2026 Jefferson Bethlehem Running Festival
Oct 16Bethlehem, PAMarathon, Half Marathon +3
73 mi from The Bullshit Backyard Ultra, similar trail technicality to The Bullshit Backyard Ultra, registration open
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The Bullshit Backyard Ultra
Lenoxville, Pennsylvania
- Days to go
- 179
At a glance
- Date
- Apr 3, 2027
- Location
- Lenoxville, Pennsylvania
- Distances
- Backyard Ultra
- Elevation gain
- 350 ft
- Registration
- Registration open, via ultrasignup.com
- Official site
- thebullshitbackyardultra.com
- Listed from
- UltraSignup
- Last checked
- Oct 4, 2026
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Follows the Backyard Ultra format where runners traverse 4.167 miles each hour until there is only a single runner left. Features day and night loops through farmland including cow pastures, hayfields, woodlands, and Tunkhannock Creek.
Key dates
Registration opens
Aug 30, 2026
Race day
Apr 3, 2027
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