A backyard ultra is a last-person-standing race: every competitor starts a 4.167-mile loop, called a yard, at the top of each hour and must finish it inside that hour to stay in, until one runner completes a yard nobody else completes. This is an official
… MoreA backyard ultra is a last-person-standing race: every competitor starts a 4.167-mile loop, called a yard, at the top of each hour and must finish it inside that hour to stay in, until one runner completes a yard nobody else completes. This is an official affiliate race organised independently by Richard Kwiatkowski rather than by the championship organisation.
It starts at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday 24 October 2026 at Teventrails in Earlysville, Virginia, north of Charlottesville, over wooded singletrack, grassy fields and farm roads in the Blue Ridge foothills. Entry is $100 through RunSignup. The field is capped at 80 and is full, with a waiting list open until 8:00 p.m. on 22 October. Pacing by non-entrants is not allowed; crew and spectators must stay off the course in designated areas near the start and finish, and aid is only permitted between laps at those areas. No age minimum is published.
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