Dizzy Horse, A Winter Backyard Ultra

🏇 A Winter Backyard Ultra

🕙 Starts on Friday December 12th at 10:00 am SHARP!

🏃‍♂️ Run 4.167 miles every hour on the hour until only one participant remains

📍 Hosted at the Bonneville County Exhibition Hall & Sandy Downs Park in Idaho Falls, ID

📍 Race HQ Location: Click Here

📊 Live Tracking: Click Here

📄 2024 Participant Guide: Click Here

🏕️ Race Styles and Fees

• BAREBACK: This race can be run "bareback" style (general indoor transition area with no aid station access, just water and bathroom access). It's cheap, but great for those who can and want to take care of themselves, but still race. $45 Registration fee during the early bird pricing. Then it's $50.
• THOROUGHBRED: Deluxe Aid Station with Catered Food, Reserved Indoor Transition Area, Custom Dizzy Horse Hoodie, or several options in between that you can add on as you wish.
• Equal footing: Regardless of whether you go Bareback or full-on Thoroughbred, once the top of the hour starts, everyone runs the 4.167 miles through the course.

🔄 Upgrades

Select the Upgrades tab in the top menu above or CLICK HERE to purchase any additional Upgrades you didn't select when signing up for the race (T-Shirt, Hoodie, beanie, Designated Indoor Space, Deluxe Aid Station Access, etc.). The Upgrades are limited in number and will likely be sold out before the race. If you wait to register until the last minute, you will very likely be running "Bareback"!

• Upgrade Costs:
• $18 T-Shirt
• $35 Hoodie
• $40 Deluxe Aid Station Access During Entire Event (cost is per person)
• $40 Reserved 10'x10' Interior Space (includes general indoor access for participant and up to 2 crew) (only 15 available)

📍 Start Corral

The start corral will be just outside the Bonneville County Exhibition Hall. You'll need to be in it before the top of each hour. At the top of each hour, you'll start off on a wandering and possibly dizzying journey through Sandy Downs park. The course will be thoroughly and completely marked so you won’t stand a chance of becoming lost. The course will be about 25% grass, 20% horse racetrack, 35% dirt, 8% sand, and 12% pavement (or because it's December in Idaho it could be 100% snow). To finish in time you need only run at a 14-minute 23-second pace (although you’ll want to go a bit faster to give yourself some time in transition to eat, drink, and use the bathroom, etc.). A bell will ring at 3 minutes, 2 minutes, and 1 minute before the hour, letting you know it's time to get back into the starting corral. Everyone must start at the top of the hour and stay on course until they've finished their lap or run out of time.

🏆 Last Horse Standing

At the start of each lap, everyone who remains is tied for first, meaning you’ll be in first place until you quit or it ends and you win. The race continues until only one participant remains. The Last Horse Standing must complete one more loop than 2nd place (the assist person): otherwise, there is no winner. Everyone who doesn't win will get a custom DNF award. We'll also have awards for making certain benchmarks, like 50 miles (12 hours), 100 miles (24 hours), etc. The winner will be declared “Last Horse Standing” and will get a special prize package!

🛠️ Deluxe Aid Station & Crew

The Deluxe aid station will be right inside the Exhibition Hall and have specialty items for food along with standard aid station fare. In addition to water, a choice of other beverages will be available. While the runners are out running the course, crew can refuel and relax close enough to town to quickly run into town for food and supplies.

🚫 Crew Guidelines

Crew cannot provide any assistance to active runners while the runners are out on the loop. This includes going out on or near the course to cheer them on beyond the start/finish area.

🔥 AC Unit

Even though the race is going to be cold, we want it to be even cooler! Joining the AC Unit is a one-time cost of $20, and once you're in the AC Unit you're in for life! As an AC Unit Member, your job is to go outside and cheer every runner as they come in and/or adopt orphan runners (those without crew) to make sure they are taken care of. The $20 buys your AC Unit Scarf. Then at all future Dizzy Horse events, you can earn your own AC Unit pins to put on your scarf every 3 hours you help make it cooler. Bring your demotivational signs, cowbells, costumes, etc. We had Santa show up for 2022! This will help create an amazing finish-line atmosphere throughout the race!

🎉 The Vibe

It is a great social race that also requires strategy, a strong will, and a determination to not quit. The first several hours of the race are incredibly social, but later on, the race becomes an epic drama showing the human will to push past perceived limits.

🤝 Sponsors

We are excited to have the support of Grit League, the Idaho Falls Trail Runners, and Teton Auto Group in making this event unforgettable. Whether you come for the running, socialization, exploring your limits, or the amazing party, this will be an event you don’t want to miss!

👐 Volunteer

If you don’t want to run but are willing to volunteer, we’d love to have your help. Please sign up to volunteer. Depending on how long you commit, volunteer perks can include access to the Deluxe Aid station, a T-Shirt, a Hoodie, and/or future entry into the event.

For more information about the race, visit the official website: Dizzy Horse Registration