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King Street Backyard Ultra

Name: King Street Backyard Ultra
Start: 2026-11-07
End: 2026-11-07
Location: Colona

Colona, United States • 7 Nov 2026

King Street Backyard Ultra - Colona, IL

The King Street Backyard Ultra is scheduled for Saturday, Nov 7, 2026, at 1350 Cleveland Rd., Colona, Illinois. The event follows a Backyard Ultra format in which participants complete repeated loops until they stop.

Each loop measures 4.17 miles. The course is generally flat and described as fast, with a single hill as runners exit a ravine at roughly the halfway point of the loop.

The venue offers parking and space for participants to set up camp. Registration for the event closes on Tue, Nov 3.

The event takes place on local roads and trails in Colona and is presented as a returning race to the area where the course has been used in the past. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.

United States Illinois Colona

Race information

Registration

4 mi

Backyard Ultra

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

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