Bear Creek Backyard Ultra
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Bear Creek Backyard Ultra : Bear Creek Lake Park
This event is a backyard ultra held at Bear Creek Lake Park in Lakewood, Colorado on Saturday, October 31. The format uses a single loop of 4.167 miles that runners must complete once each hour. Runners repeat the same loop every hour until only one runner remains or the event reaches its lap limit.
The lap limit is eleven laps maximum, after which the park closes for the night. If more than one runner starts the final lap, the winner is the runner who completes that lap the fastest. The field is limited to 50 runners. The entry fee is $60, which includes a $10 park entry fee.
Course details note that the park sits beside a reservoir and offers a trail network suitable for repeating a loop through day and night. Runners can expect lake views on daylight laps and the need for headlamps during dark hours. One aid station is provided at the start and finish area of the loop.
The event structure emphasizes repeated hourly loops on the same course, a fixed lap distance and a defined maximum number of laps prior to park closure. Logistics are arranged around this repeating loop format at Bear Creek Lake Park. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
