Backyard Ultra Last Samurai Standing – Ibaraki
The Backyard Ultra Last Samurai Standing Ibaraki event will be held at Mikage Sports Park in Makabe Town, located at the foot of “Kinoko Mountain” in Sakuragawa City, in the western region of Ibaraki Prefecture. The event’s organizing venue, Hinotori Ren (the “Ren” in Hinotori Ren stands for “renmei,” meaning liaison committee), has been holding monthly group run events at this Kinoko Mountain since January 2023. Since shortcutting part of the course—where the running trail resembles a phoenix—results in a 6.7km route, While the 1LAP elevation gain of 330m offers a profile appealing to runners…