AHMEDABAD 2025
8 November 2025 · Green Panther Properties — GPP ONE, Ahmedabad
A finished edition. Everything below is the record as the ledger kept it.
← THE AHMEDABAD CHAPTERLAST ONE STANDING
Amit Bhattacharjee
18 YARDS
Sourabh Jakhe
17 YARDS
The last to fall. Their final loop is what sent the winner out alone — an honour here, not a runner-up placing.
THE FORMAT, IN AHMEDABAD
6.706 KM · 60 MIN · last runner standing.
Every hour, the bell rings and you run 6.706 km around the Narmada canal at GPP One. Flat through open farmland and the Acacia plantation, then one climb to Kadi Dam, across, and back to the corral.
No finish line, no medal — you run until one runner’s left standing, or you don’t. Race day is October 10, the evening before Ahmedabad turns into nine nights of Navratri.
For the purist and the elite, it’s the format at its rawest: no shortcuts, no course record, just the next bell. For everyone else, it’s the coolest race party Ahmedabad throws before the city turns festival. Run first. Celebrate after.
FROM THE AHMEDABAD CHAPTER
THE AHMEDABAD JOURNAL
Writing about this chapter, and about the backyard in general.
OTHER CHAPTERS
AHMEDABAD is one of six. Same loop, same bell, different ground — see the rest of the season.
AHMEDABAD
Flat until the dam. Then it isn't.
- RACE DAY
- 10 Oct 2026
- VENUE
- Green Panther Properties — GPP ONE, Ahmedabad
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
The backyard, the bell, the DNF — the things every first-timer wants to know before they toe the line.
What's the loop like?
6.706 km on a kutcha jeep trail around the Narmada canal — flat along the water and through the Acacia plantation, one climb up to Kadi Dam and back.
How do I get to GPP One?
50–57 km from Ahmedabad city, about 1 to 1.5 hours by road on good roads. Use the Google location pin from the website or brochure. Return cabs are hard to find on-site — book your ride back in advance.
Are there proper toilets and changing rooms?
Yes. GPP One is a premium property with fully-equipped washrooms and changing facilities, and makeshift toilets go up if runner numbers increase.
What's the refund and cancellation policy?
Cancel 30+ days before race day: full refund, less the non-recoverable payment-gateway fee. Cancel 7–30 days out: 50% refund. Cancel within 7 days, or don't show: no refund. Transfers to another chapter or runner stay open up to 7 days before race day. Email hello@bigfootadventuresindia.com with your booking ID to start the process.
What is a backyard ultra?
A 6.706 km loop, run every hour on the hour, until one runner remains. No finish line, no fixed distance. The last runner standing is the only finisher — everyone else records a DNF.
Do I need to be an ultrarunner to enter?
No. Backyard 4 is designed as a first ultra. If you can run 6.7 km in an hour, four times, you're in the game.
Where does the 2026–27 season run?
Six chapters: Pune, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai. Same loop distance, same rules, same clock in every city.
How do I register?
Through the chapter page for each city. Registration opens city by city — the community hears the dates first.
What is the Indian backyard record?
52 yards — 52 loops, 52 hours, roughly 348 km — set by Sunil Sharma in October 2024. Ashwini Ganapathi holds the women's mark at 28 yards, set at our Bengaluru chapter.
What happens if I DNF?
You take home the exact number of the loop where you stopped, and a DNF memento. In a backyard, that's not failure — it's the receipt of a real attempt.
Can I walk?
Yes. Walking is strategy, not weakness. Many strong backyard runners walk parts of every loop.
THE BELL, BEFORE ANYONE ELSE
Dates, entry openings and the Ahmedabad race report — sent when there is something real to say, and not otherwise.
Nothing is lost. All is learnt.