2026 Laps for Love Backyard Ultra Marathon

Name: 2026 Laps for Love Backyard Ultra Marathon
Start: 2026-09-05T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-09-07T23:45:00-05:00
Location: Sedgwick County Park

Schedule

Sat, 05 Sep, 2026 at 09:00 am to Mon, 07 Sep, 2026 at 11:45 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Sedgwick County Park | Wichita, KS

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN: https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=132684
There is a point in every challenge when you want to stop. When your body says it has had enough and your mind whispers that it might be right. But this race is not about comfort. It is about the decision to keep going. It is about choosing grit over ease, faith over fatigue, and love over limits.
This Backyard Ultra mirrors the very endurance that the families served by Family Promise of Greater Wichita live out every day. Hour after hour, they rise again. They face setbacks, uncertainty, and exhaustion, yet with the support of a community behind them, they keep moving forward. The cheers, the resources, the steady love that surrounds them are what make the next lap possible.
On race day, that same spirit fills the park. Runners gather under the Kansas sky, surrounded by volunteers and supporters who carry them farther than they could go alone. Each loop represents persistence. Each mile becomes a reflection of what it means to keep showing up, again and again, for something bigger than yourself.
So, this Labor Day weekend, skip the lake and carry the boats. Join us at Sedgwick County Park and be part of a story that celebrates endurance, compassion, and the strength of community. Whether you complete one lap or seventy, whether you run, cheer, or volunteer, you are helping to prove a powerful truth. We go further when we endure together.

👟 Who: Family Promise of Greater Wichita invites you to take part in the 2nd annual Laps for Love.
🏃 What: Laps for Love is Wichita’s Backyard Ultra Marathon, where runners complete a 4.167-mile loop every hour, on the hour, until only one remains standing.
📅 When: The race begins at 9:00 AM on Saturday, September 5, 2026, and continues until the final runner completes one more lap than anyone else.
📍 Where: Plum Shelter at Sedgwick County Park, Wichita, Kansas.
💡 Why: To raise funds and awareness for Family Promise of Greater Wichita, helping families find stability, hope, and housing through community endurance and love.