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Rasselbock Backyard Ultra Run

With no fixed time or distance, take part in this exciting race where you run a 4.161-mile loop every hour until you can’t run anymore. Intrigued? Click to find out more...

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This event has no fixed length in time or distance, you just have to run the same 4.161-mile loop every hour and you run until you can’t run anymore.

The winner is found when they are the last runner standing. The event may last 10 hours or it may last 80 hours, you just never know what will happen in a Backyard Ultra.

• 2023 saw a new GB female record set with us. (35 Yards)

• 2024 had three ladies smash this record. (41 Yards)

• The most runners to reach 24 yards in any UK Backyard Ultra (34)

• 66% of our runners in 2024 had never run a backyard before.

• The friendliest family of runners, crew, and supporters you could ever ask for at an event.

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Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

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All £105.00

The basics

Booking details

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Meeting point

Please meet at the aid station/start line. This will be shown on the map when you register.

Upcoming events

Event

Material Power: Rewoven 

Material Power continues in 2025, displaying 16 contemporary textile artworks amongst the internationally renowned textile collection.

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on
5 May to 31 Oct 2025
at
11:00 to 15:30
+ 179 other dates or times
Event

Walk With Us: Wider Estate Walks 

Discover Hardwick’s longer walking routes on a free guided group walk around the estate. With 7 different walks to choose from, sign up to one or challenge yourself to complete them all!

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on
6 May to 10 Jun 2025
at
10:30 to 13:30
+ 9 other dates or times
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Para Regiment Parade 

The Para Parade commemorates Hardwick’s history as the location for the 1st Parachute Brigade who lived and trained on the estate in the 1940s.

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on
10 May 2025
at
11:00 to 12:30
Event

Create With Us: Creative Writing Workshop 

Come and join us for creative writing workshops through the year exploring themes of Elizabethan festivals, changes in the seasons, or empowering women.

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on
11 May 2025
at
10:00 to 11:15