Namibia Ultra Trails

ENTER HERE: 2024 Brandberg Backyard Ultra

When: Saturday 3 August 2024. Where: Race village at Brandberg Rest Camp, Uis.

• Entries for Brandberg Backyard Ultra are open! (50 spots only). Click here to enter -> (CLOSED).
• Not quite ready for the ultra? Then enter the Challenge (up to 6 laps of the 6.706 course)! (50 spots only). Click here to enter ->(CLOSED).
• Fun run or walk (1 lap of 6.706 km). Click here to enter -> (CLICK).

MEAL TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE BUT LIMITED!

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The event will take place on Saturday 3 August in Uis, with the start/finish area at Brandberg Rest Camp. It will take the form of the standard Backyard Ultra, where runners have to complete a loop of 6,706 km within every hour for consecutive hours, starting on the top of the hour, for as long as they can. Once a runner can’t complete the loop within an hour or misses the start of the next loop, their race ends. The last single runner to complete an entire loop in the given hour wins the race, and the race will end. The event has no predetermined cut-off or end time. As long as there are runners on the course, the race continues.

The loop route starts and ends at Brandberg Rest Camp and heads out into the Tsiseb Conservancy on jeep track, so roughly 90% of each loop is on gravel. There will be a day route during daylight hours, and a night route on a different course for the night loops. A strong headlamp is required with sufficient batteries for the night loops.

Three events, same Backyard Ultra format.

Runners have a choice between three event categories. Please note that no upgrades will be allowed during the event. If you entered the Challenge you will not be allowed to complete more than 6 loops, and similarly, the Fun Runners will only be allowed to complete a single loop.

Entry fees include:

• a shot at the winner’s cash prize (only for the Ultra)
• Goody bag (Ultra entries only)
• Friday night (2 August) welcome dinner (included in the Ultra and Challenge entries, Fun Run optional extra – tickets will go on sale later)
• an event shirt (included in the Ultra and Challenge entries paid before 30 June, Fun Run optional extra) OR the option to forgo the shirt and donate towards planting an indigenous tree as part of our REWILD campaign
• an event memento
• the most memorable running weekend you are likely to experience with family and friends this year
• access to the aid station with basic runners’ staples such as oranges, bananas, salty baby potatoes, etc.
• a marked and manned course
• emergency medical response on standby
• access to Brandberg Rest Camp’s swimming pool and restroom facilities for the duration of your race
• unique Damaraland backcountry running 
• the warmest hospitality only found in Uis
• unrivalled race village ‘Gees’
• and lots more!

For accommodation options in Uis, click here -> (CLICK).