What is a Backyard Ultra? It is a race that has no finish and goes until there is one person left who finishes a yard. A yard is a 6.7km lap, and runners have one hour to finish that yard. If they complete within the hour, they must be back at the starting mat before the next hour begins. If they do not make it back to the start or return to the mat before the next hour starts, they are disqualified. This continues until there is only one runner left, and they finish a lap to be crowned the winner. In 2024, Hugh Beedell won after completing 31 yards, which was a total distance of 207.7km!!

I went into this event without knowing what to expect, and I was just hopeful that I would get a marathon distance of 42km. It was such a fun event and I had the best day full of good conversations, laughs and meeting lots of new people in our amazing community. I felt good for most of the time I was on the course, and really shocked myself by completing 100km!! This was almost 3x my longest run prior to this event! This is the event in town that I highly recommend people attend, whether they are running or just coming to watch and support!