Backyard Ultras
The concept is simple. The race is as a hard as you like. There's no finish line and the last person standing is the winner. Take your pick from some of our favourites.
1 / The Ultra Loop - Run As Many 5km Loops As You Can in 8 hours
The Ultra Loop is an inclusive and flexible 8-hour running event with no limit on how far you can run. Within the 8 hours, you are encouraged to run as many loops as you can.
The mixed-terrain course combines roads and trails around a 5km loop and no matter how many loops you run, you receive a finishing time and…
2 / Blended's Backyard Ultra (6.7k trail laps)
Welcome to our Backyard Ultra, hosted with our friends at Chilton Manor Farm. A family-owned and run estate in the heart of the Candover Valley. It provides a stunning location for our event which is held on Private access land and trails.
The 6706m trail route loop starts and finishes on the north side of Godsfield…
3 / PHOENIX - We're All Mad Here
Phoenix Running is inviting you to join us once again for a rather 'mad' run on our 'Runderland' weekend because, well, 'We're All Mad Here' really!. And we have a brand new 'red' coloured medal too!
This is one of our timed events where you choose - from 5km to 10k, half to marathon to ultra, you can complete as…
4 / Portland Pig BackYard Ultra
Welcome to the 5th edition of the Portland Pig BackYard Ultra
This years event is a Silver Ticket event -
In the Backyard Ultra world, a Silver Ticket event is a qualifying race that awards the winner a spot on the national team for the Individual World Championship (Big's). Essentially, winning a Silver Ticket…
5 / May We Challenge You
Running Events Devon would like to invite you to come and run with us.
This event is being held on the 16th May 2026.
We are operating our 'TUGG' system as in Turn Up Get Going, you can turn up any time between 7:30 and 14:30 BUT you have to be finished by 15:30.
Absolutely all abilities of runners / walkers can…
6 / Eastnor Castle 8hr Backyard and 8hr Relay
Why run the Eastnor Castle Backyard
The Eastnor Backyard is held in the beautiful private grounds of the Eastnor Castle Deer Park set within the wider Malvern Hills National Landscape, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Nestled in green hills and tree filled parkland, the private estate road takes runners on a…
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