GrassRoots Racing

Daytime Backyard and nighttime Backyard might as well be two different sports.

The headlamps.

The quiet.

The temperature dropping.

The conversations getting increasingly questionable.

And that strange little world that exists while everyone else is asleep.

Night yards: love them or hate them?

🌙 Team Night Yard
☀️ Please Give Me Sunrise

Let's make a list.

Tell us something that makes absolutely no sense to anyone who hasn't done a Backyard Ultra—but every Backyardigan will immediately understand.

We'll start:

Getting excited because you finished slower and somehow that's a good thing.

Your turn. 👇

Yep. It’s happening. 🙌

GrassRoots Backyard 2027 is more than 50% FULL.

Backyard 15 — FULL.
Backyard 24 — FULL.

You stepped up. Now you’re stepping into the corral to find out just how many loops you’ve got in you.

And one of my favourite parts? Seeing the roster fill with familiar faces and so many new names ready to experience Backyard for the first time.

Five years in, it’s pretty amazing to watch this community continue to grow and continue to show up for each other.

More loops. More stories. One pretty incredible community.

Well done, Backyardigans. Well done. 🧡

See you in the corral.

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Let's hear it from the crews.

You've seen your runner at their absolute best.

You've also seen them stumble into camp and declare, with complete confidence, that they're done...

Only to watch them get back up and head to the corral five minutes later. 😂

What's the funniest, strangest or most memorable thing your runner has said during a Backyard?

No names required. Unless you want to name names.

True or False?

"You have to be an ultrarunner to do a Backyard Ultra."

Everyone remembers their first Backyard.

What surprised you the most?

👇 Tell us the one thing you wish someone had told you before your first loop.

It’s about time the CREW got celebrated.

So, we’ve been working on something special for next year.

Introducing the very unofficial, potentially very official GrassRoots Backyard Ultra CREW hoodie, featuring a tagline that feels painfully accurate:

KEEPING QUESTIONABLE DECISIONS ALIVE.

The idea? Make these available as a pre-order exclusively for crew ahead of next year’s race.

But before we do it, we want to hear from the people who’ve earned the right to wear it.

Crew: do you like it? Should we make these happen?

Drop a 🙋‍♀️ / 🙋 / 🔥 below if you’d wear one.

And maybe tag the crew member who has personally talked you into going out for just one more yard. 😂

Rain.

Heat.

Wind.

Hail.

The weather is just another competitor.

What's the toughest weather you've ever raced through?

A Backyard runner is never really running alone.

The best crews know exactly what you need before you ask.

What's the best thing a crew member has ever done for you?

Or...

What's one piece of advice you'd give someone crewing their first Backyard?

Finish this sentence: A Backyard Ultra teaches you...

👇 We want to hear yours.