Big Tex Backyard Ultra
· Stephen F. Austin State Park, San Felipe, Texas, USA
Kelly Swanson won the 2026 Big Tex Backyard Ultra outright; RunSignup’s official results credit her with 37 laps (154.17 miles), far past the old course record of 28, ahead of Jerry Hanna (33) and Nicole Cruz (31).
Result notes
The lap totals are the official results’ counts and are not marked preliminary, but they look like raw mat crossings: Hanna’s last crossing came 32:13:17 after the start, 13 minutes into the 33rd hour, and Cruz’s at 31:16:16, so their completed yards may be one lower. Swanson’s last crossing was at 36:47:02, about 8:47 PM on Sunday, 4 hours 34 minutes after Hanna’s. No organizer summary had been posted by November 9.