CHANDIGARH 2025
13 September 2025 · Armaan Stud Farm
A finished edition. Everything below is the record as the ledger kept it.
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Sunil Sharma
21 YARDS
Alok kumar sahu
20 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 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.
FROM THE CHANDIGARH CHAPTER
THE CHANDIGARH JOURNAL
Writing about this chapter, and about the backyard in general.
OTHER CHAPTERS
CHANDIGARH is one of six. Same loop, same bell, different ground — see the rest of the season.
CHANDIGARH
Rural Punjab. A working stud farm. One bell, every hour.
- RACE DAY
- 14 Nov 2026
- VENUE
- Armaan Stud Farm
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.
THE BELL, BEFORE ANYONE ELSE
Dates, entry openings and the Chandigarh race report — sent when there is something real to say, and not otherwise.
Nothing is lost. All is learnt.