Ode to the Hoff Backyard

P. J. Hoffmaster State Park is one of the jewels of the Michigan park system. Run on beautiful soft trails with a mix of wooded beauty and scenic elevation changes. Your crew and family can enjoy beautiful Lake Michigan while you find your personal distance record in our backyard format challenge. Whether you want to reach ultra distance or run a loop and party, you won't find a more beautiful race venue. After all, you can't get enough of the Hoff. Once you're done, enjoy our performance beverages from Pigeon Hill Brewing Company. Rumor has it that they are performance fuel for backyarding, so we're lucky that they're powering the Hoff!

New to backyard style racing? It's great. You make the race whatever you'd like. Race to find your personal limit, or use it as the most fun structured training run you've ever experienced. You don't have to be fast, that's the beauty of it. The start bell rings every hour. Just finish our 4.17 mile course within the 1-hour cutoff and you're allowed to repeat it at the next start bell. Don't know what a backyard is about? Whether one, three, or dozens of loops is your goal, the vibe at backyard races is amazing and welcoming to runners of all types. It's not just about ultra distance.