Backyard Ultra and Relay!

The spring equinox is calling! Come test yourself against the forces of light and dark in an event unlike any you have done before.

Individuals can choose a 6hour (25miles), 12hour (50miles), or 24hour (100mile) option. The 6hour section can be completed at anytime during the 24hour event, while the 12hour particpants will choose between 12 hours of light (7:14am-7:14pm) or 12 hours of dark (7:14pm-7:14am).

If a relay is more your vibe, you can enter with up to 8 members on your team. As long as someone from your team completes each yard, you are good to go! It’s up to you how you structure and execute your team plan.

Logistics

The race will be begin at sunrise (7:14am) and each runner will have exactly one hour to complete the 4.167 mile island center forest loop course. If a runner fails to return within the hour, they are eliminated from the race. Runners can complete the course at whatever pace they choose, but they MUST finish the loop and be at the starting line to start the next race within 60 minutes. A new race will begin every hour on the hour (8:14am., 9:14am., 10:14am. and so on…) for up to 24hours. If a runner fails to make it to the start line at the top of the hour, that runner is eliminated.

The start/finish area, aid station, portajohns and team tent space will all be in the field behind O-Space (18870 103rd Ave SW). There will be space to have your own individual setup of tents, chairs, cooking supplies, etc. Runners are allowed a crew but no pacers are allowed on course. Power outlets are not available, so please plan on bringing your own power source, if needed. We will have a full aid station at the start/finish area.

Aid Station/Support

We will have one fully stocked aid station at the Start/Finish line.

Aid Station Items for runners (subject to change/while quantities last):

Fluids: Water, Electrolyte Powders
Soda: Coke, Sprite, etc.
Sweets: Cookies, Fig Newtons, Rice Krispy Treats
Salty: Pretzels, Chips
Fruit: Bananas, Oranges
Medical: Ice, Bandages, Vasoline, Band Aids (limited), etc. ( NO NSAIDS e.g. ibuprofen)
We will be cooking meals throughout the event! (lunch, dinner, breakfast for all present): Quesadillas, Hot dogs, Soup, Noodles, Pancakes, etc.

Included in Registration

Spring Awakening Backyard Ultra T-shirt (4 included with team registration)
Custom bib
Fully stocked aid station
24hrs of food for runners and crew members
Commemorative Koozie to take after your last lap
Unique sticker and magnet to show your achievement
24 hour emergency support
Safe, well marked course

Individual 24hr (100mile) finishers will receive a custom belt buckle!

Register soon at the Ultrasignup Link below!

https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?eid=21152

Backyard Format Rules

The Backyard format is simple: 100 miles divided into 24 hours give you 4.167 miles for a "yard" (lap). Every hour, on the hour, a new yard will start and you must finish within the hour and be back in the starting corral for the next one to stay in the run. Complete 6 yards for 25 miles, 12 yards for 50 miles, or the full 24 yards for 100 miles.

Runners and crew will be able to set up a personal area with chairs, tents, etc. around the start/finish course-line area for personal aid, gear, and rest between yards (not during). Personal tent location on a first come-first served format.

We will give a 3-minute, 2-minute, and 1-minute warning to be inside the starting corral for the next yard.

All runners are required to be in the starting corral before the top of the hour.

Failure to line up in the starting corral will result in the disqualification of the runner. Participants must start a new yard at the sound, and continue out on the course (not back to their tent, etc.).

Once you are on the course, you are not allowed any aid from your crew or any other individual. No non-competitors on the course. Except for restrooms, competitors may not leave the course until each loop is completed.

No artificial aids (including trekking poles) are allowed.

Once you complete the yard, and assuming you have finished within the hour, you may use the bathroom, eat, drink, sleep, ponder the next yard, etc., but you MUST be back in the start corral at the beginning of the hour to continue into the next hour’s yard.

No pacers allowed.

You must checkout with the race director once you can not complete a yard or decide not to begin the next yard.