05/06/2026
KINGS BACKYARD ULTRA 2026
The Golden Year ✨️
The first 3 photos sum the event timeline up pretty well.
The prep, the event, the finale 💥
3rd year running , and one word comes to mind:MORE
More support,more prep, more sponsors, more proffesional, more attention around the motu,more energy,more pb's
More limits found and more weather extremes .
For us ,His and Hers, it was one out of the bag ,little feet in the background kept us busy imbewteen hard descions as race directors in order to keep a standard mixed with absolute highlights including watching our boys loop, 5am bagpipes,fairy light walks with mrs collins, Roberta making the Lithuanium team, A 13 year old clocked 100km, 2 newbies getting 26 hours on debut, the most runners at 24 hours and again at 30,Ants the returning champ taking his win at 41 yards. Crowds on the stumpy,Rep Team laughs .The Dunedin/Revenant whanau run holiday. Tears in the corral, hugs got tighter and eventually we finished up battling the tropical storms that strengthend .
Too many folk to name, our thanks yous will come personally, but you know who you are. We couldnt do what we do with out you and this wouldnt be the Kings BYU with out you.
To the runners and ous AWESOME community, thank you for wanting to better yourself , to turn up, to be uncomfortable , vunerable and to push .
Thank you for supporting Chris and I
From the wider kings team ,cheers to the fricken weekend 🫶
2027 TBC
Roll on Northland 100 Ultra where we do it all again.Round up the troops 🐎
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