Race planning

Plan Cobb & Co Backyard Ultra

Use the listed edition as your starting point. Each tool keeps imported race facts separate from the targets and assumptions you choose.

Listed edition: Nov 14, 2026
Format: Backyard Ultra
Distance: 6.7 km every hour
Local start time: 6:00 AM Saturday
Duration / cutoff: One hour per yard; no fixed overall finishing time.
Crew and pacers: Crews work only from the runner’s 3 x 3 m space in the crew area. They may not go on the course or into the starting corral, may not help runners anywhere outside the crew area, and cannot hand over so much as a bottle during a yard; runners must finish each loop with the gear they started it with. Non-competitors, including runners who have withdrawn, are barred from the course, so there is no pacing. No vehicles are allowed in the crew area. Crew and spectators pay Cobb & Co a A$5 day pass on arrival, valid until 4:00 PM; camping fees apply after that.
Drop bags: Check the current race rules

Recorded facts reviewed Oct 24, 2026. Check the organizer’s latest rules. Calendar downloads use all-day dates and do not set a starting alarm.

Pace & duration

Choose a distance target. Choose a planning duration; this race has no single recorded time limit to import.

Start with the matching format checklist. Add the organizer’s mandatory gear.

Bring across the race name and local start time. Add confirmed access points, distances and your own arrival estimates.

Planning hourly yards? Use the backyard calculator for loop pace and time between starts.