Free. You can start with nothing.
One 6.706 km (4.167 mile) lap every hour, on the hour, from the staging area at Sicamous Public Beach Park. Finish early and rest until the next bell. When one runner remains, they complete a last loop, a victory loop, to win.
Forested, non technical riverfront trail and pavement, with less than 20 m of elevation gain and loss per lap. The course through Sicamous Beach Park and Riverfront Nature Park is open to the public on race day. Black bear, grizzly bear, cougar, bobcat and moose live in the area, and the course may be modified if wildlife activity is reported. Cell reception at the start/finish and on course. Flushable toilets and sinks at the staging area and on course.
A backyard ultra in Sicamous, British Columbia, on the Shuswap. Every hour on the hour you run a 6.706 km (4.167 mile) lap of forested riverfront trail and pavement from the staging area at Sicamous Public Beach Park, and you keep going until one runner is left. Hosted by Lewiston Ultra Events.
The BC Backyard Ultra was previously hosted at Little Mountain Park in Salmon Arm and now runs from Sicamous Public Beach Park. It is a Silver Ticket event in support of the Canadian Championship and Big's Backyard Ultra World Championship. The October 2026 Canadian Backyard Ultra National Championship is hosted on the same course. April 2027 is the sixth and final BC Backyard Ultra.
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