Backyard Ultra Tailgate

Backyard Ultra Tailgate runs in Greenville, South Carolina, on November 7, 2026, starting at 8:00 a.m. There is no fixed finish line here: the backyard format sends the field around the same loop on the hour, every hour, and you stay in the race only as long as you keep completing loops within the hour. The event ends when one runner is still going.

That structure changes how you prepare. Raw speed matters far less than the ability to run easy for hours, eat and drink on a schedule, and manage the short break between loops without stiffening up. A build of several months with long back-to-back weekend runs, plus practice at your loop pace with a real rest, is the usual route in. Come with a crew, dry shoes, and food you have already tested.