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THE LAST STAND 1776 BACKYARD ULTRA — JUNE 13, 2026 • MIDLOTHIAN, VAONE MORE LOOP.
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Your race. Your stand. Your story to write.
The Backyard Ultra is a race format like no other. Every hour, on the hour, runners head out for a 4.167 mile loop. You have exactly one hour to finish. If you make it back in time, you earn the right to go again. If you don’t… your race is over. And that’s the beauty of it—it’s your race to run. One loop or twenty, you choose your challenge.
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Grit, Determination, Endurance, Strategy
This format tests every part of you—your legs, your mind, your will. The loop never changes. The clock never slows. The question is simple: can you dig deep enough to say “ONE MORE LOOP”? Whether your goal is 1 loop, 3, 5, 10, or more, it’s your race to run and your goals to set—mileage, loops, or personal breakthrough.
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Camaraderie That Defines the Sport
Backyard Ultras create a community unlike anything else in running.
• Runners encouraging one another
• Support crews lifting spirits for all the runners
• Spectators cheering for every single loop finisher
• You will forge new friendships with each passing loop
Run 1 loop and you’ll be met with cheers. Run 2, 3, 5, 10 or more, and the encouragement only grows. Every time you finish a loop, you’re welcomed back with support, energy, and belief. No judgment. No pressure. Only encouragement, every single time.
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A Course You’ll Never Forget
Our 4.1 mile loop winds through woods, trails, wooden bridges, and a lakeside path. It’s beautiful, challenging, and just unpredictable enough to keep you honest. You’ll know every turn by heart… and still question your life choices at 3 a.m. But remember—it’s your race to run, and every loop is a victory.
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Honoring America’s 250th Birthday
2026 marks 250 years of the United States, and this race embraces the spirit that built it—resilience, independence, grit, and the courage to keep going when the going gets tough. There’s no better year to make your stand.
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A Race Shirt Worth Wearing
Every runner gets a custom designed race shirt—bold, patriotic, and absolutely not the kind you stuff in a drawer. This one you’ll wear proudly, because you earned it loop by loop. Ther will be other goodies for all the participants
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The Prize for the Last Runner Standing
If you’re the one who keeps answering the bell when no one else does, you’ll earn more than bragging rights.
• A cash prize awaits the Last Runner Standing.
• But even more importantly, you’ll claim the coveted Sword of Honor—a symbol of grit, resilience, and the spirit of the Backyard Ultra. Only one runner will lift it.
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Your Race. Your Distance. Your Stand.
Set a mileage goal. Set a loop goal. Run your race—1 loop or 20, it’s entirely up to you. There are no losers… but there is only one who keeps going when the field is empty.
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Registration is now open. Make your stand on June 13, 2026. https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Midlothian/LastStandLochLothianBackyardUltra
ONE MORE LOOP.
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13501 Midlothian Turnpike, 13501 Midlothian Tpke, Midlothian, VA 23113-4215, United States
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