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Virtual Backyard Ultra

Last one standing, against the clock.

Virtual Backyard Ultra turns the last-one-standing race format into something you can run solo, anywhere. Every hour, on the hour, you run a "yard", a set loop. Finish inside the hour and you earn a rest until the next one begins. Miss the cutoff and you're out. The only goal is one more yard.

How it works

The rules are simple. Every hour, on the hour, you run a loop, a "yard." Finish inside the hour and whatever time is left is your rest before the next bell. Miss a bell and your race is over. There's no finish line and no fixed distance; the goal is just one more yard than last time.

Virtual Backyard Ultra is your timekeeper and distance tracker for every yard. It rings the bells, counts the yards, and measures each loop by GPS. Run a park loop, a city block, or a treadmill, it works anywhere. No account, no sign-up, and your route stays on your phone.

Great for

• Solo backyard-ultra training when there's no live event to enter
• Chasing your own yard-count personal best
• Runners who want a corral clock without a crowd
• Loop courses or out-and-back routes, with a halfway turnaround alert
• Treadmill sessions, the bell still rings even without GPS

What you get

• Corral clock, a clear countdown to the top of every hour, with audio, haptic, and spoken cues at 3-2-1 and the starting bell
• GPS distance, how far you cover each yard, with live distance-to-go and turnaround prompts on out-and-back routes
• Live Activity & Dynamic Island, the corral clock and distance-to-go on your lock screen while you run
• Set your format, yard distance, interval, and course type; the classic 4.167 mi per hour (24 yards = 100 miles) is one tap away
• History & personal best, every run logged, your longest streak front and center
• Export, save a finished run to Apple Health or a .fit file for Strava, Garmin Connect, and anywhere that reads FIT
• Screen-off friendly, distance keeps counting in your pocket, and the bell still rings
• Recorded and stored on your phone, your route never leaves the device