About the Austin's Backyard Ultra • Marathon • Full • Half & Memorial Day Remembrance Run 4 Miler • 8 Miler
The courses run along a peninsula at Turkey Bend LCRA Recreation Area, tracing the Colorado River through wildflower-lined meadows and shaded Hill Country woodland. The terrain rolls throughout, with lakeside views opening up between wooded stretches. The Memorial Day distances all follow the same trail as the backyard ultra, so the course has already been run hard before the morning crowds arrive.
The backyard ultra runs through the night, with reflective markers on course and a central start and finish corral near the park's camping area serving as home base between loops. Crews stage there to resupply runners. The Remembrance Run begins at dawn with a moment of silence before the field heads out on the same trail.
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Austin's Backyard Ultra • Marathon • Full • Half & Memorial Day Remembrance Run 4 Miler • 8 Miler 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
Marathon Results · 2026
14finishers
2:31:00winner
5:07:59median
7:17:58cutoff
Top 3: Sayo Ajima (4:42:01) · Roberto Pichardo (5:19:42) · Lilly English (5:33:32)
Half Marathon Results · 2026
11finishers
1:57:52winner
2:23:52median
3:31:57cutoff
Top 3: Nicky Coburn (1:57:52) · Jose Perez (2:08:08) · Colton Nelson (2:11:32)
The Austin's Backyard Ultra • Marathon • Full • Half & Memorial Day Remembrance Run 4 Miler • 8 Miler has been held every year since at least 2025. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
4.17 Miles5/29/2027 07:00$150
26.2 Miles5/30/2027 07:00$100
13.1 Miles5/30/2027 07:00$86
8 Miles5/30/2027 08:00$60
The 8 Mile March (Ruck)5/30/2027 08:00$60
4 Miles5/30/2027 08:00$50
The 4 Mile March (Ruck)5/30/2027 07:00$50
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