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Backyard Triathlon

9 November 2026

The BackyardMan (also why the fuck do we have to call races “man” constantly in Germany?) happened last month in Zellingen, Germany. The stats:

  • Swim: 500 m (in the local pool)
  • Bike: 10,3 km × 2 = 20,6 km
  • Run: 5,0 km
  • Participants get 2hrs for each “loop”

Yes, if you can run in a loop, why not add swimming and biking to it. There seems to be no end to this “backyard format” – apparently.

Maybe it’s the revenge of the event locations that don’t naturally attract people due to the lack of surrounding natural beauty (no mountains here!) is what makes these Backyard Ultras so attractive. Or it’s the Twitch stream generation who grew up watching folks play Minecraft for days at the time?

Also fascinating that all these slick new backyard events in Europe are immediately offering “franchise opportunities”. Tells you something, doesn’t it?

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