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Foundations

What Is a Backyard Ultra?

A backyard ultra is a last-one-standing race: one 4.167-mile loop, every hour on the hour, until only one runner remains. Covers the rules, format, and what makes it unlike any other race.

Crewing

Backyard Ultra Crewing Tips

First time crewing a backyard ultra? Here are 12 practical tips from two events — covering nutrition, the ten-minute window, sleep, and how to keep your athlete going when they want to quit.

Training

Backyard Ultra Training

A free 2-week backyard ultra training plan, built with ultrarunner and coach Alyssa McClellan of Run Far Not Fast. Plus what backyard-specific training has to build and why it works the way it does.

Pace & Strategy

Backyard Ultra Pacing Strategy

We analyzed 26 elite runners across five races to find the ideal loop pace. Here's what the data says about pacing strategy, and what most runners get wrong.