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What IS this?
A Backyard Ultra is a race designed to fit, literally or figuratively, in the host’s backyard – a way to challenge participants to their limits, with the social vibes of a backyard BBQ!

An official backyard race consists of a course measuring 4.167miles (this is “the yard”). Participants begin the race ON the designated hour, and must finish their yard before the hour is up. Those who do, continue into the next hour – completing one yard every hour, on the hour, for AS LONG AS THEY CAN!

This is a “last one standing” style event – the winner (technically, the only one who FINISHES the race) is the last person capable of completing the yard within the hour. The race ends when only one remains.

That makes this a teamwork event, unique amidst other ultra races! Challengers can only continue so long as OTHER challengers do too. The second-to-last person standing is called “the assist”.

AND because THE last one standing is the only true “finisher”, all other participants are considering a DNF (Did Not Finish)… with a wink and a smile.😉
We send our DNFs away with a small token for their efforts!

The More Miles Last One Standing Challenge offers an official 4.167mile event, that is a qualifier event for the Backyard Ultra world championship – as well as a 1-mile “backyard for mortals”, run under the same format!

The 1-mile is a great event for those looking to get their feet wet at a lower intensity, kids, teens, ultra-curious, and even walkers! This is where the party happens, with a little extra time between laps around the mini-yard!
Our 1-mile event runs for 26 hours, and then begins a tie-breaker protocol whereby each additional hour adds one additional mile, until only one participant remains!
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You can complete 1 hour and stop, or continue forward every hour to compete for THE Last One Standing title.