BHOPAL
BACKYARD ULTRA
📍 Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | 🗓️ 13 Dec, 2025
Loops by the Lakes (may be)– Welcome to Central India’s Backyard Beast
Say hello to the Bhopal Backyard Ultra, where central India's "City of Lakes" turns into a hotbed for limitless grit. This isn't just another race. It’s a circular journey of the soul around water bodies that have watched generations rise, fall, and run again.
Bhopal serves up a terrain of contrasts — ancient Mughal gardens, forest trails, urban breezes, and temple paths. Each loop offers a new scene, but the same challenge: complete 6.706 KM before the hour strikes again.
CATEGORIES
CHALLENGES
The Original. The Ruthless. The Last One Standing.
Welcome to the purest test of human endurance. Runners take on a 6.706 KM loop every hour, on the hour, until there’s only one left. No finish line. If you're serious about ultrarunning, this is where you come to meet your limit—and then run past it. time.
Eight Hours. Eight Loops. All In.
Perfect for those ready to flirt with the ultra world without diving in completely. Backyard 8 is your stepping stone to discovering mental grit and physical durability. Just enough to leave you wrecked… but wanting more. A community vibe with a serious challenge built in.
A Fun, Fierce Format for Newbies and Juniors.
Backyard 4 is the gateway drug to ultrarunning. Four loops, one per hour—seems simple, but it packs a punch. Designed for first-timers, teens, or the trail-curious, this category celebrates small victories that spark big dreams. Friendly, fun, and still fierce.
About
Backyard Ultra
Born in Tennessee and now taking the world (and India) by storm, the Backyard Ultra is the brainchild of the legendary Lazarus Lake — the same man behind the Barkley Marathons. The format is brutal in its simplicity and elegant in its design: runners must complete one loop of 6.706 kilometers every hour on the hour. Fail to finish the loop in 60 minutes or less, and you're out. Last person running, wins. Why 6.706 kilometers?
Because 24 such loops make exactly 100 miles. And yes, it gets as mentally tough as it is physically challenging.
Rulebook
- Every hour, a new loop starts. All runners must begin at the bell.
- If you don't start the loop on time, you're out.
- If you don’t finish the loop in 60 minutes, you're out.
- You can rest, eat, nap, cry, or do push-ups — but only within your remaining time before the next bell.
- The last runner to complete one more loop than everyone else is declared the winner. Everyone else gets a DNF.