Aug 2025

Valença-RJ Backyard Ultra

Published by Anderson de Azevudo Souza

A Valença-RJ Backyard Ultra é a primeira prova oficial do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. O formato será realizado em percurso de terra batida, com lindas paisagens e... Read More

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Race organizer
Anderson de Azevedo Souza
Race date
Aug 16th, 2025
Calendar month
August
Race start time
07:00
Race location
Valença, RJ, Brazil
Race participant capacity
50
Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Race Director Contact Name
Anderson de Azevedo Souza
Contact Email
andersonsouza4241@yahoo.com
Aug 2025

Swiss Backyard Ultra Prêles (SBUP)

Published by Solignac Herve

Course en boucle qui débute le samedi à 12h00 de la salle polyvalente de Prêles (BE), le chemin fait exactement 6,7 km et compte 80 mètres de dénivelé. Le... Read More

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Race organizer
Association Sentier Moutier
Race date
Aug 23rd, 2025
Calendar month
August
Race start time
12:00
Race location
Pré-Pré-, Berne, Switzerland
Race participant capacity
80
Current number of loops record
28
Record holder info
Jean-Louis Juillerat avec 28 visites
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
11
Venue Surface (day loop)
Chemin
Race Director Contact Name
Hervé Solignac
Contact Email
h.solignac@bluewin.ch
Aug 2026

Underdogs – The Backyard Ultra

Published by Beatrice Ionescu

Underdogs – The Backyard Ultra. Straight in the land of haidooks. Pushing your limits forward into the unknown, this will be the race of your life. You will run till only... Read More

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Race organizer
Origins Events
Race date
Aug 28th, 2026
Calendar month
August
Race start time
10:00
Race location
Brebu, Dambovita, Romania
Race participant capacity
50
Current number of loops record
30
Record holder info
Razvan Farkas
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
541
Venue Surface (day loop)
partly dirt road, partly asphalt
Race Director Contact Name
Beatrice Ionescu
Contact Email
Beatrice@origins.events
Aug 2026

the Red Centre Wringer

Published by Katie Stroud

The Red Centre Wringer is the Alice Springs Running and Walking Club’s backyard ultra event. We want our trail running community to test their endurance, meet as a community... Read More

Race organizer
Alice Springs Running and Walking Club Inc
Race date
Aug 1st, 2026
Calendar month
August
Race start time
08:00
Race location
Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia
Race participant capacity
100
Current number of loops record
25
Record holder info
Rodney Angelo
Race facebook URL
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
500
Venue Surface (day loop)
Technical
Race Director Contact Name
Katie Stroud
Contact Email
asrwc1@gmail.com
Aug 2026

Gosfield Backyard Ultra

Published by James Haskey-Jones

Join us at the Gosfield Back Yard Ultra taking place in the beautiful grounds of Gosfield School in Essex, UK. For those who have not taken part in a backyard... Read More

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Race organizer
Top Day Events
Race date
Aug 29th, 2026
Calendar month
August
Race start time
09:00
Race location
Gosfield, Essex England, United Kingdom
Race participant capacity
150
Current number of loops record
34
Record holder info
Jan Voorspoles 2024
Race website
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
95
Venue Surface (day loop)
grass
Race Director Contact Name
James Haskey-Jones
Contact Email
topdayevents@gmail.com
Aug 2026

Ulala Backyard Ultra

Published by Patricia Cristina Andrea Ascarza Ces

Bienvenidos a la tercera edición Backyard Ultra de Paraguay, la carrera se realizará en la ciudad de San Bernardino/Yapcaraí, en el departamento de Cordillera/Central. Read More

Race date
Aug 15th, 2026
Calendar month
August
Race location
San Bernardino/Ypacaraí, Cordillera/Central, Paraguay
Race website
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Race Director Contact Name
Patricia Cristina Andrea Ascarza Ces
Contact Email
ascarza7@gmail.com
Sep 2025

Last one standing Florence court summer edition

Published by Sammy Daye

Atlas Running is now on their 10th year of holding Backyard events. We held the first backyard outside the USA, the first Golden ticket event took place here in... Read More

Race organizer
Sammy Daye
Race date
Sep 27th, 2025
Calendar month
September
Race start time
12:00
Race location
Enniskillen, Ulster, Ireland
Race participant capacity
60
Current number of loops record
53
Record holder info
Jivee Toronto (Ireland)
Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
420
Venue Surface (day loop)
Trail
Race Director Contact Name
Adrian Daye
Contact Email
Sammydaye@live.com
Sep 2025

Iceland Backyard Ultra

Published by Elisabet Margeirsdottir

Enjoy our great Backyard in Iceland! The Iceland Backyard UItra is held on a beautiful trail course located in the Heidmork nature reserve. You will run on a... Read More

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Race organizer
Elisabet Margeirsdottir
Race date
Sep 20th, 2025
Calendar month
September
Race start time
09:00
Race location
Reykjavik (Heidmork Nature Reserve), Reykjavik Capital Area, Iceland
Race participant capacity
250
Race website
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Race Director Contact Name
Elisabet Margeirsdottir
Contact Email
elisabet@arcticrunning.is
Sep 2025

Bienwald Backyard Ultra

Published by Michael Ohler

Our race is going to be in the beautiful Bienwald, a beautiful forest in the southern Palatinate. Our location is close to the French border, the Rhine, the Black... Read More

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Race organizer
Michael Ohler
Race date
Sep 12th, 2025
Calendar month
September
Race start time
15:00
Race location
Kandel, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Race participant capacity
50
Current number of loops record
46
Record holder info
Andreas Löffler
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Loop details
There's a day time/night time loop
Feet of Climb (day loop)
5
Feet of Climb (night loop)
5
Venue Surface (day loop)
Trail
Venue Surface (night loop)
Asphalt
Race Director Contact Name
Michael Ohler
Contact Email
bienwald.backyard@gmail.com
Sep 2025

Fränkischer Backyard Ultra

Published by Juliane Buchholz

A very family race for ultra runners and familys (also for kids) For each finished loop (up to loop 15), we collect a donnation of 1,-€ for the homeless people... Read More

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Race organizer
Juliane Buchholz
Race date
Sep 5th, 2025
Calendar month
September
Race start time
15:00
Race location
91207 Lauf/Heuchling, Franconia, Germany
Race participant capacity
100
Current number of loops record
30
Record holder info
Stephan Miyagi
Race website
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
100
Venue Surface (day loop)
gravel, forest path, just a small path of asphalt
Race Director Contact Name
Juliane Buchholz
Contact Email
run@fraenkischerbackyard.de
Sep 2026

Babbitt’s Backyard Ultra

Published by Dawn Stone

Babbitt’s Backyard Ultra is back! Full on true Backyard style as invented by Lazarus Lake, a 6706 meter (4.167 mile) in less than an hour starting on the hour every... Read More

Race organizer
Dawn Stone
Race date
Sep 26th, 2026
Calendar month
September
Race start time
06:00
Race location
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
Race participant capacity
100
Current number of loops record
55
Record holder info
Ryan Snickles
Event registration page
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Race facebook URL
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
150
Venue Surface (day loop)
dirt trail/dirt road
Race Director Contact Name
Dawn Stone
Contact Email
dawnstone36@yahoo.com
Sep 2025

The Last Boyscout

Published by Josh Ticer

The Last Boyscout is a Last Man Standing Race that utilizes the Boyscout Trail at Ferne Clyffe State Park. The format of this type of race... Read More

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Race organizer
Josh Ticer
Race date
Sep 13th, 2025
Calendar month
September
Race start time
06:40
Race location
Goreville, Illinois, United States of America
Race participant capacity
75
Current number of loops record
25
Record holder info
Lindsey Roberts, 2021
Race website
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Loop details
There's a day time/night time loop
Feet of Climb (day loop)
600
Feet of Climb (night loop)
400
Venue Surface (day loop)
50% Old Jeep Road, 25% single track, 25% road
Venue Surface (night loop)
Road and Jeep Road
Race Director Contact Name
Josh Ticer
Contact Email
ticerjosh@yahoo.com
Sep 2025

Last Man Standing Ultramarathon

Published by WIll

Last Man Standing Ultramarathon is a backyard ultra race held on the pristine, wooded trails of Pineland Farms in New Gloucester, Maine. The course is a 4.2 mile loop... Read More

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Race organizer
Will Cobb
Race date
Aug 30th, 2025
Calendar month
September
Race start time
12:00
Race location
New Gloucester, Maine, United States of America
Race participant capacity
250
Current number of loops record
39
Record holder info
Ryan Metivier 2024
Race website
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Race Director Contact Name
Eric Cobb
Contact Email
info@back40events.com
Sep 2025

Sole Survivor Backyard Ultra (Washington state)

Published by Jason Reathaford

Hello brave participants! This unique race concept does not require you to the be the fastest, it only requires you to be the toughest. This event was inspired by... Read More

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Race organizer
Jason Reathaford
Race date
Sep 5th, 2025
Calendar month
September
Race start time
08:00
Race location
Richland, Washington, United States of America
Race participant capacity
65
Current number of loops record
34
Record holder info
Cruz Ortiz-Ramirez (2024)
Race website
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
47
Venue Surface (day loop)
90% dirt trail with a short asphalt section
Race Director Contact Name
Jason Reathaford
Contact Email
Jasonreathaford@gmail.com
Sep 2026

Broken Anvil Backyard Ultra

Published by Nic Chiri

Broken Anvil Backyard Ultra The Broken Anvil Backyard Ultra is dedicated to individual achievement through mind-numbing fun in the form of repetitive 4.167-mile loops that will take you through West... Read More

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Race organizer
Nic Chiri
Race date
Sep 19th, 2026
Calendar month
September
Race start time
07:00
Race location
West Point, Iowa, United States of America
Race participant capacity
250
Current number of loops record
33
Record holder info
Nicholas Steel - 33 yards (137.51 miles)
Race website
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
175
Venue Surface (day loop)
80% paved path/road, 10% crushed gravel, and 10% trail/grass
Race Director Contact Name
Nic Chiri
Contact Email
nic.chiri@yahoo.com
Sep 2025

Backyard Ultra I THE LAST LAP – Jegenstorf (BE)

Published by Marco Jaeggi

The first “Backyard Ultra The Last Lap” took place in Jegenstorf in 2021 and was the second organized Backyard Ultra in Switzerland. The race features a marked lap with... Read More

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Race organizer
Marco Jaeggi
Race date
Sep 13th, 2025
Calendar month
September
Race start time
14:00
Race location
Jegenstorf, Bern, Switzerland
Race participant capacity
135
Current number of loops record
51
Record holder info
Nima Javaheri
Race website
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
100
Venue Surface (day loop)
gravel, asphalt
Race Director Contact Name
Marco Jaeggi
Contact Email
contact@startschuss-coaching.ch
Sep 2025

Little Dog’s Backyard Ultra

Published by Lazarus Lake

Little Dog’s Backyard Ultra is a grassroots Backyard, returning to the roots of backyard running. We will time the laps with my wristwatch, and keep the results on a notepad.... Read More

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Race organizer
lazarus lake llc
Race date
Oct 4th, 2025
Calendar month
September
Race start time
07:00
Race location
Bell Buckle, TN, United States of America
Race participant capacity
75
Current number of loops record
37
Record holder info
Keith Van Graafeiland (2021)
Event registration page
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Loop details
There's a day time/night time loop
Feet of Climb (day loop)
450
Feet of Climb (night loop)
100
Venue Surface (day loop)
Single Track Trail
Venue Surface (night loop)
Asphalt
Race Director Contact Name
lazarus lake
Contact Email
drystoneman@hotmail.com
Sep 2025

Big Wolf’s Backyard Ultra – Outaouais

Published by Yvan L'Heureux

It is described as one of the most mentally and strategically gruelling races in the world. Contestants run a 4.1 mile loop every hour, all day, all night, nonstop. The... Read More

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Race organizer
Big Wolf
Race date
Sep 21st, 2025
Calendar month
September
Race start time
09:00
Race location
Cantley, Quebec, Canada
Race participant capacity
125
Current number of loops record
38
Record holder info
Jérémie Savoie
Race website
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
250
Venue Surface (day loop)
Trail
Race Director Contact Name
Richard Turgeon
Contact Email
outaouaisRD@bigwolfsbackyardultra.ca
Sep 2026

Swampman Backyard Ultra By Trailo Kalvė

Published by Vaidas Velutis

You need to cover only 6.7 km per hour, the saved time you can spend resting and eating. At the beginning of the next hour, you will stand again... Read More

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Race organizer
Vaidas Velutis
Race date
May 1st, 2026
Calendar month
September
Race start time
10:00
Race location
Alytus, Alytus, Lithuania
Race participant capacity
150
Current number of loops record
37
Record holder info
2025 Ernestas Vedeikis
Race website
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
187
Venue Surface (day loop)
6.7 km
Race Director Contact Name
Vaidas Velutis
Contact Email
velutis@gmail.com
Sep 2025

GV last man standing

Published by northvic BYU

Just 2 hours north of Melbourne, Shepparton plays host to Victoria’s flattest backyard ultra. This flat, fast course will give competitors the opportunity to push themselves to their limit,... Read More

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Race organizer
Robert Howse
Race date
Sep 20th, 2025
Calendar month
September
Race start time
12:00
Race location
Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Race participant capacity
200
Current number of loops record
39
Record holder info
Mathieu Dube
Race website
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Loop details
Runners will run the same loop for the entire race
Feet of Climb (day loop)
124
Venue Surface (day loop)
Sealed and firm gravel
Race Director Contact Name
Robert Howse
Contact Email
northvicbyu@gmail.com