2024 Winona Forest Backyard Ultra

Weather conditions were interesting.  The morning greeted everyone with rain and gusty winds - heavy at times.  Temperatures started in the mid 60's and peaked out in the upper 80's by midafternoon, eventually dropping back to the mid 60's by midnight.  The rain cleared by 11 am and never returned, while the gusty winds never stopped.  This made for a good day for the runners, but a tough day for the popup tents. 

The event was held at the Winona Forest CCC Camp on Rt 90 near Mannsville, NY.  The course itself was on heavily wooded trails/seasonal roads surrounding the camp, while the stadium was a clearing in the middle of the camp.    The set up in the camp was professional grade - completely lined with ribbon tape starting and ending with a huge truss system lined with banners and Christmas lights for night time.  The course lapped through the stadium at the midway point where a neutral aid station was located, giving spectators, support crew and race staff  a nice view of the ongoing event.  

Breakfast, lunch and dinner items were available to all, compliments of the event.  The neutral aid station provided a variety of  drinks and snacks for the competitors.

The competiton itslef was exciting to watch with several ultra  competitors in the field that had the ability to go the distance.  

At the end of the day there was a Last Man Standing as well as several satisfied competitors that reached their personal distance goal.