Manotick Backyard Ultra

Manotick Backyard Ultra is a community-built last-runner-standing race south of Ottawa. The backyard competition is distinct from the 5K and family 1K held around the same start area. Its mix of town streets, parks and trail gives each repeat yard more variety than a compact park loop.

The hourly route combines road and trail through Manotick, including parks, bridges, streams and sections of tarmac. The organizer has not locked the current loop measurement in public material, so totals depend on the final yard and the number completed. The race continues until one runner can answer the bell alone.

October around Ottawa often starts cool and can turn colder quickly after sunset. Rain, wind and damp trail sections are realistic, while repeated road miles add a different stress from the softer park sections.