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1. THE RACE OF THE CHAMPIONS – BACKYARD MASTERS
    
2. Backyard Masters - & Hiking Backyard Masters - Virtual Fundraiser Race

THE RACE OF THE CHAMPIONS – BACKYARD MASTERS

THE RACE OF THE CHAMPIONS – BACKYARD MASTERS is a race where Top-Athlets will run together and against each other. The race is open end and follows strict the official Backyard rules.

Qualification to participate: To get an invitation, you have to be a successful ultra-long-distance-runner (Backyard +45 loops, Megarace-winner, Spine Race-winner, TOR, etc.). You can ask for an invitation, but don't expect an answer. ;-)

Event-Location:
Village Hall, Schulstraße,  56357 Rettert / Germany

Date: 20. May 2023

Course:
A 6,706 km long round course on farm- and forest tracks. The track can be checked here: Outdooractive-Link

Schedule
18 & 19.05.2023 Meet & Greet at the Start & Finish area
19.05.2023 07:00 PM Press conference and opening speeches
20.05.2023 08:00 AM Start

Cost:
Registration Fee: 0,00€ (The race is free of charge!)
I will ask runners for a donation of 50 € for "Backyard Masters - The Movie", and I will ask crew members and vistors for a free donation to compensate the cost for our VIP guest.

Aid Station:
The runners can get Iso, Water, Coke and Non-alcoholic Beer, Sweets, Cheese, Salami, Cookies and Fruits. Supporters can get it as well after filling the donation box. During the day the BBQ is under fire and Steaks and German Sausages are available for small money.

Prize:
The trophy for the winner of the Backyard Masters is filled with 1000€!

Here is a FAQ for the race

1. What is the closest Airport?
   • ​FRA (Frankfurt Int.) is one hour by car away from Rettert
2. How to go from the FRA to Rettert?​​​​
   • Well, that's the real challenge. If you have a flight ticket, contact me for help. ;-). With a rental car very easy. Use your google maps and you are in Rettert within an hour. By public transport there are two some options:
     • 1. Airport Railwaystation with RB10 to St.Goarshausen - Bus 580 to Rettert​
     • 2. Train to Wiesbaden Hbf and then by Bus 275 or X76 to Holzhausen. From there someone will puck you up.
3. Is there a Day and a Night course or is it always the same?
   • It is just one course for all the possible 120 hours which you will run. :-)
4. What is the height profie?
   • The Altitude is 90-100 meters per loop.
   • Here is a link for the track on outdooractive
5. Is there a grocery store or something close to the track?
   • No!
   • Grocery Stores are 5km away, 10min by car. If you are here by pulic transport, here will be many people going to the stores and you will get a lift.

Backyard Masters - & Hiking Backyard Masters - Virtual Fundraiser Race

Competitions

1. BACKYARD MASTERS - VIRTUAL FUNDRAISER RACE
   • Distance: 6,7056 Km / 4,167 Miles
   • Original Backyard-Distance with the same rules like a real Backyard Ultra race.
      
2. HIKING BACKYARD MASTERS - VIRTUAL FUNDRAISER RACE
   • Distance: 3,353 Km / 2,084 Miles
   • Good for slow runners, hikers and walkers who like to get a feeling about a Backyard Ultra race and the gruel rules..
   • All rules are the same like a real race, except the distance

Rules
The race is following the rules from Lazarus Lake. The Hiking run has a shorter distance. All other rules are still valid. Here you can find the rules.

Start
Start is at 8 AM MESZ (UTC +2) on May 20th. 2023

Course
Everybody will run the own planned track with a distance of (4,167 Miles / 6,7056 Km) / (2,084 Miles /3,353 Km). The course can be a bit longer, but not an inch shorter. Indoor Treadmill running is also ok.

Support
Support is important at a backyard ultra. If possible you have a good support at your start&finish line to serve you with food and drinks, doing the technical communication (upload your loop time, etc.) If you will be able to run longer time, you will be happy that your support can do this work for you.

Timing
In general a virtual run only works if the athletes and the organisation is trust each other. You are responsible to submit your correct loop time. For the timing you will get a link. With this link you can submit at your personal RaceResult page your loop times (mm:ss). You have to submit your loop time directly after you finish the loop. 10 min. after each hour the possibility to submit your time will be closed. For example, your time for the loop which you begin at 11:00 AM must be submit until 12:10

DNF
If you don't submit a time, if you need longer than 60 min or if you check the DNF checkbox, your race is over.