Perfect PR Backyard
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About the race
Perfect PR Backyard by the Ode takes place on May 22, 2027, in Clarkston, Michigan at 9501 Sashabaw Road. The event is presented by The Ode Races as a Last Runner Standing backyard ultra format listed as 3 hours. The course is a closed park loop around Crooked Lake that combines wide, flat trails, a roomy cinder path, a paved River loop through shaded woods, and a roughly 1,000 foot boardwalk across a waterfowl preserve. The organizer describes the course as very flat and notes the start and finish area near the Twin Chimneys in Independence Oaks Park. Race rules and on-site services are specified by the organizer.
Contestants provide their own aid and pacers are not permitted; crew are allowed. Each racer is allotted a chair or cooler space within about 40 yards of the start and may bring a sided canopy up to 10 feet by 10 feet. Permanent park bathrooms will be available.
The event provides water and Tailwind; racers and crew must provide their own food starting in 2025. Hiking poles are not allowed and headphones are prohibited on the trails. Alcohol is permitted. Camping is available at the nearby Wilderness Campground for tent camping only, with a fee of $6 per person per night and a 0.9 mile walk to the start/finish from the campsite.
One car per active racer may park at the start area; additional parking is within about 500 yards. Registration pricing on the event page is listed between 66.23 and 131.28 USD. Every entrant receives an Ode beanie or tech hat. The top finishers receive guaranteed entry or discounted entry options for future Ode to Laz backyard events.
Organizers state the race is a Bronze qualifier and can provide pathways to at large bids for the Bigs Backyard World Championship. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
