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CHANDIGARH

14 November 2026 · Armaan Stud Farm

Rural Punjab. A working stud farm. One bell, every hour.

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COUNTDOWN TO THE FIRST BELLDays · hours · minutes · seconds until the bell rings in CHANDIGARH and the first loop begins.
THE LOOP6.706 KM
TIME LIMIT60 MINper loop
CATEGORIES3BY4 up to the ULTRA
SPOTS REMAINING136of 152 across all categories
CHAPTER BEST21yards · Sunil Sharma, 2025
WHICH ONE IS MINE

CHOOSE YOUR DISTANCE

Every category runs the same loop, on the same bell, on the same day. They differ only in where they stop. Pick the one that's yours — what it costs is waiting for you at checkout.

A capped category is a finish, not a placing — you are a FINISHER at exactly its loop count, and completing the cap ends your race. Only the unbounded category has a winner.

HOW IT WORKS

THE FORMAT, IN CHANDIGARH

6.706 KM · 60 MIN · last runner standing.

We wanted this chapter to have its own character, not a repeat of another venue’s script. That search led to Armaan Stud Farm and its owner, Amit — or friend worth Googling on its own; the farm is home to one of the country’s more well-known horses Kala Jaadu, and it’s a working stud farm, not a backdrop dressed up to look like one.

This chapter runs on that farm’s actual grounds: through the paddy fields around it, down village lanes, past a gurudwara, along roads lined with eucalyptus. It’s the traditional Punjabi countryside, running at the pace of a farm rather than a city.

This isn’t the first time BigFoot Adventures India has raced here — an earlier edition at this same venue set up traditional Punjabi wedding tents for runners and crew, and it worked. People loved the setup. This edition carries that forward, now on a November race day instead of August.

TERRAIN SYNOPSIS

THE LOOP

The 6.7 km loop starts and finishes at Armaan Stud Farm. From the start, it runs out onto a road, passes under a newly built expressway, then turns off into a village — this stretch mixes mud track, tarmac, and deep farm track. From there it runs back out through open paddy fields and a long straight past a eucalyptus plantation, before returning to the stud farm for the bell. Surface underfoot is genuinely mixed across the loop: paved road, hard-packed farm track, and mud — not a single-surface course.

DISTANCE 6.706 KMCUT-OFF 60 MIN

The certified CHANDIGARH course, walked and GPX-mapped — goes live here 24 hours before the first bell.

WHAT IS AT THE TOP

THE STAKES

Winner takes 53K on this loop.

IF THE INDIAN RECORD FALLS HERE

₹53,000

To the last runner standing.

TO THE ASSIST

₹52,000

The runner whose last loop sent them out alone. The record is not possible without them, so they are paid almost the same.

Silver Ticket chapter — the Last One Standing winner advances to the Satellite Championship, the road that ends at Big's Backyard Ultra, Tennessee.

WHAT WINNING LOOKS LIKE HERE

CHAPTER BEST

Sunil Sharma, winner of the Chandigarh 2025 chapter

21

YARDS

Sunil Sharma, 2025

FULL RECORD BOOKSEASON STANDINGS
CHANDIGARH chapter record
THE HISTORY

CHANDIGARH — PAST EDITIONS

Every prior running of the Chandigarh chapter, with the result as the ledger recorded it.

WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS

RACE DAY, HOUR BY HOUR

The same shape in every city — read it once and you know how the day moves.

  1. 6:00 AM

    The corral fills

    Kit check, bib, timing confirmation. Get your crew box where you want it and walk the first two hundred metres of the loop so nothing on it is a surprise in the dark.

  2. 7:00 AM (same as flag-off)

    First bell

    Everyone starts together, every hour, from the same line. 6.706 KM to run and sixty minutes to do it in — no seeding, no waves, no advantage to being fast off the front.

  3. The loop, then the sit-down

    Come back inside the hour and the rest of it is yours: eat, drink, change socks, lie down. This is the part of the race that decides the race. Runners do not usually lose a backyard on the loop; they lose it in the chair.

  4. Three minutes out

    A warning, then the corral. You must be in it when the bell goes. Not near it, not walking toward it — in it. Miss the corral and your race is over, however strong you feel.

  5. After dark

    Headlamp and reflective gear are checked at sunset and mandatory from then on. The loop gets slower and more technical, the hours get quieter, and the field starts to thin quickly — most of the day's DNFs land in the small hours, not in the heat.

  6. The last hour

    When two are left, one of them will finish a loop and the other will not answer the bell. Then the last one standing goes out alone for one more, and only that solo loop makes them the winner. If they fail it, nobody wins — and the runner who sent them out is the assist, honoured, not a runner-up.

WHAT YOU GET FOR THE FEE

INCLUDED, AND NOT

The same entry, in every city. Confirmed with the race director — if anything below changes for your chapter, the chapter page says so.

INCLUDED
  • Every loop timed at the desk, and a permanent entry in the BFAI ledger under your own runner ID
  • Your finisher certificate, downloadable from your account once the result is signed off
  • Race photographs from your chapter
  • Aid at the corral every hour — water, electrolytes and light snacks. Cupless event, so carry your own bottle
  • Meals at the venue, for you AND your crew
  • Your race t-shirt
  • Camping and tent space at the venue
NOT INCLUDED
  • Travel to the city, and any stay away from the venue
  • Your crew’s travel and their stay
  • The race nutrition you personally run on — your gels, salts and on-loop food
  • Mandatory gear: headlamp, reflective vest or tape, and hydration. Checked at sunset
  • Anything you order at the venue that is not on the house
  • The payment-gateway charge, which is not refundable even on a full refund — see the refunds policy
WHAT TO BRING, WHO CAN COME

KIT, CREW AND THE CORRAL

TIMING GATE

Reporting 6:00 AM · First bell 7:00 AM (same as flag-off)

CREW ZONE

A designated crew zone at the venue — runners and crew will be directed to it on-site.

AID AT THE CORRAL

Water, electrolytes, and food at the aid station on every lap, plus first aid on standby.

MANDATORY GEAR (CHECKED AT SUNSET)

Reflective vest (for night loops), headlamp or torch, hydration bottle.

GETTING IN

Vehicle access runs all the way to the venue, with parking available nearby for runners and spectators.

TRAVEL, STAY, WEATHER

GETTING TO CHANDIGARH

How to get to the Chandigarh corral, where to sleep, what to pack for, and who to bring.

THE SITE

Chandigarh

OPEN IN MAPS
GETTING THERE

Arrive the day before. Chandigarh is reachable by air, rail and road — plan to be at the venue rested for kit check, not racing in off a morning flight. A backyard runs into the night and often past dawn, so book your return loose: you do not yet know which hour yours ends on.

WHERE TO STAY

Stay close to the start. A bed a short drive from the corral means you can lie down between loops in the early hours and get back for the bell — the runners who sleep in their own room, not in a camp chair, tend to be the ones still standing at 3am.

THE WEATHER

Pack for a full day AND a full night outdoors, whatever the forecast says. The temperature swings hard between the afternoon sun and the small hours, and you will meet both in the same race. Layers you can add and shed at the corral beat one warm jacket you sweat through by loop three.

FOR YOUR CREW

Bring one person if you can. A crew of one changes the race — they hold your box, hand you food, keep your clock and get you out of the chair when your legs vote to stay. If you come alone the corral will look after you, but a familiar face at the line is worth more than any gel.

Chandigarh has its own airport, and getting into the city is straightforward from anywhere. From Chandigarh city, the venue is near Landran village, around Mohali — a 40–45 minute drive. Runners can book a cab or taxi directly to the venue using the map location; there's no need to navigate this manually. There's no stay at the venue itself. For runners coming from outside the city, Landran is the nearest place with hotels. Crew and support members who want to stay on-site can pitch a tent — camping space is available for them at the farm.

CHANDIGARH IN PICTURES

THE GALLERY

READ BEFORE YOU ENTER

THE CHANDIGARH JOURNAL

Writing about this chapter, and about the backyard in general.

THE REST OF THE SEASON

OTHER CHAPTERS

CHANDIGARH is one of six. Same loop, same bell, different ground — see the rest of the season.

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CHANDIGARH

Rural Punjab. A working stud farm. One bell, every hour.

RACE DAY
14 Nov 2026
VENUE
Armaan Stud Farm
OPEN CHANDIGARH
EVERYONE ASKS

QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

The backyard, the bell, the DNF — the things every first-timer wants to know before they toe the line.

Are there horses on-site during the race?

Yes — Armaan Stud Farm is a working stud farm. The horses are kept in a closed area, and runners and spectators can visit them, but only with a staff escort.

What's the terrain like underfoot?

Mixed. The loop runs across paved road, hard-packed farm track, and mud track sections through the village stretch — not a single uniform surface.

What's the weather like in Chandigarh/Punjab in mid-November?

Expect cold mornings. This is the first November running of this chapter — the previous edition here was in August — so exact conditions this year are unconfirmed.

What's the nearest airport or railway station?

Chandigarh has its own airport and is well-connected by rail and road. The nearest town with runner accommodation is Landran, about 40–45 minutes from Chandigarh city.

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.

STAY IN THE LOOP

THE BELL, BEFORE ANYONE ELSE

Dates, entry openings and the Chandigarh race report — sent when there is something real to say, and not otherwise.

One list, no noise. Leave any time.

ONE LOOP. ONE HOUR.

TOE THE LINE IN CHANDIGARH

You do not have to be sure you can finish. Nobody is. You only have to answer the next bell.

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