Cyprus Backyard Ultra

27/09/2026

🔥 NEW SPARTATHLON COURSE RECORD! 🔥

BÓDIS TAMÁS 🇭🇺

246 km.
19:40:51.
That’s an average pace of approximately 4:48 min/km.

Read that again.

4:48 / km… for 246 kilometres. 🤯

Athens → Sparta.
Mountains. Heat. Darkness. 75 checkpoints.
And somehow… 4:48/km.

Tamás Bódis has just taken the Spartathlon course record and pushed the benchmark into another dimension. 🚀

From all of us at Cyprus Backyard Ultra:

🇨🇾 Huge congratulations, Tamás! 🇭🇺

Ultrarunning sometimes makes absolutely no sense.
And that’s exactly why we love it. ❤️

24/08/2026

08/05/2026

The wait is over! 📸🔥

The official Cyprus Backyard Ultra 2026 race photos are now live!

Relive the mud, the smiles, the suffering, the loops… and many moments that made this year’s event unforgettable 🏃‍♂️🌧️💪

Check the gallery here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LN5DO8QZ7wWvIc8JAef7lueMxblwiEDG?usp=sharing

Massive thanks again to everyone who took part and helped create such an epic weekend.

04/05/2026

Good news! 📸

By Friday, all official race photos will be ready for you!

Yes, we know… that’s super fast, not even 2 months have passed 😅, BUT hey, that’s ultrarunner speed. If you wanted things quicker, you’d probably be running a 5K or 10K, NOT 100K 😉

In the meantime, you can already check out some amazing shots courtesy of our friends:


Irina Masanova

https://shorturl.at/GLio1

https://shorturl.at/vsBsA

https://shorturl.at/BTfot

Stay tuned, the photos are coming soon! 🔥

23/03/2026

22/03/2026

🙏 Special thanks to Ektoras Agathokleous for the excellent route selection and marking, ensuring everything ran smoothly on race day.

⚠️ A Last-Minute Change – And a Beautiful Outcome

At the very last moment, we were not allowed to host the Cyprus Backyard Ultra at Oroklini due to government restrictions.

It was a challenging situation, but thanks to a huge contribution from Ektoras Agathokleous we were able to quickly find and prepare an alternative route.

🌲 And what a route it turned out to be.
Rizoelia National Forest Park offered a beautiful, challenging, and worthy Backyard course, one that truly delivered the spirit of the race.

👀 Who knows… maybe next year, something new?
Do you agree? Let us know in the comments 👇

Moments like this show what the Backyard community is all about:
adaptability, teamwork, and commitment.

22/03/2026

📊 CBU 2026 – Official Results

The official results are now available:

👉 On our website:
https://cyprusbackyardultra.com/results/

👉 On DUV Ultra Marathon Statistics:
https://statistik.d-u-v.org/getresultevent.php?event=117519

All athletes have been recorded with 24 hours in the roster, counting toward national team selection for the World Team Championships on the Big Dog’s Backyard Ultra:
👉 https://bigsbackyardultra.com/world-team-championship-2026/

📈 A growing ultra community in Cyprus

This year, 70 athletes covered 46 km+ (7+ loops)
➡️ 2025: 39 athletes
➡️ 2024: 11 athletes
➡️ 1st CBU: 9 athletes

An incredible upward trend.

With this participation, CBU 2026 was likely the biggest ultra race in Cyprus, and certainly the one with the highest number of athletes reaching ultramarathon distance.

A huge congratulations to everyone who stepped into the yard and pushed their limits.

There is only one rule in the Backyard:

When the bell rings… you must be in the starting corral.

21/03/2026

📊 CBU 2026 – Results & Photos Update

The official results are now available on our website:
👉 https://cyprusbackyardultra.com/results/

📸 We have also shared three photo albums, check them out at the links below.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VG0er79Rgd7MRqop3-XSrSh2vsLuAh64

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VG0er79Rgd7MRqop3-XSrSh2vsLuAh64

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ozDUAj5NfePnm7tdwdjCln49hrNaWgor?usp=sharing

More photos are coming soon as we are waiting for the professional photographer.

Stay tuned.

20/03/2026

🙏 Thank You to Our Sponsors

A big thank you to all our sponsors who supported Cyprus Backyard Ultra 2026.

🇨🇾 Larnaka Tourism Board
For their continuous support since day one, helping us grow the event year after year.

🌐 SIM4FLOW LTD.
For supporting this year’s edition and contributing to the success of the race.

🥜 Theopisti Butters
For joining us for the first time and supporting our athletes.

Your support makes this event possible and helps us build something special for the ultra running community in Cyprus.

We truly appreciate it.