Race planning

Plan River-Run 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: Oct 24, 2026
Format: Backyard Ultra
Distance: 6.7 km every hour
Local start time: 9:00 AM Saturday, October 24 (NZDT)
Duration / cutoff: Each 6.7 km yard must be finished within the hour, including the last one; no fixed overall finish. Runners must be in the starting corral when the bell goes, with warning whistles 3, 2 and 1 minutes before each start. The winner must complete one more yard alone after the last other runner stops.
Crew and pacers: Crews may help only in the event village between yards. Runners may not accept help from anyone on the course, which is a public trail, and eliminated runners may not run on it. Poles are not allowed.
Drop bags: Check the current race rules

Recorded facts reviewed Oct 20, 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. Add confirmed access points, distances and your own arrival estimates.

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