday, October 23.
Compare the locations in the US or international section, then check the organizer's website for course access and entry details. This directory is selective and does not calculate travel distance or list every local event.
Yes. It includes all backyard editions currently in the directory. Active and upcoming races are ordered by date, and listed editions move to the archive after a recorded finish or the directory’s display window; an inferred window is not an official finishing date. A separate calendar contains only 2026 editions.
No. Some events have qualification or team-selection requirements. Use the event profile and official organizer information to confirm eligibility and current registration availability.
Rules, training, strategy, nutrition, and events in one place.
Open resource →Satellite format, national teams, 2026 results, the 124-yard world record and past editions.
Open resource →Understand yards, hourly starts, and how a winner is decided.
Open resource →Use an adaptable 16-week framework and printable planning worksheet.
Open resource →Compare yards, distance, loop pace, and the time left at base.
Open resource →Focus on the listed 2026 editions, including the archive.
Open resource →Current calendar: Backyard Ultras