EXPLORE YOUR BACKYARD 2020
NEW DATE

September 27, 2020 || 2020年9月27日
Race Pack Pickup: September 25-26

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COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT

Hills of Neihu, Taipei, Taiwan

Runivore is proud to announce the 6th edition of Explore Your Backyard. Once again we’re working with our co-organizers the mighty Beast Runners to bring you an awesome triple distance event. This time around we’re heading back to the beautiful, yet challenging, hills of Neihu (venue: Taiyang Plaza). We also welcome XTERRA Taiwan, the premier off-road triathlon organization, as this year’s sponsor.

THREE EVENTS

21 KM TOUGH TRAIL RUN

Course Director – Petr the head Beast – calls this distance “challenging”. It is an ITRA certified course with plenty of elevation and some iconic climbs. This course may seem short but don’t be fooled – it is an endurance event. 

12 KM FAST TRAIL

Our middle distance always attracts plenty of fast trail runners as well as those runners transitioning from roads to trails. There will be climbs, there will be awesome views, there will be heated competition.

8KM FUN RUN / HIKE

This is a great way to give trail running a try or to take the family out for a fun and challenging hike with great views along the way. This event also includes a treasure hunt.

RACEDAY

EVENT SCHEDULE

RACE PACK PICKUP LOCATION AND TIMES WILL BE ANNOUNCED CLOSER TO THE EVENT DATE.

POSTPONED TO September 27, 2020

  • 6:30 AM – 7:30 AM Registration Pack Pickup for out-of-town participants
  • 7:00 AM – 7:45 AM Bag Dropoff
  • 7:30 AM – Warm up Session
  • 7:50 AM Final Pre-Race Instructions
  • 8:00 AM 21 KM Trail Race Starts
  • 8:30 AM 12 KM Trail Race Starts
  • 8:45 AM 8 KM Fun Run/Hike Starts
  • 11:00 AM Lunch is Served
  • 12:00 PM Award Ceremony

RACE PACK

All race participants will receive in their race pack: T-Shirt, Small Gift from Runivore, Race Bib, Drop Bag tag, and of course a Runivore energy bar.

All finishers will receive a finisher’s medal as well as a participation gift.

PRIZES

Top 7 Male and Female finishers in the 21k and 13k categories will receive a trophy and a collection of prizes from participating sponsors.

Top 5 finishers in the 8k category will be awarded certificates and prizes.

7 participants in the fun hike who find the hidden treasure tokens will receive a prize bag.

POST RACE LUNCH

Our motto is EAT WELL RUN WELL, we take care to select an awesome and healthy post race meal for the runners. It will include a vegetarian main dish and plenty of fruit, a delicious dessert, and selection of beverages (we usually have a craft beer as an option and all you can drink chia fresca)

OUR PROMISE

We started Explore Your Backyard in 2015 with the simple goal of helping the citizens of Taipei explore the abundant hidden natural beauty in and around our little city. That goal continues and we are happy to see more and more runners and hikers join us in our little adventure. With every new year we strive to make the race MORE CHALLENGING for the badasses and aspiring badasses who join, MORE FUN for the more casual runners, and MORE GREEN both in the way we manage the event and our message of moving towards more veggie diet.

Explore Your Backyard 2020 is heading to the Hills of Neihu and we promise to bring you a truly special event. We hope to see you there!!!