Observed arrival · 2026-09-30
Backyard: a race companion for backyard ultras
A phone-based race tool for backyard ultra runners and their crews, combining a lap plan, race clock, break reminders, logging, and live nutrition totals.
- For
- Backyard ultra runners and their race crews
- Worth noticing
- The race picker lists 579 events across 82 countries, and the plan can time tasks to the venue’s sunset.
Field notes
The page frames the product around the interval between hourly 6.706 km loops, with a checklist for food, drink, and other race tasks. It says crews can share the live plan and see who completed what, while nutrition totals track carbohydrates, fluid, sodium, and caffeine against a target. The race picker is listed as covering 579 events in 82 countries; the page also recommends practicing with the beta and carrying a printed backup.
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