Race planning

Plan Cretan Backyard Ultra

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

Edition notes: 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.

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Listed edition: Jan 16, 2027
Format: Backyard Ultra
Distance: 6.706 km per yard
Local start time: 10:00 AM Saturday
Duration / cutoff: Each 6.706 km yard must be completed within the hour; no fixed overall finish.
Crew and pacers: One declared support person per runner in the tent village; no assistance on the course. A few days before the race the organizer emails each runner to collect the name, and that person must wear the official support badge. No other athletes, companions or visitors may stay in the support zone, and crews may not take food from the aid station. Runners may carry their own nutrition, but outside help during a yard, shortcuts and leaving the marked route are banned. Music is allowed on the loop, but headphones come off in the start corral.
Drop bags: Check the current race rules

Recorded facts reviewed Oct 25, 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.

Gear checklist

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

Crew & drop bags

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.