LITTLE BACKYARD ADVENTURE

We’re so excited to welcome you all to L.B.A. Woods, a City Park in Olympia, Washington. The trails are twisty and these amazing woods are ready for all you racers -  and this year we added a few puddles - you’re welcome.

Below is all the important information you need to know to have an amazing and successful race.

Read up and see you Saturday, March 9th, 2024 - bright and early!

Our website has all the info on how to get to LBA Park. 3333 Morse-Merryman Road SE, Olympia, WA is the address. Use the main parking lot to park, there will be plenty of space. The race headquarters are a short walk from there at the main shelter by the playground.

Bib pickup will be open starting at 5:00am at the race headquarters (picnic shelter) by the kids playground.

We’ll have a brief pre-race briefing at 5:45am at the picnic shelter for the 12hr racers and a 6:45am one for the 6hr racers.


Bring a headlamp - it'll be dark at race start for you first loop!

The ~4mile race route will be marked with bright signage and ribbons. The trails are twisty, so be careful to not lose sight of where you're at. Things can get crazy quickly at LBA.

!!! This year we'll be routing all the runners THROUGH the shelter. Mostly for tracking, but also for access to the aid station and drop bags. It's vital that you check in with volunteers to get your loop tracked. 

This is your race. Run one loop, we'll cheer. Run all the loops, we'll cheer for you. Yes, there will be a race clock running, counting down the 6 or 12 hours. We'll be tracking each runner's progress and how many loops they completed. Be sure to check in each loop to get your progress counted and tracked. Only completed loops will count and runners with the most loops completed will be crowned Legends of LBA*.

We will have an aid station IN the race headquarters by the start/finish of each loop. At the aid station we’ll have water, Tailwind and RC Cola! For food we’ll have snacks, fruit and quesadillas, cups of noodle and potato soup! This is a cupless race, so prepare accordingly and bring a cup or flask.
Our friends at Hydrapak are providing race cups for all you runners, and a sweet discount. Learn more here.

With the forecast for moisture from above and below we will make the shelter available for you to drop your bag and access them each loop.

The temperature for Saturday is forecasted to be between 42 and 49, so it'll be chilly and there will be moisture - prepare for that!

Restrooms are available for the day of the race. We ask that you do your best to keep it clean and to throw all trash in the garbage cans. Please help to keep them as clean as you can, as we are guests in the city park and hope to return year after year.

Bins for recycling & food waste will be available as well. Volunteers on race day can point you in the direction to the proper receptacles.

The trails of LBA Park and Woods will be open to other trail users during the race. Please be respectful and kind, and be a good ambassador for our trail running community!

If you're planning to have a friend/partner with you, they are all welcome. Let's make some noise. Send these runners with a smile on their loops and help them smash their goals.

Lots of additional info on our Race Info page.

Anything else? Please reach out!

Mathias & Trixy Eichler
(he/him) | (she/her)

And your entire team at
Rock Candy Running