Loop 8: 46:04 from bib 11, and five finish Backyard 8

Loop 8 is in: 11 runners came back inside the hour, and eight yards is 53.6 km.

Bib 11 was quickest, in 46:04, with bibs 824 and 17 next at 47:24 and 52:11. Bib 802 got back with 2 min 9 sec to spare.

Five runners have completed Backyard 8, all eight yards: bibs 802, 813, 816, 821 and 824.

Bibs 5, 801, 805, 810 and 1503 timed out in loop 8, and bib 1502 did not run it; all six finish on 7 yards. Bib 1 completed loop 8 and then did not run loop 9, so finishes on 8 yards. That makes 41 out so far.

Five are in the race, all on 8 yards: bibs 8, 11, 14, 17 and 18.