Quail Ridge Farm Backyard Ultra 2026

Quail Ridge Farm Backyard Ultra is run from Quail Ridge Farm at 374 County Road 400 N in Albion, Illinois. It uses the Backyard Ultra format: runners start a new lap on a fixed schedule and keep going until only one person can continue. Entry includes a race shirt and a ten-dollar voucher for the on-site food truck, which makes the setup feel small, practical, and farm-based rather than like a big-city road race. Runners can camp at the farm the night before for free, with organizers asking for advance notice so they can plan space; past campers have used tents, trucks, a Sprinter van, and a full-size motor home. A voluntary one-dollar-per-lap contribution feeds the prize pot, with money split among the top overall runners and the top female unless a woman is already in the top two, in which case the top two split it. Event updates are handled through Facebook.