The Last Frontier Circuit - Texas Backyard Ultra Series (Last Texan Standing) 2026

About The Last Frontier Circuit - Texas Backyard Ultra Series (Last Texan Standing)

🤠 Texas Backyard Ultra Series

THE LAST FRONTIER CIRCUIT

Three Venues · One Season · One Champion

No finish lines. No fixed distances. Just one 4.167-mile loop every hour until only one Texan is still standing.

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4.167

Miles per loop

One yard. Exactly 100 miles every 24 hours if you last that long.

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Minutes on the clock

One loop per hour, on the hour. You're in the corral or you're out.

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Soloist remains

There is no finish line. Only a last one standing.

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Texas venues

Three landscapes. Three seasons. One frontier circuit.

What Is This

A season-long championship across Texas.

Brought to you by the team behind Run A Backyard Ultra , The Last Frontier Circuit is a multi-venue points series that crowns the ultimate endurance champion of the Lone Star State. Complete two or more events, stack your yards, and climb the master leaderboard.

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Events Required

Compete in at least two circuit races to unlock your spot on the master leaderboard.

1.5×

Rodeo Multiplier

The brutal Rodeo terrain pays 1.5 pts per loop. Stack your advantage early.

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Last One Standing

Win any event and earn five bonus points. The crown stays in play all season.

🗺️ The Circuit Lineup

Three landscapes. Three seasons. Three kinds of suffering.

Each race is its own battle. Together they determine who rules the frontier.

Spring

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Season Opener · The Grit

Rodeo Trail Run Backyard Ultra

📍 Spicewood, Texas

Rugged, technical Hill Country terrain designed to test early-season limits. The most demanding course on the circuit — and it rewards you for it.

⛰️ 1.5× Points Per Loop Race Page & Registration →

Late May

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The Foundation

Austin's Backyard Ultra

📍 Turkey Bend Recreation Area

Texas Hill Country at the edge of summer. An unforgiving late-May sun that challenges the state's most serious endurance runners.

Race Page & Registration →

Autumn

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The Loam

Big Bastrop Backyard Ultra

📍 Lake Bastrop

Set deep in the iconic lost pines and sandy loam. The perfect autumn crucible to build your series yardage heading into the final standings.

Race Page & Registration →

⚡ More venues to be announced — the frontier keeps growing

🏆 Series Scoring

The Last Texan Standing: How Points Work

Backyard ultra scoring is simple. The series layer adds strategy. Here's exactly how your loops turn into the championship title.

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🎯 The Two-Race Minimum

To appear on the official Master Circuit Standings, you must record completed loops at a minimum of two of our three circuit events . Run one event and your points still bank — but your name doesn't unlock on the master leaderboard until you hit that second starting corral.

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📊 The Math: 1 Loop = 1 Point

Your score is based entirely on distance — not position, not pace. At Austin's Backyard and Big Bastrop , every loop you finish before the 60-minute bell earns exactly 1 point .

Example: tap out after 12 hours (the 50-mile mark) and you walk away with 12 points.

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The Rodeo Multiplier

⛰️ Rodeo Points Per Loop

Not all trails are equal. Because of the brutal terrain and sheer physical toll of the Rodeo Backyard Ultra, every completed loop is worth 1.5 points . Grind out a 50-miler (12 loops) at Rodeo and you're banking 18 points — not 12.

Loops Distance Austin / Bastrop Rodeo (1.5×) 4 loops 16.6 mi 4 pts 6 pts 12 loops 50 mi 12 pts 18 pts 24 loops 100 mi 24 pts 36 pts

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⚡ Bonus Points for the Final Survivors

The deep-mileage battles that happen when the field thins out deserve extra weight. Flat bonus points go to the last two athletes — not affected by the Rodeo multiplier.

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Last Person Standing

Win the race. Earn five bonus points on top of your total loop score.

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The Assist

Complete the second-to-last loop. Three bonus points for making it a battle.

💡 The Strategy

If you want to win the circuit, you can't cruise through