Events/Utopia Backyard Ultra

Utopia Backyard Ultra 6 hours

RunningTimed laps
Date
Sat, 10 Jul 2027
Start
06:00
Venue
Tiffin Centre for Conservation, 8195 8th Line, Utopia, Ontario
Essa, Simcoe County
Countdown
July

The gentle way into backyard racing. Six hours of hourly 6.7 km loops on a flat course, a good first taste of the format without the all-day commitment.

Key facts
01Each loop must be finished within the hour, then you start the next one
02Fixed 6-hour cap, so the format ends at a set time
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The course

One lap, on repeat

Essa · one lap
Total climb45m
Duration6hr
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate6.5 km
Weather

Early-July, Essa

26°CTypical high
16°CTypical low
10°CColdest in 20 years
37%Days with rain

Highs around 26°C and lows around 16°C, but it has dropped to 10°C. Rain on 37% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results

Course verified. Results not yet available.

Organiser
OrganiserNorth of 89 Outdoors
Websiten89.ca
Running since2025
Training

Training for the Utopia Backyard Ultra 6 hours

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.

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What a Utopia Backyard Ultra 6 hours plan targets
Typical sessions
A sustained 6hr effort
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
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