Austin's Backyard Ultra • Marathon • Full • Half & Memorial Day Remembrance Run 4 Miler • 8 Miler

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Marble Falls, TX · Next listed edition Sun 30 May 2027

Official site(fitfoundation.org, opens in a new tab)
Austin's Backyard Ultra • Marathon • Full • Half & Memorial Day Remembrance Run 4 Miler • 8 Miler: lake marble falls with highway bridge, texas hill country — destination scenery near marble falls; not a photo of this event.Photo is not from race day
Lake Marble Falls with highway bridge, Texas Hill Country — destination scenery near Marble Falls; not a photo of this event. Photo by: Larry D. Moore. Source: Wikimedia Commons file page (opens in a new tab). License: CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab).

Reports and event feedback

  • Participant feedback · instagram.com ↗

    Sarah Sharpe, quoted by Last Frontier Circuit / Fit Foundation · 2026

    During a difficult late stretch of the ultra, Sharpe drew motivation from a text from her brother, who was following her progress. She said she did not want to let him down.

    Source context and limitations

    An organizer-selected quotation about Sharpe’s late-race motivation during the 2026 Austin’s Backyard Ultra. Only the separately published public social caption was read; the linked longer feature remains unread behind a subscription wall. This is context from the ultra division, not a full-marathon finish or a review of the current course, services or organization.

Event details

Dates
Next listed edition: Sun 30 May 2027
Also on the day
Half marathon (13.1 miles) · Marathon
Place
Marble Falls, TX, United States

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