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The Riverhead Backyard ReLaps Ultra

Course record: 43 yards (Stuart Lynch).

As New Zealand’s first Backyard Ultra, this event has been running since 2019 and attracts solid fields with the current record on the course scored by Adventure racing champion Stuart Lynch in 2024 with 43 Loops. Based in Riverhead Forest (north west Auckland) the ReLaps taking in a mix of single trail, 4WD track and gravel road. A party like atmosphere in the foresty with runners dressed up in costumes, music and a real energy throughout! This awesome film (watched by more than 1.3 million) from Find Your Feet Films which gives a great narration of what the backyard ultra format is all about…

Past editions