Registration
$175 (Early Registration ends January 3, 2026)
*GST and Ultra Signup fees not included
2026 event will again be capped at 75 runners
Registration opens 8:00am, December 6, 2025
Participants must be 18 years of age or older on race day
You must be registered by April 30th to be guaranteed a T-shirt
What's Included
Custom Race T-shirt
Access to private gorgeous trails
Custom locally-made medallion
DNF Prize
Fuel/Snack Station
Water/Ice
Coffee
Swag Bag
First Aid
Top Notch Volunteers
Memories to Last a Lifetime!
Event Schedule
Friday July 3rd, 2026
Package Pick Up and Racer Tent set up: 6-8pm
Course will be marked for those that want to preview where the suffering will go down!
Saturday July 4th, 2026
Racer Tent set up: 6am - 7:30am
Late Racer Check-in: 6am-7:15am
Mandatory Pre-Race briefing: 7:30am
1st Lap Start Time: 8am
Race End Time: Your guess is as good as mine!
Course
Day Loop (5am-9pm) Trail loop consists of winding treed singletrack and grass pasture trails
Night Loop (9pm-5am) Road loop will be an out and back along local gravel roads
Maps are located on event website
Race Site
Old Tom Backyard is hosted on an active family farm near Blumenort, Manitoba which is about 25 minutes SE of Winnipeg. The Reimer family has been raising turkeys and cattle on this site for 3 generations with the 4th generation of kids starting to help out!
The race corral and staging areas will be under the shelter of an open-sided pole shed, so crew and spectators can stay under a roof. There will be plenty of room in the shed for you to set up your own personal rest/aid station, but if you'd like to set up your own tent outside feel free!
As this is an active farm site, there will be areas of no admittance due to biosecurity reasons and the health/safety of the turkeys. Please respect any signs/instructions the hosts have provided.
As much as we love our pets, pets will NOT be allowed on the property.
Backyard Rules
Runners must finish each lap within 1 hour.
The next lap starts on the hour every hour after that (signaled by the bell)
Participants MUST be in the starting corral at the bell. NO late starts!
Warning whistles will be given 3, 2, and 1 minutes prior to the starting bell.
Runners may not leave the course until each loop is completed (once the bell goes you must complete the loop before any support is given/taken)
No support to be given/taken from anyone during the loop – no gear, food, or liquids. The only support allowed is a quick verbal encouragement as you pass by
No pacing
No artificial aids (including poles).
Slower runners please allow faster runners to pass.
The winner is the last person to complete a loop within the hour after all others have given up. DNF (did not finish)
If no runner can complete one more lap than everyone else, there is no winner.
Please report to the timing area when you decide you can no longer go on.
This is a self-supported event. You will need to provide your own food. We will provide water/ice and a few snacks during the event, but don't rely on the aid station for your sole fueling needs.
No littering
No open fires in support area (camp stoves are allowed)
Obey any instructions given to you by race officials.
Be respectful and look after one another.
As this is a family friendly event, no obscene, indecent or vulger language or behaviour will be tolerated.
*Please note, failure to follow any of the above rules will result in a DNF
Prizing
Last Runner Standing will receive a Silver Ticket towards the 2026 Team World Championships
If Last Runner Standing sets a new course record (currently 35 yards - Aaron Webb) they will win: $1000
If the Last Canadian Runner Standing bests the Canadian Home Soil record (currently 68 yards - Lee Alonzo Murphy) they will win $10,000!
Event's current local time: 8:22 AM CT
