Beast Of The Backroads
Beast of the Backroads calls itself “AINT YO MOMMAS BIKE RACE,” a Longview, Texas event centered on a paved bike loop with approximately 7,000 feet of climbing. Held in mid-March from Macedonia Baptist Church on Page Road, it offers multiple ways to participate: a 100-mile bike race, 65-mile and 25- or 26-mile bike options, a 10-mile run, a 5k run, and a 10-mile ruck. The primary bike course follows oil-top pavement and farm-to-market roads, looping from Longview through Hallsville, Harleton, and Marshall before returning to Longview. Cash prizes are awarded to the top five men and women in the longest bike race. The shorter rides and foot races offer more variety than a standard century race. Texas Outlaw Rides LLC organizes the event, and the typical race-weather range is between 57 and 69 degrees.
