Bielawa, Poland · Friday, May 1, 2026

Backyard

Sowi BackYard Ultra

Race completed
not publishedn/a Distance
104 m Climbing
not publishedn/a Grit

We hold no course length for this race — a timed or backyard event is measured by the clock, not the kilometre — so there is no Grit score to give you.

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50.6908° N, 16.6230° E© OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~63 Mid-sized. Company early, well spread out by halfway.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (48h) — ranked runners only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, May

Daytime high 18°C
Night low 8°C
Rainfall Mostly dry
Daylight 14 h 42 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for May — NASA POWER, grid elevation 404 m. Not a forecast.

The Aid Station

Course-specific beta from the community

👟 gear

With trail terrain, choose a shoe with moderate cushioning for optimal performance.

By UltraHub Expert

Gear for this race

Chosen for this trail race with 104 m of ascent.

Asics

Trabuco Max 3

★★★★★ 4.6

Salomon

Ultra Glide 4

$159.95 ★★★★★ 4.6

Maurten

Gel 100

Hydrogel technology for 25g carbs per gel with minimal GI distress.

$3.5 ★★★★★ 4.7

Nathan

VaporKrar 12L

12L race vest co-designed with ultra champion Rob Krar, with insulated bladder pocket.

$170 ★★★★★ 4.6

Petzl

NAO RL

1500-lumen reactive lighting headlamp with 15-hour runtime. Automatic brightness adjustment.

$150 ★★★★★ 4.7

COROS

APEX 2 Pro

GPS running watch with 75-hour GPS battery, topo maps, and training metrics.

$500 ★★★★★ 4.7
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Course Notes

Lap course, starting and ending in the same place, 800m of asphalt, 4000m of gravel, 2000m of trail in the forest. Round the lake, then some farmland trails and through the forest and then back through village areas to the start.

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