- Sat 7 Mar 2026
09:00
Age 16 & over
£113-£115
- 1 day trail running + 0 ft ascent
Event overview
Backyard Ultras can be challenging — but they’re also one of the most sociable events out there.
You’ll run together, rest together, and push through together, one yard at a time.
Round Three takes place at Lillyroo's, a peaceful, family-friendly venue just outside Deal. You’ll be running on a wide, flat out-and-back gravel trail, with just 8 metres of ascent per yard — one of the flattest Backyard Ultras in Europe. It is your chance to find out what you’re really capable of — not in a blaze of glory, but one quiet hour at a time.
How it works
- You run a 4.167-mile loop, known as a “yard” every hour, on the hour.
- You must finish within 60 minutes and be back in the starting corral ready to go again.
- If you don’t make it in time, or choose not to continue, you’re out.
- At the start of the next hour, everyone who’s still in goes again.
- This continues until only one runner completes a yard on their own, that person is the Last One Standing.
- Because you can’t outrun the clock, most people naturally stick together, forming chatty, supportive groups out on the course.
- You run together, rest together, and go again together.
- It’s a rare format where everyone’s on the same journey, no matter how far they plan to go.
Stand on the line. Go yard by yard. Let’s see what happens next.
This event is part of Kent Backyard Ultra | Round Three: Sholden.
Event photos
- Average fitness
- Event village
- Newcomers
- Spectators
The 2025/26 Series
Here is the Kent Backyard Ultra Series:
- Round One | 14 Nov 2025 | Vigo Rugby Club
- Round Two | 10 Jan 2026 | Great Farthingloe Farm, Dover
- Round Three | 7 Mar 2026 | Lillyroo's Campsite, Sholden, Near Deal
- Round Four | 26 Jun 2026 | Bedgebury National Pinetum, Goudhurst
Each round is a new challenge. Whether you’re after farmer’s fields, dry gravel tracks, or forest trails, there's something for you.
Support crew
You can have a small crew with you at the event base to assist between loops (food, kit, encouragement, tough love, etc.). Just keep it low-key — space is limited, and this isn’t Glastonbury. Crew aren’t allowed to pace you or provide outside assistance on the course — only at base between yards.
Night running & safety
Night running can feel intimidating — especially if you’re arriving solo. So here’s how it will be safer, more welcoming, and better supported for everyone:
- The course is clearly marked throughout
- Marshals are stationed in key locations
- A dedicated sweeper follows each yard
- You’ll never be far from others — this is a shared experience
- Everyone sets off together; everyone returns together
- If you’d like to be paired with someone for your first lap or two, just ask at registration and it will happen
- This format is built on community; you won’t be alone out there
- Bag storage
- Cafe
- Free parking
- Rural
- Toilets
- Distance markers
- First aid
- Flat
- Marshals
- Multiple laps
- Out and back
- Sweeper
- Toilets
- Traffic free
- Water stations
- Way markers
- GPX available
GPX route
The route is displayed on the map above.
Overview
This round features a single route used for both day and night loops.
It’s a flat out-and-back course on gravel track — a great place to find rhythm and keep the bell within reach.
Supporters are welcome, and the venue offers camping, glamping, and campervan options right by the start/finish area. Perfect for making it a weekend, and for keeping those post-yard hugs and snacks close at hand.
Map
- Chip timing
- Drinks
- Medal
Included
- Access to hot and cold drinking water throughout the event
- A fully equipped medic team on site
- Use of the indoor race HQ
- Tea, coffee (with dairy and non-dairy options), soft drinks, and a few sweet treats
- A specially crafted Kent Backyard Ultra finisher’s medal for anyone who completes at least one yard
- Eligibility for exclusive buckle awards
This is a self-supported event when it comes to food — the event doesn't provide race fuel, so bring the nutrition that works best for you and that you’ve trained with. It’s your race, your routine, your responsibility.
Medals & Buckles
Every effort counts — and it gets recognised:
- Complete at least 1 yard: Kent Backyard Ultra Medal
- Complete 24 yards / 100 miles: Bronze Buckle
- Be the Assist (2nd place): Silver Buckle
- Be the Last One Standing: Gold Buckle
- Most yards across the series: Black Buckle
- Age 16 & over
- Entries open
- Collect race pack
- Enter online
- Event merch available
Entry fees
Entry fee
£113.00
Entry fee
£115.00
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Age 16 & over
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