OFFICAL BACKYARd ULTRA SERIES
Four events.
One leaderboard.
Every yard counts.
Every decision matters.
Kent Backyard Ultra Series I
VIGO
1.1.
1.1 Vigo – The Start
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.
four events
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 COLD
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.
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.
1.3 Sholden – Nowhere to Hide
BEDGEBURY
1.4.
1.4 Bedgebury – The Final
Friday 26 June · 21:00 Start · Bedgebury Forest
Where Series I came to a close.
A night start.
Forest trails.
Weather closing in.
Rain. Thunder. Lightning. Humidity.
No easy final chapter.
The yards kept coming.
The leaderboard was settled.
The Black Buckle was earned.
OFFICAL BACKYARd ULTRA SERIES
Four events.
One leaderboard.
Every yard counts.
Every decision matters.
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. DOVER - THE COLD
Saturday 9 January 2027 · 09:00 Start
Great Farthingloe Farm
Open ground.
Winter weather.
33 yards to beat.
First yard. First decision.
Set the tone for everything that follows.
2.3.
2.3. Event Three
Saturday 10 April 2027 · 09:00 Start
Lillyroo’s Glamping
Flat course.
Family-friendly weekend.
41 yards to beat.
First yard. Same question.
Are you going again?
2.4.
2.4. bedgebury - where it's deciDed
Friday 16 July 2027 · 21:00 Start
Bedgebury National Pine Forest.
Undulating forest trails.
Where Series II will be decided.
30 yards to beat.
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Kent Backyard Ultra Series Gallery
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