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Ultras · US · IA

Booneville Backroads Ultra

50K · 31.1 miles
Ran · this year's race is done.
Race dateSeptember 5, 2026
Start6:00am
When49 days ago

Who's going to Booneville Backroads Ultra?

Free. You can start with nothing.

Free, and always will be. NavRun makes money from race-day planning for runners who want it, never from this. Ultras change constantly, sometimes the morning of. Always confirm with the race director and the official website before you rely on anything here.
Distance
31.1 miles
Climb
2,408 ft
Descent
2,406 ft
High point
not checked yet
Time limit The race
8:30:00
Aid stations
1
Started
not checked yet
Finished
not checked yet
Finish rate
not checked yet
The course

Where it goes loop · 1 aid station

Course line from the race's own GPX. Source file. Year of this file not known.

One loop from Badger Creek State Recreation Area, mostly gravel road with some level B road and a little pavement.

Roughly 90% gravel, 5% level B road and 5% pavement. Level B roads are minimum maintenance roads and turn muddy when it rains. The course is subject to change with weather and course conditions.

The race

What this one is

A Labor Day weekend race on the gravel roads and level B roads of central Iowa, run through several of the covered bridges of Madison County. A 10k, 50k, 100k and 100 miler all start and finish at Badger Creek State Recreation Area.

Getting in

Getting in Entry, lottery and what the race asks of you before race day.

Lottery
not checked yet
Lottery opens
not checked yet
Lottery draw
not checked yet
Field cap
75 boonevillebackroads.com
Registration
not checked yet
Qualifying
not checked yet
Minimum age
not checked yet
Transfers
Yes boonevillebackroads.com
Deferrals
not checked yet
Crew access, pacers and drop bags

The rules that shape your day Anything marked "not checked yet" is a gap in what we hold, never a no from the race.

Crew allowed
Yes boonevillebackroads.com
Vehicles per runner
1 boonevillebackroads.com
Pacers
No boonevillebackroads.com
Muling
not checked yet
Drop bags
Yes boonevillebackroads.com
Cupless
not checked yet
Course marking
Fully Marked ultrasignup.com
Night running
not checked yet
Dogs
not checked yet
Headphones
not checked yet
Crew rules
Crew is allowed on the course to provide support outside of aid stations: one crew vehicle per participant, or one vehicle per group of runners. Crews must wait to assist their runners until after the official check-in, follow the instructions of aid station personnel, and keep to one vehicle per runner at all checkpoints except the start/finish area. Motor homes are not permitted at any checkpoints. Do not drive down level B (minimum maintenance) roads under any circumstances; towing fees fall on the crew or driver. A crew that disregards parking instructions, race rules, directions or requests from race officials gets the runner disqualified. Support is received at aid stations; the course page for this distance says no other support is allowed unless from a race official. boonevillebackroads.com
Pacer rules
Pacers are not allowed. boonevillebackroads.com
Drop bag rules
Drop bags must be securely tied, labeled with the runner's name and entry number, and brought to packet pickup on Friday; none are collected on race day. Each bag must fit through a 6 by 8 inch opening and be no longer than 16 inches, one bag per aid station, no paper bags or glass bottles, no perishable items. Pacers are not allowed drop bags. Bags are returned to the start/finish area when the aid stations close, and must be claimed by the end of the event on Sunday. boonevillebackroads.com
Cutoff philosophy
not checked yet
Aid stations

Every stop, and what you get there ● yes   ○ no   ? nobody has checked   – does not apply to this race

Mile Station Cutoff Crew access Bag Pacer Med To next
10.00 Mile 10 aid station 11:00am ● ? ? ? ?
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What it looks like out there

Somebody has been out there with a camera the tables say the climb is long. these say what long feels like.

Nobody has been out there with a camera or a microphone yet. A gap means nobody has found it, not that it is not out there. Seen a course preview or a film of this one? Send us the link.

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100 Miler

  • Mile 22 aid station mile 22.0
  • Mile 27 aid station mile 27.0
  • Mile 39 aid station mile 39.0
  • Mile 48.2 aid station mile 48.2
  • Mile 56.4 aid station mile 56.4
  • Mile 62 aid station mile 62.0
  • Mile 72 aid station mile 72.0
  • Mile 83 aid station mile 83.0
  • Mile 93 aid station mile 93.0

100K

  • Mile 22 aid station mile 22.0
  • Mile 27 aid station mile 27.0
  • Mile 39 aid station mile 39.0
  • Mile 48.2 aid station mile 48.2
  • Mile 56.4 aid station mile 56.4

50K

  • Mile 10 aid station mile 10.0
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Where this came from. Every fact on this page records its source and when we last checked it: 47 sources for this race. Hover a source link to read the sentence it came from.
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Anything else: [email protected]

Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.

Ultras change. We will tell you when this one does.

Cutoffs move, races get postponed, lotteries open and close. We read the race's own sources and record where every fact came from. Put your email in and we will send you what changed, and where we read it.

No account, and nothing to cancel.

What happens to your email. Nothing else. I do not sell it, and I will not send you anything except this race changing. One click gets you out.

I keep this catalog because the information is scattered and hard to trust. Telling you when it moves is the same job.