The inaugural local Backyard Ultra take place later today (Friday) in Archallagan plantation.

Action gets underway at midday and competitors have one hour to complete a lap of the course measuring 4.167 miles.

Each lap begins on the hour and must be completed within that hour. The figure derived is to ensure that completing one lap every hour for 24 hours results in exactly 100 miles covered in a single day.

The event continues until a single runner completes a lap alone; that runner is declared the winner and the sole official finisher.

No fewer than 200 have registered for the event.

- Western AC's annual Gordy Brew Western 10 road race and Julie Brew Memorial Walk take place on Sunday.

Registration is at Market Square, Peel and the walk (for 18s and over) will commence at 9.15am, together with runners expecting to take more than two hours to complete the course.

The main field of runners (17 and over) will get under way at 10.15.