Andy’s Backyard Ultra
Course record: 32 yards (Dave Kwiatkowski, 2022 (32 hrs)).
How far can you run? Not how fast, but how far. Enter Andy’s Backyard Ultra this October and find out. The race is located 14 miles northwest of Charlottesville Virginia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The course is in the Teventrails: a mixture of wooded single track, grassy fields, and farm roads in Earlysville VA. Andy is the Teventrail Saint Bernard. This is his backyard. Andy’s Backyard Ultra will be back in 2026. Tentative Date is 24 October 2026
Past editions
| Date | Winner | Yards | Starters |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2025 | Lester Barkman | 28 | 7 |
| Oct 14, 2023 | Eric Hewell | 25 | 2 |
| Oct 16, 2021 | Roy (Jamey) Travelstead | 29 | 5 |