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2DWildstrubelCrans-Montana, Switzerland11 Sept3DKaçkarAyder, Turkey12 Sept3DMalaysia UTTaiping, Malaysia12 Sept9DJulian AlpsSlovenia18 Sept16DNiceNice, France25 Sept17DSpartathlonAthens → Sparta, Greece26 Sept36DDiagonaleRéunion15 Oct38DBig'sBell Buckle, Tennessee17 Oct52DJavelinaFountain Hills, Arizona31 Oct72DUTCTCape Town, South Africa20 NovFINALWSER '21Olympic Valley → Auburn26 JunFINALHardrock '21Silverton, Colorado16 JulFINALUTMB '21Chamonix, France27 AugFINALBig's '21Bell Buckle, Tennessee16 OctFINALWSER '22Olympic Valley → Auburn25 JunFINALHardrock '22Silverton, Colorado15 JulFINALUTMB '22Chamonix, France26 AugFINALBig's '22Bell Buckle, Tennessee15 OctFINALWSER '23Olympic Valley → Auburn24 JunFINALHardrock '23Silverton, Colorado14 JulFINALUTMB '23Chamonix, France1 SeptFINALBig's '23Bell Buckle, Tennessee21 OctFINALWSER '24Olympic Valley → Auburn29 JunFINALHardrock '24Silverton, Colorado12 JulFINALUTMB '24Chamonix, France30 AugFINALBig's '24Bell Buckle, Tennessee19 OctFINALDead CowQueensland, Australia24 JunFINALWSER '25Olympic Valley → Auburn28 JunFINALHardrock '25Silverton, Colorado11 JulFINALUTMB '25Chamonix, France29 AugFINALLast Soul '25Germany3 OctFINALBig's '25Bell Buckle, Tennessee18 OctFINALCocodonaBlack Canyon City → Flagstaff, Arizona4 MayFINALWSEROlympic Valley → Auburn, California27 JunFINALHardrockSilverton, Colorado10 JulENDEDKAT100Kananaskis, Canada6 AugFINALLast SoulGermany14 AugENDEDBoréalysMont-Tremblant, Canada14 AugFINALWhistlerWhistler, Canada21 AugTIMING STALELeadvilleLeadville, Colorado22 AugENDEDPTLChamonix, France24 AugENDEDTDSCourmayeur → Chamonix25 AugFINALOCCOrsières → Chamonix27 AugFINALUTMBChamonix, France28 AugFINALCCCCourmayeur → Chamonix28 Aug2DWildstrubelCrans-Montana, Switzerland11 Sept3DKaçkarAyder, Turkey12 Sept3DMalaysia UTTaiping, Malaysia12 Sept9DJulian AlpsSlovenia18 Sept16DNiceNice, France25 Sept17DSpartathlonAthens → Sparta, Greece26 Sept36DDiagonaleRéunion15 Oct38DBig'sBell Buckle, Tennessee17 Oct52DJavelinaFountain Hills, Arizona31 Oct72DUTCTCape Town, South Africa20 NovFINALWSER '21Olympic Valley → Auburn26 JunFINALHardrock '21Silverton, Colorado16 JulFINALUTMB '21Chamonix, France27 AugFINALBig's '21Bell Buckle, Tennessee16 OctFINALWSER '22Olympic Valley → Auburn25 JunFINALHardrock '22Silverton, Colorado15 JulFINALUTMB '22Chamonix, France26 AugFINALBig's '22Bell Buckle, Tennessee15 OctFINALWSER '23Olympic Valley → Auburn24 JunFINALHardrock '23Silverton, Colorado14 JulFINALUTMB '23Chamonix, France1 SeptFINALBig's '23Bell Buckle, Tennessee21 OctFINALWSER '24Olympic Valley → Auburn29 JunFINALHardrock '24Silverton, Colorado12 JulFINALUTMB '24Chamonix, France30 AugFINALBig's '24Bell Buckle, Tennessee19 OctFINALDead CowQueensland, Australia24 JunFINALWSER '25Olympic Valley → Auburn28 JunFINALHardrock '25Silverton, Colorado11 JulFINALUTMB '25Chamonix, France29 AugFINALLast Soul '25Germany3 OctFINALBig's '25Bell Buckle, Tennessee18 OctFINALCocodonaBlack Canyon City → Flagstaff, Arizona4 MayFINALWSEROlympic Valley → Auburn, California27 JunFINALHardrockSilverton, Colorado10 JulENDEDKAT100Kananaskis, Canada6 AugFINALLast SoulGermany14 AugENDEDBoréalysMont-Tremblant, Canada14 AugFINALWhistlerWhistler, Canada21 AugTIMING STALELeadvilleLeadville, Colorado22 AugENDEDPTLChamonix, France24 AugENDEDTDSCourmayeur → Chamonix25 AugFINALOCCOrsières → Chamonix27 AugFINALUTMBChamonix, France28 AugFINALCCCCourmayeur → Chamonix28 Aug
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Big's Backyard Ultra — World Individual 2026

Bell Buckle, Tennessee · 17 Oct 2026 – 22 Oct 2026 · 4.167 mi / hour · 38 days

The backyard world championship. Phil Gore defends. Sarah Perry brings the women's record of 95 yards back to the same loop. Last year's final 10 hours drew ~300,000 live viewers — more than the English UTMB stream.

Official organizer: Big's Backyard Ultra

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Race desk

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Storylines

The format is the product

A backyard is television. One loop, one hour, one bell. Gore, Perry, Steyaert, Lewis — the last night writes itself.

Start list

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PG
Gore🇦🇺#14
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SP
Perry🇬🇧#16
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IS
Steyaert🇧🇪#18
4Lewis🇺🇸#19
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SH
Harvey🇳🇿#22
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MG
Guterl🇺🇸#—

Coverage

Feature
119 yards later, the backyard still has not caught Gore