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Backyard Ultra World Team Championships (United Kingdom)
Saturday, 17 October 2026 · Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe · organised by Rasselbock Running
How you get in
Entry advice. YOU CANNOT ENTER THIS RACE. Places are earned, not bought.
Two routes onto the 15-strong Team UK: win one of the four UK Silver Ticket backyards, or post a top-11 UK yardage at any affiliated backyard inside the two-year qualifying window.
Entry is free for selected runners: the organisers cover it, funded by donations.
The last runner standing on 17 October 2026 earns a place at Big's Backyard Ultra in Tennessee in October 2027. Big's own roster lists Team UK at bib 67 and states the top 50 national champions secure World Individual Championship berths.
If you want to be there without being selected, Rasselbock sells three pay-what-you-can options on the day: a 2-yard Pre Backyard Run on the official course, a Virtual Backyard you can run from anywhere, and a hot dog eating competition. Spectating is free.
- Mechanism
- Invitational
- Typical sell-out
- Never sells out
- Price
- £0 · Free for selected runners: the organisers cover the cost, funded by donations. Parking about £12 a day.
- Qualifier
- SELECTION ONLY, NO PUBLIC ENTRY. The 15-strong Team UK is the 4 winners of the UK Silver Ticket backyard events plus the top 11 on the National Roster. The National Roster ranks runners on their single best yardage at any affiliated backyard during a two-year window. For the 2026 team that window was 16 Aug 2024 to 15 Aug 2026. Big's Backyard Ultra maintains the roster; Rasselbock hosts the race but does not pick the team. There is no fixed qualifying number: it is a rolling cut line, reported by a secondary source as around 39+ yards. NOT officially published. The four UK Silver Ticket events are NOT named on any official source. A secondary source gives Coniston, Limehurst, Woldsman and Lakeland for 2025-26. Unverified.
- Field size
- 15 places
- Second chances
- None
- Deferral
- Not addressed for this event. Rasselbock's general terms say no deferrals on backyard events and allow one name change only if sold out: neither is meaningful for a selected national team.
- Transfer
- Not allowed
Races at this event
| Race | Distance | Ascent | Cut-off | Terrain | Gets you |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backyard Ultra World Team Championships (United Kingdom) | Backyard, 15 selected runners Unbounded · approximate | - | - | Trail, Forest | - |
Entry cycle 2026
Entry opensNot yet known
Entry deadline15 August 2026
Price£0 · Free for selected runners: the organisers cover the cost, funded by donations. Parking about £12 a day.
Race date17 October 2026
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 15 August 2026.
Community & further reading
Previous years
| Year | Race | Entry opened | Sold out in | Places | Finish rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Backyard Ultra World Team Championships (United Kingdom) | - | Did not sell out | - | - |
| 2022 | Backyard Ultra World Team Championships (United Kingdom) | - | Did not sell out | - | - |
Tell us how fast this one went
Nobody else keeps this. It is why the sell-out log starts now rather than when it feels useful.
The details
- Start
- Sherwood Pines Forest Park, Edwinstowe
- Region
- Midlands
- Country
- England
- Nearest station
- Mansfield, then bus 14/15/15A and a mile's walk
- Format
- Backyard
- Organiser
- Rasselbock Running
Entry details confirmed with the organiser on 15 August 2026.