What doesn’t kill me better run.
UNFINISHED is a Backyard Ultra running event built on resolve, repetition, and community. Where endurance is a choice, limits are tested together, and each participant ultimately determines their own outcome.
One “Yard” = exactly 6.71km
The hourly structure
Finish within the hour, and you earn the right to start again.
Complete one Yard every hour on the hour or face elimination. Compete solo, or as a unified team of three where everyone must finish every Yard together.
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A 15-hour open window to run as many Yards as you like without the pressure of hourly starts. Skip loops, take breaks, or alternate as part of a relay team.
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UNFINISHED launches with a shared start — one Yard (6.71km) community run along the Martin Goodman Trail and Woodbine Beach boardwalk.
Open to all fitness levels
This is a social run, at your own pace.
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1675 Lake Shore Blvd E, Toronto, ON
6.71km loop along Toronto’s iconic waterfront boardwalk.
Giving Back, Every
Yard of the Way
UNFINISHED is built on more than endurance. It’s built on community.
Every yard completed contributes to something bigger, supporting organizations that are creating meaningful impact beyond the course.
Connecting people and communities across Canada with over 29,000km of multi-use trails.
The Trans Canada Trail is the longest multi-use trail system in the world and it is always growing. Supporting Trans Canada Trail helps protect and enhance this national trail network for present and future generations.
Transforming Care for Patients Who Need It Most
Sinai Health Foundation advances world-class research and care for those facing cancer, high-risk pregnancy, stroke recovery, and more. Through philanthropy, they ensure patients receive exceptional, integrated care tailored to their unique needs.
The Backyard Ultra is a unique endurance race format in which runners tackle a 6.71km loop—called a Yard—every hour on the hour.
Run – Recover – Repeat
If you finish the Yard within the hour, you earn the right to start the next one. If you fail to start the next Yard on time, your race is over (‘Endurance’ categories exempt). The last runner standing wins.
The time remaining in the hour becomes the runner’s recovery window.
Athletes (participating in the Backyard Ultra format) will use this time to:
• Rest
• Refuel
• Hydrate
• Adjust Gear
• Receive Support from their Crew
Every hour the bell rings again. Runners must decide if they are ready to continue.
Not at all.
UNFINISHED welcomes runners of many experience levels.
Some participants will aim to compete deep into the event, while others may simply want to test themselves for a few Yards – 21km? 50km? 100km?
Whether you choose the ‘Backyard Ultra’ format (Solo or Team) or the ‘Endurance’ format (Solo or Team Relay) or join us for the ‘Sunshine Yard’, UNFINISHED celebrates personal limits, persistence, and the incredible support of the running community.
After 14 Yards, all remaining runners line up for one final Yard — the Omega Lap. This time it’s a race. The fastest time wins UNFINISHED.
While details may be adjusted as the event approaches, here is a draft of the event day agenda for UNFINISHED:
6am – open time for participant arrival
7:45am – opening remarks
8:00am – official start of Yard #1 (The Sunshine Yard)
9:00am (hourly) – Yards will continue every hour on the hour
3:00pm – start of the 8th yard – finishers will have completed 50km
10:00pm – start of the final yard (The Omega Lap) – finishers will have completed 100km
11:00pm – Official cut-off / event conclusion
11:15pm – closing remarks (picnic area #1)
While a traditional Backyard Ultra continues until only one runner remains (The world record is 119 Yards – over 5 DAYS!), UNFINISHED will be limited to 15 Yards, with the final Yard (The Omega Lap) starting at 10pm (due to municipal bylaws)
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