Bad Ass Backyard Ultra - Rio Linda, CA
Rio Linda, United States • 27 Mar 2027
Bad Ass Backyard Ultra : Rio Linda, CA
This backyard ultra is held at Dry Creek Parkway in Rio Linda, California, in the northern Sacramento area. Runners complete repeated loops of 4.16 miles with one hour allotted to finish each loop. Each new loop begins every hour on the hour; any runner who is not in the start corral ready to begin the next loop when the hour begins is out of the race. The competitor who completes the most yards wins.
The event is an affiliated Backyard Ultra, making finishers eligible to earn selection opportunities for a national team at the Satellite Team Championships and for the World Individual Championships at Bigs Backyard in Tennessee. The race is listed on BackyardUltra.com.
Event swag for this edition is sweatpants and sizing information is provided by the organizer. The event was created in 2023 as a fatass format, became an official collaboration in 2024 between Skybreaker Racing and Auburn Area Trail Runners, moved under the Singletrack Running umbrella in 2025, and has since returned to the Skybreaker Racing name.
Registration for this edition closed March 26, 2026. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.