Barn Creek Backyard Ultra

Barn Creek Backyard Ultra is held in Jamestown on November 6, 2026, starting at 7:00 a.m. The single event is a last-runner-standing race, so no distance is listed and none is set in advance: the field covers the same loop on a fixed hourly schedule, and the race ends when only one person is still heading out for another lap.

Backyard ultras reward routine and patience far more than speed. What matters most is the few minutes between loops: eat something, change what needs changing, and be back on the line before the next start. Runners new to the format usually do best treating the first ten hours as an easy training run and refusing to race anybody. Bring a crew if you can, spare shoes, warm clothes for the night, and food you know you can stomach when tired.