Coming Soon Calgary's Backyard Ultra!

RULES

6706 BACKYARD ULTRA THE PIRATES LOOP 

1.  ROUTE

Loop or out and back

Must be 4 miles 880 feet in length

Metric equivalent 6.706 kilometers

2.   STARTING CORRAL

Measured to fit entire starting field

Corral stays the same size thru out the event

Participants must be in the starting corral at the bell

3.   STARTS

Each loop starts precisely 1 hour after the last

Warning must be given 3, 2, and 1 minutes prior to start

All competitors must start at the bell (no late starts)

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4.  LOOPS

Except for restrooms, competitor may not leave the course until each loop is completed

No non-competitors on the course (including eliminated runners)

No personal aid during a loop (common aid stations are allowed)

Each loop must be completed within an hour to be counted… including the final lap.

No artificial aids (including trekking poles)

Slower runners must allow passes.

5.   TIME

Lap time measurement is optional we will do our best but it may not be accurate, to the sec, but we will do our utmost to record all times for each lap. The important timing issue is that you arrive at or before 59:59.9 in the lap you are on.

6.  WINNER/RESULTS

The winner is the last person to complete a loop

All others are technically DNF (did not finish)

Results of each runner in terms of distance covered are to be given.

If no runner can complete one more loop than anyone else, there is no winner.

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7.   CAP

Race must be open and ended.

Directly from the original rules – www.backyardultra.com