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BRRC Backyard Ultra

Name: BRRC Backyard Ultra
Start: 2026-10-31
End: 2026-10-31
Location: Sparks

Sparks, United States • 31 Oct 2026

BRRC Backyard Ultra

The BRRC Backyard Ultra is scheduled for October 31, 2026. Organizers have been offered the use of the fields at Shawan Downs, and the final course layout is to be determined.

The event follows the backyard ultra format in which participants run repeated loops of 4.167 mile length. Runners complete as many of these loops as they can over a period of 24 to 48 hours. Each loop is the same distance and runners continue until they stop or until the event duration ends.

The event is listed as a race and will be conducted as an offline event. Further operational details, including the exact course and any logistical arrangements, were not specified in the available information. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Maryland Sparks

Race information

Website

4 mi

Backyard Ultra Loop

Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

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