Backyard
Ultra Nepal 3.0
One loop. Every hour. On the hour. There’s no finish line waiting for you—just the next lap, and the one after that. You stop when you can’t go on, or when everyone else already has.
🏃 Racing the same day: 7K Fun Run and 7K Fun Night Run—NPR 850 entry.
Last one standing wins
Backyard Ultra is a loop-based endurance format: every runner completes a 6.706 km (4.167 mi) lap within a 60-minute window, then waits for the next lap to start on the hour. Finish early and the rest of the hour is yours—eat, hydrate, sit, or sleep if you dare.
There’s no set distance and no scheduled finish. The race continues, hour after hour, until every runner but one has failed to complete a lap in time. That last finisher is the winner—whether the race lasts four hours or forty.
It’s less a test of raw speed than of pacing, patience, and the will to keep lacing back up when your body is telling you to stop.
1 Loop
= 1 Hour
What you’re signing up for
Backyard Ultra rewards runners who can think as clearly in hour twenty as they did in hour one. Here’s what defines the format.
4.167 mi / 6.706 km per loop
Every runner covers the same marked course, every hour, for as long as they last.
60 minutes, no extensions
Miss the top of the hour and you’re out—no partial credit and no grace period.
No fixed distance or end time
The race isn’t over until only one runner can still complete a lap on time.
The clock is your resource
Finish a loop in 45 minutes and the other 15 are yours—eat, hydrate, change, and recover.
No outside assistance
Beyond medical or official race personnel, you’re on your own between loops.
Mental before physical
Most runners who drop out still could have finished one more loop. Most.
Earn ITRA 1–6 points
Complete enough loops at the August 15, 2026 event and you’ll score ITRA points on a scale of 1 through 6—boosting your international ranking.
This is also how Team Nepal gets picked
Backyard ULTRA Nepal 3.0 doubles as the selection race for Team Nepal at Big’s Team World Championship—a Satellite World Championship where Team Nepal races from Pokhara while teams from more than 63 countries compete simultaneously from their own countries. Every loop you complete here is also a case for your place on that start line.
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NPR 2,500
- Check-in / BIB6:00 AM
- Race briefing6:45 AM
- Start7:00 AM
- BIB numberIncluded
- Well-marked race courseIncluded
- Custom finisher medalBackyard Ultra runners
- Hydration & snacks on courseIncluded
- Medical staff for minor injuriesIncluded
- Bragging rightsNon-negotiable
Seven ways to earn cash
| Overall winner | NPR 30,000 |
| Gender category winner | NPR 20,000 |
| Top 5 overall finishers (each) | NPR 3,000 |
The race starts at 7:00 AM on August 15, 2026, at the Start/Finish venue in Chundevi, Machchhegaun, next to New Laltin Restaurant. Check-in and BIB distribution open at 6:00 AM, followed by the race briefing at 6:45 AM. A minimum of 24 completed loops is required to be eligible for the top cash prizes, and a minimum of 7 loops is required for the Top 5 Overall awards. Each runner may claim only one prize. Runners who reach 24 loops are also automatically selected for Team Nepal.
7K Fun Runs
Not ready for a last-one-standing format? Join the shorter, social side of race day—same energy, same finish-line pride.
7K Fun Run
- Check-in / BIB6:00 AM
- Race briefing6:45 AM
- Start7:00 AM
All finishers receive a standard finisher medal. The top three male and top three female finishers also receive a custom stone medal.
7K Fun Night Run
- Check-in / BIB6:00 PM
- Race briefing6:45 PM
- Start7:00 PM
All finishers receive a standard finisher medal. The top three male and top three female finishers also receive a custom stone medal.
The hour starts whether you’re ready or not
Spots for Backyard ULTRA Nepal 3.0 on August 15, 2026 are limited. Register now to lock in your BIB and find out how many loops you have in you.
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