Date
Sat, 5 Jun 2027
Start
12:00
Venue
Kilcornan Walled Garden, Kilcornan, County Galway, Ireland
County Galway, County Galway
Countdown
June
A backyard ultra on a flat 6.7 km loop that restarts every hour. There's no finish line, you run until you're the last one standing.
Key facts
01Loop starts every hour on the hour, so be in the pen before each start
02No fixed duration, it ends when one runner is left
03Only the last runner standing is an official finisher
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The course
One lap, on repeat
County Galway · one lap
Total climb40m
Start · finishOne lap · elevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate6.7 km
Weather
Early-June, County Galway
17°CTypical high
9°CTypical low
2°CColdest in 20 years
48%Days with rain
Highs around 17°C and lows around 9°C, but it has dropped to 2°C. Rain on 48% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results
Who finishes, and how
#TeamLapsTime
01Colin Dockery3534:52:00
02Patrick Gallagher3433:53:57
03John Gordon3029:44:28
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Finishers
10:59:00
Median time
11 laps
Median laps
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserGalway Trail Running A.C., with the Irish Mountain Running Association (IMRA)
Websitegalwaytrailrunning.ie
Instagram@galwaytrailrunning
Running since2024
Training
Training for the Western Yards 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 Western Yards Backyard Ultra plan targets
Typical sessions
40 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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