Sam's first (ultra)marathon!

Wanted to do something fun and what is more fun than running til you can't run anymore!! This will be my first attempt at a marathon (or ultramarathon, depending on how many loops I complete) and I am excited to be joined by my dad and a couple of my college teammates/best pals. Help me fundraise my entrance fee and keep awesome events like this going for us crazy people!

This is what the race day will entail:

Race Details/Rules

The concept of a backyard ultra is quite simple and has been encouraged by Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake and/or Laz, who founded both Big Backyard Ultra and the Barkley Marathons.

Saguaro Showdown Backyard Ultra will follow closely to Laz’s original format. The concept is simple. It’s a last person standing race. In the end, only one runner will finish the race.

At 0800 hours, we will start a race and will use the local trails to complete the daytime loop that is 4.1667 miles.

Each runner has exactly one-hour to complete the loop. We will start another race at 0900 hours, where Runners race around the same 4.1667 mile trail loop. The same will be done at 1000, 1100, 1200, and so on, every hour on the hour.

Runners must be standing in the start line corral when the next race starts. If you are out of the corral, you can not continue. Runners will also not continue if they self-eliminate. No late starts are allowed once the bell is rung.

Saguaro Showdown Backyard Races will continue until only one runner remains. At that point, the last runner must complete a loop on their own. If they can complete the loop then that person is the winner of the race. All other runners are considered Did Not Finish (DNF).

At 2000 hours, the race will be moved to the road loop. This will continue in likewise fashion every hour. At 0800 hours the next morning, the races will continue on the trail loop.

For more details on the race, visit https://www.kaniksuultras.com/saguaro-showdown

And, if you are in the Phoenix area, come out and show your support as we run our laps!

Thank you so much everyone! :)