A New Name. The Same Backyard Spirit. Welcome to Baguio Backyard Ultra. Baguio, Philippines – A new chapter begins for the Philippines’ original Backyard Ultra event. Formerly known as Jingle Balls Backyard Ultra (JBBU), the event will now carry the name Baguio Backyard Ultra (BBU). The rebran...
Jan 9-10, 2027 at Camp John Hay, Baguio City. 5KM, 10KM, 20KM, 50KM & 100KM trail races through pine forest at 1,500m altitude. Beautiful but beastly. Race headquarters: Open Field, Camp John Hay The VJ100 Ultra Trail Challenge (VJ100 UTC) takes you on a twisted journey through the best-known &#...
The Philippine Mountain Trail (PMT) is a mountain trail-running event in Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, offering some of the shortest distances in the Intrepid Spirit calendar – a 14 km and a 25 km, both starting and finishing at Kayapa Central School. Part of the Philippine Mountain Trai...
The Cascade Trail Challenge (CTC) is a 37.78 km mountain-trail race in Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, named for the waterfalls that line its route through the highlands. Starting and finishing at Kayapa Central School, it is a hilly course that climbs and descends 2,665 m, topping out at 1,921...
The Hardcore Ultra Trail (HUT) is a mountain-trail ultramarathon in Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, headlined by Hardcore 100 Miles (H1) – the country’s first 100-mile trail race, first run in 2013. Three ITRA- and UTMB-Index-rated distances start and finish at Kayapa Central School:...
Your adventure begins as you touch down at Clark International Airport, a small but modern airport. With its streamlined immigration process and efficient baggage claim, your arrival experience will be a breeze. As you step outside the airport, a friendly representative from Intrepid Spirit will b...
The Philippine Mountain Trail Festival (PMTF) is three mountain trail events run over one weekend in Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, on the eastern flank of the Cordillera Central. Six categories, from 13.55 km to 164.85 km, all starting and finishing at Kayapa Central School. The 2027 edition runs 30th Apri...
Intrepid Spirit, Inc. is a trail running events company based in Baguio City. We run three events a year, and between them they cover everything from a first 5 km on forest singletrack to a 164.85 km Hardrock 100 qualifier. Baguio Backyard Ultra (BBU). 8th January 2027, Camp John Hay, Baguio City. T...
King of the Mountain (KOTM) was historically a four-race series across the Cordillera: Mt. Ugo Marathon (MUM), Old Spanish Trail 50 (OST) / Four Lakes (FL100) 100, Pulag Ultra Trail (PUT) (formerly Pulag 100 (P1)) and Hardcore 100 Miles (H1), with Cascade Trail Challenge (CTC) added later. In 2025 K...
