REACH US
Registration questions, a sponsor pitch, press, or just "is this real?" — all land with a human. No office to route it through; we are usually at a chapter.
We meet everyone at the races. See the season.
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE?
Backing a chapter, a city activation, or a straight-up collab — tell us what you have in mind.
START HERE →VOLUNTEER OR CREWTimekeeping, corral support, being the reason someone's loop closes on time — every chapter runs on people who show up.
START HERE →EVERYTHING ELSERegistration help, press, or just checking this is real.
START HERE →SEND US SOMETHING
QUESTIONS, ANSWERED
The backyard, the bell, the DNF — the things every first-timer wants to know before they toe the line.
Do you have an office we can visit?
No — BigFoot doesn't run out of an office. We meet everyone at the races. If you need to reach us before or after one, email or call and a human answers.
How do I sponsor a chapter or pitch a collab?
Pick "Sponsor" in the form below and say what you have in mind — backing a chapter, a city activation, a one-off collab. It reaches the same small team as everything else, read by a person, not a sales desk.
How do I volunteer or join the crew?
Pick "Volunteer" or "Crew" in the form and tell us your city. Every chapter runs on people who show up for the whole thing — timekeeping, the corral, keeping the hour honest.
How fast do you reply?
There's no support desk — it's the same small team building the races. Expect a real reply, not always an instant one.
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.