Devon and Cornwall Backyard Ultra

🏃 INFO

📅 Race Start

Saturday 28th August at 9:00am

The sooner you book, the closer your camping pitch will be to the start line!

🏁 How It Works

The concept is simple:

Run 4.167 miles every hour, on the hour.

Each lap starts at the beginning of every hour and must be completed within 60 minutes. Once you finish your lap, the remaining time is yours to rest, refuel and prepare for the next one.

Everyone continues until there is just one runner left.

That runner is the winner! 🏆

There is no set distance you have to achieve and no pressure to keep going beyond your limits. Your challenge is simply to see how far you can go.

💪 A Personal Endurance Challenge

The Backyard Ultra is as much a challenge against yourself as it is against everyone else.

Come along, give it a go and see how many laps you can complete. You might just surprise yourself!

Over the past five years, we've seen runners achieve some amazing personal milestones – including their first half marathon, first marathon, first 100km and first 100-mile finish.

The beauty of the Backyard format is that it makes these distances feel achievable for runners of all abilities. You simply take it one lap at a time.

🏆 Event Record

Our current event record is 32 laps, held by Terry Smith.

Could you be the next record holder?

🏆 THE TEAM CHALLENGE IS BACK!

For the last two years, East Cornwall Harriers have taken the team challenge title.

Who fancies taking on the challenge this year?

Find 5 friends, colleagues, training partners… or enemies and enter as a team of 6 runners.

How it works

• Each team consists of 6 runners

• All 6 runners start together and run until they're too pooped to go on

• Every lap completed by each team member counts towards the team total

• We add everyone's laps together to create your combined team score

• The team with the highest total number of laps wins the Team Challenge!

For example:
If your six runners complete 2, 12, 8, 15, 6 and 11 laps, your team's total would be 54 laps.

Can anyone knock East Cornwall Harriers off the top spot?

Get your team of 6 together and let the battle begin! 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🔥

✨ EXTRA

We’re proud to offer the following as part of the event:

• 💇 Hair braiding – donations to the charity are always gratefully accepted.
• 🚻 Accessible toilet facilities
• ⛺ Accessible camping pitches
• 👩 Female Race Director and female core event team
• 🏕️ Camping included – camping is included in your entry for you and your crew, and is available from Friday 27th August until the event finishes.

FRIDAY EVENING

Think your crew has what it takes to win a shorter race?

Before the Backyard begins, we're giving the support crews, family friends and general public a chance to have their own moment in the spotlight!

On Friday evening, you cake on the mini backyard - Choose from 1 lap or 2.

Don't worry, if you don't make it back in time, we will let you continue onto lap 2. Its a no pressure way to have a go.

It doesn't matter whether you're a seasoned runner or someone who hasn't run for years — this is all about having some fun, getting involved and earning bragging rights for the weekend!

• 🏃 4 mile lap 1 or 2
• 🎉 Overall Winner
• 🎉 First Crew across the line
• 👕 Best Dressed

Sign up via our website 

❤️ Every Entry Makes a Difference

As with all of our events, 100% of the money raised from entries goes directly towards supporting people living with Bowel Cancer, as well as funding vital research and training.

By taking part, you're not only challenging yourself – you're helping make a difference to people affected by Bowel Cancer.