Big Tex Backyard Ultra – San Felipe, TX 2026

LAST RUNNER STANDING The Big Tex Backyard Ultra takes place at Stephen F. Austin State Park in San Felipe allowing a large grass area for personal aid setup around our group dining hall screen shelter as well as reserved campsites and full hookup RV sites. The group dining hall area hosts a large grass area for runners to set up personal crew spots (see below information). The SFA State Park has a network of wide, well-maintained, trails, primarily crushed gravel, with minimal elevation change. Back for year four, The Big Tex Backyard is a "last runner standing" format event with a 4.17 mile "yard" starting every hour, on the hour, until there is only one remaining. Standard backyard format rules will apply (see below details). 2026 is a Bronze Ticket race to Laz's Big Dog's Backyard road to the 2027 Silver Ticket Races to the 2028 National Championships to the 2029 Backyard World Championships (see the Backyard Ultra site for confirmation on races, qualifying, and other details. New f