Ohio’s Backyard Ultra

Description
The first ever Ohio Backyard Ultra took place in 2019. With the urging of Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake, aka Laz, who started the original Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra and the Barkley Marathons, more races of this layout are being started. This is one of them.

So in likewise fashion, the Ohio Backyard Ultra will follow as closely to Laz’s original format as possible.

The concept is simple. It’s a “Last Man Standing Race” and in the end, just one runner will finish the race.

Laz’s Affiliation
Ohio’s Backyard Ultra is part of the “2020 Backyard Ultra Golden Ticket” series, serving as an “Affiliate Race” with an opportunity to gain entry into Lazarus Lake’s original Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra.

While not an automatic qualifier, the winner of Ohio’s Backyard Ultra will have a chance to gain entry into Laz’s Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra as an “at-large” qualifier based on how their finishing distance stacks up against other North American affiliate races.

If a runner qualifies from our Ohio’s Backyard Ultra, SEOTR will pay for your race entry into Laz’s Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra.