Longbridge 100 Backyard Ultra Taster Session
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Longbridge 100 Backyard Ultra Taster Session - 6 Yards +
A mini backyard ultra taster session held on the Longbridge 100 Backyard Ultra course. This is a taster event rather than a full backyard ultra and combines repeated backyard style yards with a marathon achievement. Entry fee is £55.
Participants meet at Cadence Cafe in Litlington for registration and a briefing. A run leader will guide participants on repeated yards. Runners must collect a yard token at turnaround point 2 and return with it to record each yard; collecting all tokens is required for full completion. On yards 2, 3 and 4 runners may choose to run together or independently. On yards 5 and 6 there is an additional 1 kilometre to complete a marathon distance.
All runners who complete all six yards plus the extra distance will receive a bespoke yard token box containing their tokens, a personal Longbridge 100 Marathon memento if all six yards are completed within the one hour cut off, a bag of coffee from Liquid Spirit Roasters, and a can of Longman Brewery beer. There is an award for the fastest yard on yards 2, 3 or 4.
Facilities include full medical cover, two portable toilets for runners, one onsite public toilet, basic provisions of water, fruit, flapjack and malt loaf, and an 8m x 4m marquee for rest. The event is cup free so participants should bring their own cup. Cadence Cafe will be open for snacks and hot drinks.
Backyard rules apply including course length requirements, corral procedures, hourly yard starts with 3, 2 and 1 minute warnings before the bell, a one hour cut off per yard, and result reporting by yards completed. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
