Grind on the Grid Backyard Ultra

Course

Last-person-standing backyard ultra on a 4.88-mile yard repeated until one runner remains. The loop is an out-and-back on rural roads with decent shoulders, with about half a mile of gravel and half a mile of grass trail towards the end. Start and finish at a farm on East New Richmond Road outside Wingate, Indiana.

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  Race day
  Sat 17 Apr 2027

About

Grind on the Grid is a backyard ultra held in Veedersburg, Indiana, where competitors repeat a 4.167-mile loop every hour until only one runner remains. The format rewards pacing and endurance over raw speed rather than a fixed finish distance.

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