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Ohio's Backyard Ultra Specs

Date: March 20, 2027
Time: 7:30AM and every hour thereafter
Location: McChesney Ridge Athletic Club, Lucasville, Ohio

Laz's Big's Backyard Ultra Affiliation - "The Road to Big’s"

Ohio's Backyard Ultra is part of the "Road to Big's series", as an "Affiliate Race" and serving as a "Bronze Ticket Race" in the 2025-2026 cycle, feeding into the a Silver Ticket Race, the Ode to Laz Backyard Ultra.  Previously, OBU represented a "Silver Ticket" race designation from 2021-2024, sending many runners onto Big's Backyard Ultra.  The winner of a Silver Ticket race will earn a spot on the World Team Competition roster (see below).

See all details on Laz's Road to Big's World Individual Championships by clicking the link below:
https://bigsbackyardultra.com/

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The "World Individual Championship" (Odd-Numbered Years) Affiliation: Every other year (odd-numbered years) the "World Individual Championship" of Backyard Ultras will take place at Big's Backyard Ultra and is made up of 75 runners who: 1. won their national championship, and 2. come from the at-large list of top results.  See info on the World Individual Championship and qualifying here:
https://bigsbackyardultra.com/2027-roster/

The "World Team Competition" (Even-Numbered Years) Affiliation: Big's Backyard Ultra serves as the World Team Competition every other year (even-numbered years), which will be a 15-person team from USA.  6 of those runners will come from Silver Ticket Races and the other 9 will come from an at large list.  Read more about the World Team Competition and qualifying here:
https://bigsbackyardultra.com/road-to-bigs/

Event's current local time: 9:57 PM ET