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We’re heading back to Stephen F. Austin State Park for Big Tex Backyard! We look forward to hosting our third year of this event on Oct. 18th! This event format and the competition continues to grow as runners from all over come to challenge themselves with the backyard format. Runners will run 4.17 miles or “yard” on the hour, every hour until there is only one remaining. Last year Shae Frederick was our last man standing with 28 yards / 116.67 miles completed - will you go further? 24 hours = 100miles = buckle up. Standard backyard format rules apply. For more information head on over to https://www.trailracingovertexas.com/bigtexbackyard

The Big Tex 2025 is back for the third year hosted near Houston, Texas at Stephen F. Austin State Park in San Felipe allowing a large grass area for personal aid setup around our group dining hall screen shelter as well as reserved campsites and full hookup RV sites. The group dining hall area hosts a large grass area for runners to setup personal crew spots (see below information).

The SFA State Park has a network of wide, well-maintained, trails, primarily crushed gravel, with minimal elevation change. 

Back for year three, The Big Tex Backyard is a "last runner standing" format as seen at Big Dog's and the popular Go One More events, with a 4.17 mile "yard" starting every hour, on the hour, until there is only one remaining. Standard backyard format rules will apply (see below details). 2024 was a Bronze Ticket race to Laz's Big Dog's Backyard road to the 2025 Silver Ticket Races to the 2026 National Championships to the 2027 Backyard World Championships. We will update other qualifications for the future events.

All participants will receive a Big Tex hoodie, a special customized poster with their completed yards stamped, and fully stocked aid station support. Runners completing 24 yards will receive a 100mi buckle. The winner will win a dollar for every mile they run and the seconder will win a dollar for every yard they finish!**