Date
Fri, 23 Apr 2027
Start
12:00
Venue
Elm Creek Park Reserve, Bluebird Picnic Area, 12400 James Deane Pkwy, Maple Grove, Minnesota
Maple Grove, Hennepin County
Countdown
April
A flat, friendly loop run again and again, one lap every hour, until only one runner is left. The only question is how many laps you've got in you.
Key facts
01Loop starts at the top of every hour; finish a lap, then wait for the next start
02Direction switches between clockwise and counterclockwise every few hours
03Last runner standing wins
Create a free training plan for the Elm Creek Backyard Ultra
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The course
One lap, on repeat
Maple Grove · one lap
Total climb90m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate6.6 km
Weather
Late-April, Maple Grove
15°CTypical high
2°CTypical low
-8°CColdest in 20 years
36%Days with rain
Highs around 15°C and lows around 2°C, but it has dropped to -8°C. Rain on 36% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Organiser
OrganiserTrue North Adventures
Websitebigsbackyardultra.com
Instagram@elmcreekbackyardultra
Running since2022
Training
Training for the Elm Creek 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 Elm Creek Backyard Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
90 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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Get your Elm Creek Backyard Ultra plan.
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