The Red Dirt Backyard Ultra is Karratha’s unique take on a backyard ultra, held at Balmoral Road Caravan Park starting on Saturday 15 June 2024 until the Last One Standing.
A backyard ultra is a form of ultramarathon set around a 6.71km loop (or yard as it is known in the Backyard Ultra world), where participants run a loop on the hour, every hour for an unlimited amount of time. They stop for food and rest only in the spare time before starting the next loop and continue until there is only one participant left – known as the Last One Standing (LOS). Everyone else is deemed a DNF or Did Not Finish.
The Red Dirt Backyard Ultra is now an official backyard ultra, meaning there is no time cap and the event will continue so long as there is two runners left. This also means that teams won't be an option for the event, so why not come down and see how many yards you can push yourself to complete on your own.