Norcal Backyard Ultra
Granite Bay, United States • 7-10 Nov 2025
NorCal Backyard Ultra : November 7–10, 2025, Beals Point, Granite Bay, CA
The event comprises two race options held at Beals Point on Folsom Lake: Last Person Standing and Mini Last Person Standing. The Mini has a 24-hour limit. Registration closes November 5, 2025. The event lists a total cash prize pool of $600, with $400 awarded to the Last Person Standing and additional cash awards for other top finishers and the top female.
Format, course, awards, and support
Runners complete repeated laps of a roughly 4.16–4.2 mile loop each hour. At the top of each hour runners must start the next lap and finish the previous one; failing to be at the start line at the top of the hour ends an entrant’s race. The listed lap includes about 1.5 miles of road and 2.66 miles of wide smooth trail and also features singletrack and lakefront sections.
All entrants receive a NorCal Backyard Ultra quarter zip and a wood carved finisher award for the furthest distance completed. Finisher distance categories include:
- 13M
- 50K
- 50M
- 100K
- 100M
Runners who reach 100 miles or further also receive a bronze finisher belt buckle. There are no on-course aid stations; a fully stocked aid station is available at Beals Point and runners may use a reserved parking spot and nearby grassy area as a personal aid area. The event offers a donation-matching program with selected nonprofit partners; donations must be made in 2025 prior to the event to qualify. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.