At this point in time, 7 Belgians have qualified to enter the individual World Championship Backyard Ultra that will take place in Bell Buckle, Tennessee in the US of A starting October 18, 2025.
For a country as small as Belgium, that is an almost impossible achievement, but it is an achievement that comes with quite some logistics and costs.
The flights; the race itself will probably last for more than 5 days; the runners will have to have a crew to optimize their performance; lodging will be needed prior to and after the race; food needs to be bought as well as equipment to camp out during the race; …
All in all this amounts to a pretty big (monetary & time) investment by the runnners and their crew. As the organizers of the Belgian National Championship (a.k.a. The Team World Championship) we think it is a good idea to try and help the team.
That is why we will be holding a Pasta Party on Saturday September 6th for lunch and dinner and Sunday September 7th for lunch. The team members will be present as well.
On the menu will be (pasta can also be gluten free)
- Spaghetti Bolognaise for € 20 / Children under 12 for € 13
- Veggie Pasta for € 20 / Children under 12 for € 13
- Spaghetti Alfredo with chicken for € 20 / Children under 12 for € 13
- Dame Blanche for € 8
- Rice dessert for € 5
You can order your food for
- Saturday September 6th between 12pm (noon) & 2pm
- Saturday September 6th between 6pm & 8pm
- Sunday September 7th between 12pm (noon) en 2pm
The place to be is “Zaal Pakenhof”
Pakenstraat 61
3001 Leuven
RAFFLE LOTTERY
We are also selling raffle tickets to help us raise some funds.
1 ticket costs €5
5 tickets cost €20
We have some nice prices to be won
- TRATAC ACTIVEGUN POD
- Autographed T-shirts donated by the runners
- Free entry into the Backyard Belgium 2026
- Free entry into the Legends Trails Great Escape 2025
- Free entry into the Legends Trail Bello Gallico 2026
- Trailrunning clinic by one the runners
- …
You can buy raffle tickets online, or at the event itself. The price drawing will be held on Sunday September 7th after the event has ended.
