Registration opens
Please arrive early to check in, receive your race number, collect safety pins and pick up your goody bag before the briefing and start.
This isn’t a normal
backyard ultra.
Tockington Manor Backyard Ultra brings the classic one-hour loop format to South Gloucestershire with a punchier event identity and a winner-takes-the-line finish concept.
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Tockington Manor Backyard Ultra
Bristol, United Kingdom
23 May 2026 · Race starts 10:00
00Days
00Hours
00Minutes
00Seconds
30
Hours / loops
125mi
Total distance
£500
Cash prize
31
Shotgun finish
Runner briefing
Race Day essentials.
Important information from the pre-event email, cleaned up into quick runner-friendly blocks.
Finisher medal
Every runner receives a finisher medal after their final loop — whether that is after 1 lap or 31 laps.
Interviews + filming
The team will capture runner, crew and supporter moments throughout the day and night, including the toughest and best bits.
Bring your own supplies
Bring food, hydration, clothing and equipment for the duration of your race. The event cannot supply runner water, crew equipment or electricity.
Head torch mandatory
Anyone continuing through the night must have a head torch. Proper fuelling, hydration and preparation are key.
Support the field
Backyard ultras are built on community. Expect runners, crew, supporters, friendships, rivalries and plenty of grit.
Race day pack
Bibs, numbers, pins and a proper event feel.
What runners should expect
- Bring your own tent, gazebo, shelter and seating.
- Bring your own food, supplements and race nutrition.
- Base camp, welfare support and toilet facilities provided.
- Leave No Trace principles apply.
Race format
The rules are simple. The work is not.
Each runner starts the 4.167 mile loop at the top of every hour. Finish inside the hour and you can continue. Miss the cut-off and your race ends.
- Last person standing format.
- Custom PWR Endure medal for participants.
- Ticketing handled externally through BookitZone.
Backyard rules
The bell waits for nobody.
The format is simple: complete the loop, recover with whatever time is left, then be back inside the starting corral before the next bell.
Warning bells
3 min2 min1 minStart
- Complete one 4.167 mile / 6.706 km loop every hour.
- A new lap starts exactly on the hour. Finish in 43 minutes and you get 17 minutes rest. Finish in 59:59 and you get 1 second rest.
- All runners must be inside the starting corral before the start bell of each lap. No late starts are permitted.
- Missing the start of any lap means disqualification / DNF.
- After lap 30, remaining runners race one final head-to-head lap for the £500 prize. First through the finish line wins.
- No pacing from crew, friends, cyclists or anyone not actively participating in the race.
- Crew support is only permitted in the designated camp/support area between laps.
- Stay on the marked route. Cutting the course means immediate DNF.
Event schedule
Race weekend flow.
A simple, premium timeline pulled into the page so runners can understand the day quickly.
07:00Car park opens. All vehicles, including campers, arrive via the car park.
07:30Registration opens and base camp pitches can be accessed.
09:30Race rules, etiquette and health & safety briefing.
10:00Race starts — one 4.167 mile loop every hour, on the hour.
Sun 16:00Race finish window, followed by gates closing at 18:00.
Venue
Tockington Manor School.
Washingpool Hill Road, Tockington, Bristol, Gloucestershire, BS32 4NY.
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Where the story started.
Olveston Backyard Ultra
9 August 2025 · The first event that proved the format, the family energy and the appetite for a bigger South West ultra scene.
Previous event
A race where runners complete the same loop every hour. The field continues until only one runner remains.
Backyard ultras can be approachable because the structure is simple, but the mental and physical demand is serious. Train properly and come prepared.
Yes. The sponsorship page includes a more polished package structure and a direct route to contact the team.