Unique event - Rules *
Unique event - Rules *
Event Rules
Run the distance of 6.706 KM in less than one hour, for as many hours as you can.
When each lap is completed, the remaining time within the hour is used to recover for the next hour's loop. There is no predefined finish.
The winner is the last person to complete a loop, all others are technically DNF (Did not finish). This sounds harsh, we didn’t make the *rules, but we do follow them.
Blended’s Backyard Ultra is officially in the Ultra Community.
*Backyard Ultra rules below
Backyard Rules
1) Course
. Loop or out and back
. Must be 4 miles 880 feet in length
. Metric equivalent 6.7056 kilometers
2) Starting Corral
. Measured to fit entire starting field
. Corral stays the same size thru out the event
. Participants must be in the starting corral at the bell
3) Starts
. Each loop starts precisely 1 hour after the last
. Warning must be given 3, 2, and 1 minutes prior to start
. All competitors must start at the bell (no late starts)
4) Loops
. Except for restrooms, competitor may not leave the course until each loop is completed
. No non-competitors on the course (including eliminated runners)
. No personal aid during a loop (common aid stations are allowed)
. Each loop must be completed within an hour to be counted… including the final lap.
. No artificial aids (including trekking poles)
. Slower runners must allow passes.
5) Timing
. Timing of the loops is optional
6) Winner/Results
. The winner is the last person to complete a loop
. All others are technically DNF
. Results of each runner in terms of distance covered are to be given.
. If no runner can complete one more loop than anyone else, there is no winner.
7) Cap
. Race must be open ended.