Laps For Love Backyard Ultra
About this race
Endure Together
The Laps For Love Backyard Ultra is more than an endurance race. It is a community-centered event designed to bring runners together while creating meaningful, local impact. $100 from every race registration is donated directly to Family Promise of Greater Wichita, supporting families with children experiencing homelessness right here in our community.
Race Format
This event follows the traditional Backyard Ultra format.
• The course is a 4.167-mile loop at Sedgwick County Park
• A new loop starts every hour on the hour beginning at 9:00 AM CST
• You must complete the loop within the hour to continue
• Any remaining time is used to rest, refuel, restroom, and reset
• Failure to start the next loop on time results in elimination
• The last runner to complete a full loop alone is the winner
There is no preset distance or time limit. The race continues until only one runner remains.
Course
The course will be located at Sedgwick County Park with the start and finish near the Plum Shelter area. Expect a paved path with minimal elevation change, making it runnable but still demanding as fatigue builds. Course details, maps, and final confirmation will be shared closer to race weekend. Registered runners may also have the opportunity to preview course options in advance.
Race Day
Sedgwick County Park gates open automatically at 6:00 AM. You are welcome to set up anytime between then and the race start at 9:00 AM. Check-in will begin at 7:30 AM and mandatory announcements for runners will begin at 8:45 AM.
A detailed map will be sent out one week before race day for crew sites and other details.
Aid Station
Runners must bring their own nutrition and supplies. Crews are welcome and highly encouraged. A stocked main aid station will be available at the start/finish area.
Provided items will include:
• Water, electrolytes, and Ultraverse Supplements Proxima C
• Simple hot food options as the race progresses
• Other items while supplies last
Crews
• Crews are allowed at the start/finish area
• Bring your own tent/canopy/lawn chair/tarp/cooler/etc.
• Absolutely no pacers allowed
• This is a community-focused event. Please be respectful of fellow runners, volunteers, and the park.
Awards
• All runners who complete at least one loop will receive a finisher item
• All runners who sign up before the t-shirt deadline will receive a t-shirt
Donation Impact
$100 from every race registrations goes directly to Family Promise of Greater Wichita.
Your participation helps fund:
• Emergency shelter for families with children
• Case management and housing stability programs
• Rental assistance and long-term independence support
This race exists to create real, local impact. When you line up at the start, you are running for more than miles.
Weather
Kansas weather can be unpredictable. Prepare for heat, cold, wind, rain, or all of the above. There are no refunds or deferrals. This is a charity event.
Last Year's Winner
Last year, three competitors made it to the 24 hour mark! Ultimately, Jadyn StVrain won after 26 hours and 108 miles!
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Running
Laps For Love Backyard Ultra: Last Man Standing
There is a point in every challenge when you want to stop. When your body says it has had enough and your mind whispers that it might be right. But this race is not about comfort. It is about the decision to keep going. It is about choosing grit over ease, faith over fatigue, and love over limits. This Backyard Ultra mirrors the very endurance that the families served by Family Promise of Greater Wichita live out every day. Hour after hour, they rise again. They face setbacks, uncertainty, and exhaustion, yet with the support of a community behind them, they keep moving forward. The cheers, the resources, the steady love that surrounds them are what make the next lap possible. On race day, that same spirit fills the park. Runners gather under the Kansas sky, surrounded by volunteers and supporters who carry them farther than they could go alone. Each loop represents persistence. Each mile becomes a reflection of what it means to keep showing up, again and again, for something bigger than yourself. So, this Labor Day weekend, skip the lake and carry the boats. Join us at Sedgwick County Park and be part of a story that celebrates endurance, compassion, and the strength of community. Whether you complete one lap or seventy, whether you run, cheer, or volunteer, you are helping to prove a powerful truth. We go further when we endure together. 👟 Who: Family Promise of Greater Wichita invites you to take part in the 2nd annual Laps for Love. 🏃 What: Laps for Love is Wichita’s Backyard Ultra Marathon, where runners complete a 4.167-mile loop every hour, on the hour, until only one remains standing. 📅 When: The race begins at 9:00 AM on Saturday, September 5, 2026, and continues until the final runner completes one more lap than anyone else. 📍 Where: Plum Shelter at Sedgwick County Park, Wichita, Kansas. 💡 Why: To raise funds and awareness for Family Promise of Greater Wichita, helping families find stability, hope, and housing through community endurance and love. RUNNERS REGISTER HERE: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=132684
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Wichita, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 7:52 PM local time (CDT) in Wichita on September 5, 2026 — 12h 49m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 48 Wichita events
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