A race director in an orange vest addresses a large group of runners before a race on a sunny day. The runners, dressed in various brightly colored athletic outfits, are gathered on a grassy area with trees in the background. A "Finish" sign and banner are visible.

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…
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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…
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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…
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4 / THE PORTLAND PIG BACKYARD ULTRA

Welcome to the 4th edition of the Portland Pig BackYard Ultra  The backyard is a form of ultramarathon race where competitors must consecutively run the distance of 6,706 meters (4.167 miles) in less than one hour. When each lap is completed, the remaining time within the hour is typically used to recover for the…
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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 10th May 2025. Absolutely all abilities of runners / walkers can take part in our events as you have 7 hours to get to the finish of your final lap, each lap is 5.3k out and back, of our scenic route on an old…
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6 / Eastnor Castle Backyard 8hr, Backyard 12hr and 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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