THE OFFICIAL UNIVERSAL BACKYARD ULTRA RULES...

• Each lap is identical to the last, and measures 6.7km.
• Each lap starts exactly 1 hour after the last one started (kicking off at 9.00am on Saturday 26 October 2024).
• There will be a warning whistle at 3 minutes, 2 minutes & 1 minute prior to start each lap.
• If you are not in the starting corral when the bell goes you do not get to start. No late starts. No exceptions. 
• With the exception of toilet stops, runners may not leave the course until each lap is completed. There are toilets in the event village next to the start/finish line and 50m from the start that you run past each lap. There will be a portaloo on course at approximately half way. 
• No non-competitors are to run on the course, including eliminated runners. The trail is open to the general public, including other runners, walkers and mountain bikers. Please be courteous but accept no assistance.
• Aid is only allowed in the event village in between laps (i.e. after you have completed a lap, and before the start whistle goes for the next lap).
• Each lap must be completed within the hour to be counted, including the final lap.
• No artificial aids are allowed - including poles.
• This is a self supported event - you must provide all your own food and fluid requirements. We will not be providing an aid station, although we will have extra water (including hot water) and a few nibbles on hand. 
• The winner is the last person to complete a lap. They must run the final lap on their own. They can only run one extra lap once the second to last person (the assist) stops).
• Everyone else is a DNF.
• If no one manages to complete a final loop on their own then there is no winner.
• You must report to the timing team when you decide you cannot go on.