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 Patrick Gallagher rather than by the championship organisation.
It starts at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday 21 November 2026 at San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park in Alachua, Florida, north-west of Gainesville, with separate day and night loops. Entry is $150, or $175.23 including fees, through UltraSignup; registration closes on 18 November. The field is capped at 100. No age minimum, crew or pacer policy is published for this race, though the format’s global rules apply — no pacers, no non-competitors on the course, and no personal aid during a yard.
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