Underdogs – The Backyard Ultra

Welcome to

The Underdogs!

28 August 2026

JUST ONE MORE LOOP

Welcome to a unique ultra-running adventure, where the threads of resilience, community, and adventure intertwine in the heart of Romania.

This challenge is unlike any other – instead of counting kilometers, we reset the timer every hour and count those who remain standing.

Pushing your limits forward into the unknown, this will be the race of your life. You will run till only one stands. But we will live every moment together. One challenge. One community.

We are the Underdogs. But one of us will prove the odds wrong.

Underdogs – the backyard ultra

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW

Rules Of BYU

Discover an endurance race where participants continuously run a 6.8-kilometer loop, within the constraints of a single hour, over and over til the last one standing.

Local Tales

Once upon a time, the legendary haidooks, notorious fugitives who would steal from the rich and give to the poor, roamed these lands seeking shelter and meaning. Now it's your turn.

The Race

Accept a unique challenge that puts you face to face with your limits, in the beautiful landscape of Brebu, Dambovita, Romania. Enjoy a special race among stunning views and test your limits!

HALL OF THE UNDERDOGS

Join a community connected by passion and thirst for adventure. Write your story in the Hall of Backyard Ultra. Meet amazing people and spend time together!

The Team

We are more than the organizers. We will be your team of supporters, your friends, your mother, your father. (Yeah, there will be a moment when you’ll ask for them, too)