OFFICAL BACKYARD ULTRA SERIES
Four events, one leaderboard, every yard counts, every decision matters.
Will you be on the start line…
Or watching it unfold online?
A Backyard Ultra is simple:
4.167 miles. Every hour. On the hour. Until you stop.
Last one standing wins.
CHOOSE YOUR WAY IN
There’s more than one way to step into the arena.
Pick your route and see where it takes you.
BACKYARD ULTRA
The official Backyard Ultra format.
A last person standing competition.
4.167 miles, every hour, on the hour.
Finish within the hour and earn the right to go again.
Miss the bell and you’re out.
Only the last person standing finishes. Everyone else gets a DNF.
7-HR CHALLENGE
The 7 Hour Challenge.
Your entry into the Backyard Ultra.
4.167 miles, every hour, on the hour.
Run alongside the full event for up to 7 hours.
Finish within the hour and earn the right to go again.
Miss the bell and you’re out.
Your entry is limited to 7 hours.
HELLFIRE CREW
The Hellfire Crew.
Step into the event from the other side.
Be part of the team that keeps the yards moving.
Support runners when it matters.
Experience the event in a different way.
Join a community YOU'LL WANT TO COME BACK TO.
Upcoming events
Kent Backyard Ultra Series 1
1.4. Bedgebury — THE Final
- Date: 26th June 2026
- Start Time: 9:00pm
- Location: The Walled Garden, Lady Oak Road, Bedgebury National Pinetum, Kent, TN17 2SJ
- Ascent: 90 metres
- COURSE RECORD: TBC
The route is undulating, with a mix of grass and gravel, on an out-and-back course through the National Pinetum.
JUNE 26TH 2026 - BEDGEBURY
Kent Backyard Ultra Series 1... So Far
1.1 Vigo – The Start
VIGO
1.1.
Where it all began.
A night start.
Headtorches on.
The first names on the leaderboard.
No one knew how it would unfold.
Only that it had started.
Three events down.
Hundreds of yards completed.
Each one has shaped the leaderboard.
Each one has asked the same question.
Do you go again?
DOVER
1.2.
1.2 Dover – The ClimB
Where it started to take shape.
A long way out of the valley.
Steady. Relentless.
No hiding from it.
The miles began to stack.
The leaderboard began to form.
SHOLDEN
1.3.
1.3 Sholden – Nowhere to Hide
Where it stripped things back.
Flat. Open. Exposed.
No climbs to break it up.
No cover from the elements.
Just the yards.
And the decision to keep going.
BEDGEBURY
1.4.
1.4 Bedgebury – The Final
Friday 26 June · 21:00 Start · Bedgebury Forest
This is where it’s decided.
Four events. One leaderboard.
Three have been run. This is the fourth.
Wide forest trails.
Runnable. Relentless.
Nowhere to hide when it starts to bite.
When the bell goes, it all comes down to this.
Make it back in time… and choose to go again.
KENT BACKYARD ULTRA SERIES 2
VIGO
2.1.
2.1. Vigo – The Start
Friday 16 October 2026 · 21:00 Start · Vigo RFC
Where it begins again.
Dark trails.
Steep climbs.
A fresh leaderboard waiting to be built.
First yard. First decision.
Set the tone for everything that follows.
2.2.
2.2. Event Two
Saturday 9 January 2027 · 09:00 Start
The next chapter.
A new test.
Location revealed soon.
2.3.
2.3. Event Three
Saturday 13th March 2027 · 09:00 Start
The pressure builds.
The leaderboard takes shape.
Details coming soon.
2.4.
2.4. EVENT FOUR
Friday 16 July 2027 · 21:00 Start
Where it will be decided.
One last night.
More to come.
Step back inside the Hellfire Arena
Kent Backyard Ultra Series Gallery
Every hour the bell rings.
Every hour the runners step back into the Hellfire Arena.
One yard at a time.
The photos inside the gallery capture the moments that define the Kent Backyard Ultra Series.
Find your moment.
Hundreds of photos from across the Kent Backyard Ultra Series.
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