Austin's Backyard Ultra • Marathon • Full • Half & Memorial Day Remembrance Run 4 Miler • 8 Miler
From Fit Foundation
- Date Sat 29th May 2027 - Mon 31st May 2027
- Time 7:00AM CDT
- Location Marble Falls, Texas
- Price $43.39 - $117.59
- Races 7 races
- Distances Marathon, Ultra, Half Marathon
Event summary
Get ready for an unforgettable experience at Austin's Backyard Ultra, taking place from May 29th to May 31st, 2027, in the stunning Texas Hill Country at Turkey Bend LCRA Recreation Area near Marble Falls, Travis. Organized by the Fit Foundation, this event promises a unique blend of endurance, community, and remembrance, perfect for runners of all levels. Whether you're a seasoned marathoner or a first-time participant, you can choose from various race distances including a full marathon (26.2 miles), half marathon (13.1 miles), and the Memorial Day Remembrance Run featuring 4-mile and 8-mile options.
Experience the thrill of the Backyard Ultra format, where participants complete a challenging 4.2-mile loop every hour, testing your limits against both time and the rugged terrain. The atmosphere is electric as runners support one another, especially during the poignant moments of the Memorial Day Remembrance Run, where you can honor loved ones while enjoying breathtaking views of wildflower fields and serene lakeside landscapes. Join us for this incredible weekend of camaraderie and achievement, and see how far you can go!
Experience the thrill of the Backyard Ultra format, where participants complete a challenging 4.2-mile loop every hour, testing your limits against both time and the rugged terrain. The atmosphere is electric as runners support one another, especially during the poignant moments of the Memorial Day Remembrance Run, where you can honor loved ones while enjoying breathtaking views of wildflower fields and serene lakeside landscapes. Join us for this incredible weekend of camaraderie and achievement, and see how far you can go!
Organiser's Description
AUSTIN'S BACKYARD MARATHON
HOW FAR WILL YOU GO?
"So, the last shall be first, and the first last"
BRONZE TICKET QUALIFIER
[Turkey Bend wildflower meadow with Hill Country horizon]
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILD
Our event takes place at Turkey Bend LCRA Recreation Area near Lago Vista and Marble Falls, Texas. The course traces a peninsula along the Colorado River, winding through open meadows, wildflower fields, and shaded Hill Country woodland. Expansive views. Rolling terrain. Wildflower invasions in spring. A landscape that earns every mile you put into it.
Join us for Austin's Backyard Marathon & Memorial Day Remembrance Run, a race weekend built around endurance, community, and remembrance. Whether you're chasing the Bronze Ticket, your first marathon, or running to honor someone, you'll find your distance and your reason at Turkey Bend.
THE BACKYARD ULTRA FORMAT
SATURDAY LAST PERSON STANDING CHALLENGE
Austin's Backyard Ultra is a premier, rugged challenge. Its not just a race against the clock; its a race against the Texas Hill Country terrain. Not your average flat backyard. This is an officially sanctioned Backyard Ultra. One 4.2-mile loop. One hour to complete it. A new loop starts at the top of every hour. Miss the cutoff, you're out. Last runner remaining wins.
ONE UNIFIED COURSE that all runners follow, through full sun, through dusk, through the long midnight hours, into Sunday's dawn if you make it that far.
The course is anchored by a central start/finish corral located near the park's main camping clusters. This is home base, where crews refuel runners and runners reset between yards. Where the race is won and lost not in the running, but in those few minutes between hours.
Earn every yard. Climb every hour. Austin's Backyard Ultra is a bucket-list event for runners who want to test their true power, not just their flat pacing.
The trail itself is a 4.2-mile out-and-back along the Turkey Bend peninsula with a tight finishing lollipop. Wildflower meadows, lakeside views, and Hill Country woodland in alternating sections. Reflective markers guide runners through the nighttime hours. The course rewards a steady, efficient pace and a calm mind. One more hour at a time.
A BACKYARD ULTRA IS WON AT THE REST CHAIR, NOT THE STARTING LINE. CLICK _HERE _ [https://open.substack.com/pub/fitfoundation/p/week-1-welcome-to-the-loop?r=2rcg7v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, TRAINING PLANS, PACING STRATEGY, AND THE MENTAL PLAYBOOK FOR THE BELL. EVERY WEDNESDAY, STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.
SUNDAY MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCE RUN
The Memorial Day Remembrance Run is a chance to cover ground with purpose. Run in honor of someone. Run, ruck, or walk in their memory. Run because you can, and they cannot. Run the same unified course as the Backyard Ultra athletes. Same trail. Same wildflower-lined Hill Country views. Half the chaos, all of the experience.
Four distances. One course. No clock pressure.
MARATHON (26.2 MILES): Seven loops total six 4.2-mile main loops plus one 1-mile finishing loop.
HALF MARATHON (13.1 MILES): Four loops total three 4.2-mile main loops plus one 1-mile finishing loop.
THE 4 MILE MARCH
THE 8 MILE MARCH
You'll share the trail with Bronze Ticket hopefuls. Some of them will still be on course when you finish. That's part of the magic of race weekend at Turkey Bend. While the trail may still hold a backyard ultra runner or two, somewhere past hour twenty, still answering the bell, a new group lines up at dawn.
A brief moment of silence and reflection will occur at the start line to honor the purpose of the day.
If you share the trail with a backyard ultra runner, give them room. Cheer for them. They've been out here a long time.
THE RULES FOR THE LAST RUNNER STANDING
* The course is a 4.2-mile unified loop
* A new loop starts at the top of each hour
* Participants must complete each loop within the hour to continue
* Runners are eliminated if they fail to complete a loop in time or choose not to start the next loop
* The last person to complete a loop is declared the overall winner
RACE DISTANCE EQUIVALENTS
HALF MARATHON
3 + 1 Loops
13.1 miles
MARATHON
6 + 1 Loops
26.2 miles
50K
7 + 1 Loops
31.4 miles
50 MILES
12 Loops
50.4 miles
100K
15 Loops
62.8 miles
100 MILES
24 Loops
100.8 miles
[Race photo 1] [Race photo 2] [Race photo 3] [Race photo 4] [Race photo 5] [Race photo 6] [Race photo 7] [Race photo 8] [Race photo 9] [Race photo 10] [Race photo 11] [Race photo 12]
[Race photo 1] [Race photo 2] [Race photo 3] [Race photo 4]
AWARDS
FINISHER WOODALLION
Complete at least one loop
HALF MARATHON MEDAL
Complete 13.1 miles
MARATHON MEDAL
Complete 26.2 miles
ULTRA MEDAL
Complete 8+ loops (31+ miles)
LAST PERSON STANDING
Overall winner award
WHAT'S INCLUDED
EVENT ENTRY
Access to this unique endurance challenge in the Texas Hill Country
CUSTOM EVENT SHIRT
Commemorative shirt to remember your achievement
FINISHER'S MEDAL
Earn a medal by completing at least one loop
AID STATION SUPPORT
Fully stocked aid stations to keep you going hour after hour
WHO WILL BE THE LAST PERSON STANDING?
How many loops can you complete? Ready to Test Your Limits?
One loop. One hour. One more hour. Join us at Turkey Bend for a race weekend you won't forget.
REGISTER NOW
HOW FAR WILL YOU GO?
"So, the last shall be first, and the first last"
BRONZE TICKET QUALIFIER
[Turkey Bend wildflower meadow with Hill Country horizon]
TEXAS HILL COUNTRY WILD
Our event takes place at Turkey Bend LCRA Recreation Area near Lago Vista and Marble Falls, Texas. The course traces a peninsula along the Colorado River, winding through open meadows, wildflower fields, and shaded Hill Country woodland. Expansive views. Rolling terrain. Wildflower invasions in spring. A landscape that earns every mile you put into it.
Join us for Austin's Backyard Marathon & Memorial Day Remembrance Run, a race weekend built around endurance, community, and remembrance. Whether you're chasing the Bronze Ticket, your first marathon, or running to honor someone, you'll find your distance and your reason at Turkey Bend.
THE BACKYARD ULTRA FORMAT
SATURDAY LAST PERSON STANDING CHALLENGE
Austin's Backyard Ultra is a premier, rugged challenge. Its not just a race against the clock; its a race against the Texas Hill Country terrain. Not your average flat backyard. This is an officially sanctioned Backyard Ultra. One 4.2-mile loop. One hour to complete it. A new loop starts at the top of every hour. Miss the cutoff, you're out. Last runner remaining wins.
ONE UNIFIED COURSE that all runners follow, through full sun, through dusk, through the long midnight hours, into Sunday's dawn if you make it that far.
The course is anchored by a central start/finish corral located near the park's main camping clusters. This is home base, where crews refuel runners and runners reset between yards. Where the race is won and lost not in the running, but in those few minutes between hours.
Earn every yard. Climb every hour. Austin's Backyard Ultra is a bucket-list event for runners who want to test their true power, not just their flat pacing.
The trail itself is a 4.2-mile out-and-back along the Turkey Bend peninsula with a tight finishing lollipop. Wildflower meadows, lakeside views, and Hill Country woodland in alternating sections. Reflective markers guide runners through the nighttime hours. The course rewards a steady, efficient pace and a calm mind. One more hour at a time.
A BACKYARD ULTRA IS WON AT THE REST CHAIR, NOT THE STARTING LINE. CLICK _HERE _ [https://open.substack.com/pub/fitfoundation/p/week-1-welcome-to-the-loop?r=2rcg7v&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web]TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE WEEKLY NEWSLETTER, TRAINING PLANS, PACING STRATEGY, AND THE MENTAL PLAYBOOK FOR THE BELL. EVERY WEDNESDAY, STRAIGHT TO YOUR INBOX.
SUNDAY MEMORIAL DAY REMEMBRANCE RUN
The Memorial Day Remembrance Run is a chance to cover ground with purpose. Run in honor of someone. Run, ruck, or walk in their memory. Run because you can, and they cannot. Run the same unified course as the Backyard Ultra athletes. Same trail. Same wildflower-lined Hill Country views. Half the chaos, all of the experience.
Four distances. One course. No clock pressure.
MARATHON (26.2 MILES): Seven loops total six 4.2-mile main loops plus one 1-mile finishing loop.
HALF MARATHON (13.1 MILES): Four loops total three 4.2-mile main loops plus one 1-mile finishing loop.
THE 4 MILE MARCH
THE 8 MILE MARCH
You'll share the trail with Bronze Ticket hopefuls. Some of them will still be on course when you finish. That's part of the magic of race weekend at Turkey Bend. While the trail may still hold a backyard ultra runner or two, somewhere past hour twenty, still answering the bell, a new group lines up at dawn.
A brief moment of silence and reflection will occur at the start line to honor the purpose of the day.
If you share the trail with a backyard ultra runner, give them room. Cheer for them. They've been out here a long time.
THE RULES FOR THE LAST RUNNER STANDING
* The course is a 4.2-mile unified loop
* A new loop starts at the top of each hour
* Participants must complete each loop within the hour to continue
* Runners are eliminated if they fail to complete a loop in time or choose not to start the next loop
* The last person to complete a loop is declared the overall winner
RACE DISTANCE EQUIVALENTS
HALF MARATHON
3 + 1 Loops
13.1 miles
MARATHON
6 + 1 Loops
26.2 miles
50K
7 + 1 Loops
31.4 miles
50 MILES
12 Loops
50.4 miles
100K
15 Loops
62.8 miles
100 MILES
24 Loops
100.8 miles
[Race photo 1] [Race photo 2] [Race photo 3] [Race photo 4] [Race photo 5] [Race photo 6] [Race photo 7] [Race photo 8] [Race photo 9] [Race photo 10] [Race photo 11] [Race photo 12]
[Race photo 1] [Race photo 2] [Race photo 3] [Race photo 4]
AWARDS
FINISHER WOODALLION
Complete at least one loop
HALF MARATHON MEDAL
Complete 13.1 miles
MARATHON MEDAL
Complete 26.2 miles
ULTRA MEDAL
Complete 8+ loops (31+ miles)
LAST PERSON STANDING
Overall winner award
WHAT'S INCLUDED
EVENT ENTRY
Access to this unique endurance challenge in the Texas Hill Country
CUSTOM EVENT SHIRT
Commemorative shirt to remember your achievement
FINISHER'S MEDAL
Earn a medal by completing at least one loop
AID STATION SUPPORT
Fully stocked aid stations to keep you going hour after hour
WHO WILL BE THE LAST PERSON STANDING?
How many loops can you complete? Ready to Test Your Limits?
One loop. One hour. One more hour. Join us at Turkey Bend for a race weekend you won't forget.
REGISTER NOW
Races
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Austin's Backyard Ultra
Incl. $7.60 Fee & T-Shirt
Sat 29th May 2027 (7:00AM CDT)
$117.59
run any distance 4.17 miles (1 loop) or more. Other race distance Equivalents: Half Marathon (13.1): Complete 4 loops Marathon (26.2): Complete 7 loops 50K (31 miles): Complete 8 loops 50 Miles: Complete 12 loops 100K (62 miles): Complete 15 loops 100 Miles: Complete 24 loops -
Memorial Marathon
Incl. $6.40 Fee & T-Shirt
Sun 30th May 2027 (7:00AM CDT)
$96.39
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Remembrance Run Half-Marathon
Incl. $5.56 Fee & T-Shirt
Sun 30th May 2027 (7:00AM CDT)
$81.55
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The 8 Mile March
Incl. $4.00 Fee & T-Shirt
Sun 30th May 2027 (7:00AM CDT)
$53.99
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The 8 Mile March (Ruck)
Incl. $4.00 Fee
Sun 30th May 2027 (7:00AM CDT)
$53.99
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The 4 Mile March
Incl. $3.40 Fee & T-Shirt
Sun 30th May 2027 (7:00AM CDT)
$43.39
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The 4 Mile March (Ruck)
Incl. $3.40 Fee
Sun 30th May 2027 (7:00AM CDT)
$43.39
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