2026 Prairie Line

At Prairie on Fire, runners start from the White River Campground pavilion at 8:00 a.m. and have one hour to complete a 4.167-mile loop before starting the next. The race takes place in Cicero, Indiana, following the backyard ultra format: one loop each hour until a single runner remains. The organizer states it is Central Indiana's only official Backyard Ultra. The course alternates between a day loop and a night loop, both beginning at the same pavilion. The day route crosses the White River via a historic fixed truss bridge, then proceeds through Koteewi Park on maintained, mostly crushed gravel trails. Past results show a wide range, from participants finishing after one loop to the winner completing 30, indicating the field can include both novice distance runners and seasoned ultrarunners.