Date
Sat, 27 Mar 2027
Start
08:00
Venue
Dry Creek Bike Trail parking lot, Dry Creek Parkway, Dry Creek Rd, Rio Linda, California
Rio Linda, Sacramento County
Countdown
March
A flat, friendly loop that you run again and again until only one runner is left standing. The course is easy, so the real test is how long your head and legs hold out.
Key facts
01Open-ended: the race runs until one runner is left, with no fixed finish
02Each lap starts on the hour, so your rest is whatever time is left over
03Each loop is 4.16 miles (6.69 km), with about 30 ft of climbing per lap
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Rio Linda · one lap
Total climb9m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate6.7 km
Weather
Late-March, Rio Linda
18°CTypical high
7°CTypical low
0°CColdest in 20 years
32%Days with rain
Highs around 18°C and lows around 7°C, but it has dropped to 0°C. Rain on 32% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Organiser
Training
Training for the Bad Ass Backyard Ultra
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Bad Ass Backyard Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
9 m of climbing to prepare for
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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