Race planning

Plan Sydney's Backyard Ultra

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

This is a past edition. These details are for reference; confirm a future edition before making a plan.

Listed edition: Sep 19, 2026 – Sep 22, 2026
Format: Backyard Ultra
Distance: No single distance recorded — choose or confirm a target
Local start time: 8:00 AM
Duration / cutoff: One hour per yard. The race continues until only one runner remains.
Crew and pacers: Crew may only assist after a runner completes a yard. Pacers are not permitted at any stage.
Drop bags: Check the current race rules

Recorded facts reviewed Sep 22, 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.