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Inaugural · 2026

Bear Creek Lake Park Backyard Ultra

October 31, 2026 · Pelican Point, Bear Creek Lake Park · Lakewood, CO

The 11th hour, by the numbers
64Starters
26Made the 11th hour
512Yards
2,134Miles
Official results

Every runner, every yard.

The park closes at night, so the race was capped at 11 yards (45.8 miles). Twenty-six runners went the whole way, and the fastest man and woman on that final yard took the win.

Men's winner
Jayme Munsterman
Fastest on the final yard · 11 yards · 45.8 mi
Women's winner
Allie Gibbons
Fastest on the final yard · 11 yards · 45.8 mi
PlaceRunnerYardsMiles

A yard counts when a runner finishes the loop inside the hour. Places are shared by everyone on the same number of yards, listed alphabetically by last name, with the winners first. Spot a mistake? DM us on Instagram and we'll fix it.

Race photos

Find yourself on the loop.

From the 8 AM start to the headlamp laps, 540+ race-day and bib photos, free to download and share.

Runner silhouetted against the sunset on the loop Runner in a shirt and tie charging down the trail Runner doing a cartwheel at the start/finish Runner smiling through the fall cottonwoods Runner celebrating a finish after dark

Photos by @aidan.suttlehan, who shot all 12 hours of the race as a volunteer. Give him a follow.

The course

One loop, every hour.

A 4.167-mile loop on dirt and gravel park trail, starting and finishing at the Pelican Point shelter. Lake views for the daylight laps, headlamps for the rest.

Loop distance4.167 miles
Max yards11 (45.8 miles)
Start / finishPelican Point shelter
SurfaceDirt and gravel trail
AidStart/finish, every lap
Start8:00 AM · last yard 6:00 PM
Map of the 4.167-mile loop around Bear Creek Lake Park
Thank you

It took a crew.

Volunteers ran check-in, the aid station, the timing board, and medical from before sunrise until the last headlamp came in. None of it happens without them.

Ran it? Tell us how we did. The runner survey takes about three minutes and goes straight into planning the 2027 series.

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See you at the start line.

Four more Yay Ultra races are coming in 2027. Dates and registration get posted on Instagram first.