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Big Wolf’s Backyard Ultra – Cacouna

Jun 25, 2027 · 09:00 local startCacouna, Québec, Canada 175 spots

Course record: 53 yards (Marco Poulin).

It is described as one of the most mentally and strategically gruelling races in the world. Contestants run a 4.1 mile loop every hour, all day, all night, nonstop. The Big Backyard will continue until but one man is left standing… no matter how long it takes. The last man or woman standing is crowned the victor. The event uses exactly the same concept as the Tennessee Big Backyard Ultra, organized by the infamous Lazarus Lake, who created the Barkley Marathons, a 160-kilometre trail run in the Frozen Head State Park forest of Tennessee that is considered one of the toughest race in the world.…

Past editions

DateWinnerYardsStarters
Jun 27, 2026Eric Deshaies40115
Jul 5, 2025Pier-Alexandre Beaulieu4118
Jul 13, 2024Marco Poulin5311
Jul 15, 2023Marco Poulin4624