Note: This page is about the race limited to 24 hours, the Banana Slug Backyard 24. If you're looking for the last-person-standing race, see the Banana Slug Backyard Ultra instead.
2026 Banana Slug Backyard 24
The 2026 Banana Slug Backyard 24 started with 76 runners at 8:00 AM on Saturday, April 18, and ended just before 8:00 AM on Sunday, April 19 after 6 runners each completed the course for the 24th time in under 24 hours, covering a total of 100 miles each. Each of these runners earned a 100-mile coin for this accomplishment. Congratulations to these 6 finishers: Matt Merritt, Kris Getts, Mikayla Blomberg, Charlie Blackmar, Amy Lorber, and Griffin Doherty.
For photos of the race, see each of the following albums:
- Professional Race Photos
- Shared photos from participants and spectators
Final results
The table below gives final results for every runner. Click/tap on any column header to sort (or reverse sort) by that column. Also see the tracker where you can see the time for every runner on every loop of the race.
Note: Each loop in the table below represents 4.167 miles run in 1 hour. For example, a 24-loop result equals 100 miles run, and 54 loops equals 225 miles. Note: The PR's indicated in the table below are based on runners exceeding the PR they submitted when registering for the race. Please let us know if we have any PR data incorrect.
| Result | Loops | Given | Surname | Bib | Hometown | Races run | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finisher | 24 PR! | Charlie | Blackmar | 6 | Portland, OR | ||
| Finisher | 24 | Kris | Getts | 24 | Happy Valley, OR | ||
| Finisher | 24 | 🤪 | Griffin | Doherty | 47 | Corvallis, OR | |
| Finisher | 24 | Mikayla | Blomberg | 49 | Troutdale, OR | ||
| Finisher | 24 | 🐢 | Amy | Lorber | 74 | Portland, OR | |
| Finisher | 24 | Matt | Merritt | 84 | Newberg, OR | ||
| DNF | 21 | Kyle | Cox | 88 | Beaverton, OR | ||
| DNF | 19 | ❤️🔥 | Scott | Leonard | 30 | Corvallis, OR | |
| DNF | 17 PR! | Scott | Hadden | 28 | Salem, OR | ||
| DNF | 17 | Tim | Constant | 44 | Tigard, OR | ||
| DNF | 17 | Amanda | Holt | 87 | Vancouver, WA | ||
| DNF | 16 PR! | ❤️🔥 | Ken | Ward | 17 | Corvallis, OR | |
| DNF | 16 | Vern | Cook | 34 | Guatemala / Troutdale, OR | ||
| DNF | 15 | 💨 | Johnathan | Baker | 1 | Hillsboro, OR | |
| DNF | 15 | 💨 | Jesse | Hoefer | 2 | Albany, OR | |
| DNF | 15 | 💨 | Mark | Braun | 4 | Brownsville, OR | |
| DNF | 15 | Ezra | Johnson | 12 | Rogue River, OR | ||
| DNF | 15 | Linda | Samet | 46 | Corvallis, OR | ||
| DNF | 15 | Nathan | Saturday | 86 | Portland, OR | ||
| DNF | 14 | Ingrid | Siadal | 5 | Salem, OR | ||
| DNF | 14 PR! | Jeremy | Abcug | 10 | Portland, OR | ||
| DNF | 14 | Alvin | Chan | 71 | Beaverton, OR | ||
| DNF | 13 | Isaiah | Johnson | 13 | Grants Pass, OR | ||
| DNF | 13 | ❤️🔥 | Sandra | Uesugi | 29 | Philomath, OR | |
| DNF | 13 | ❤️🔥 | Natalie | Harvey | 31 | Albany, OR | |
| DNF | 13 | Kyle | Jester | 50 | Portland, OR | ||
| DNF | 13 | 🦥 | Colin | Elzie | 52 | Portland, OR | |
| DNF | 13 | 🐒 | Henry | Giles | 59 | Sherwood, OR | |
| DNF | 13 | Emily | Petersen | 61 | Wilsonville, OR | ||
| DNF | 13 PR! | Tylor | Wolter | 81 | Newberg, OR | ||
| DNF | 12 PR! | ❓ | Philip | Clarke | 14 | Portland, OR | |
| DNF | 12 | Jason | Hawthorne | 37 | Albany, OR | ||
| DNF | 12 | Lydia | Bilby | 38 | Portland, OR | ||
| DNF | 12 | 🐒 | Emily | Montgomery | 65 | Sherwood, OR | |
| DNF | 12 | Andrew | Queen | 67 | Portland, OR | ||
| DNF | 12 | Gina | Grimm | 89 | Happy Valley, OR | ||
| DNF | 10 | Adam | Little | 25 | Portland, OR | ||
| DNF | 10 | Mariela | Botella | 51 | Portland, OR | ||
| DNF | 10 | Rob | Abcug | 83 | Lake Park, FL | ||
| DNF | 10 | Tanner | Mestas | 91 | Portland, OR | ||
| DNF | 9 | Caoilinn | Haggerty | 39 | Corvallis, OR | ||
| DNF | 9 | 🦥 | Nate | Dern | 53 | Portland, OR | |
| DNF | 9 | 🦥 | Zack | Poitras | 57 | Portland, OR | |
| DNF | 8 PR! | Griffin | Piper | 18 | Wilsonville, OR | ||
| DNF | 8 | Marcy | Shadrin | 33 | Mount Angel, OR | ||
| DNF | 8 | Jason | Moore | 36 | Portland, OR | ||
| DNF | 8 | Ewon | Shadrin | 41 | Mt. Angel, OR | ||
| DNF | 8 | 🤪 | Stacy | Braff | 42 | Corvallis, OR | |
| DNF | 8 | 🤪 | Cary | Thompson | 43 | Corvallis, OR | |
| DNF | 8 | 🐒 | Sarah | Giles | 60 | Sherwood, OR | |
| DNF | 8 | 🐒 | Emily | Smith | 62 | Sherwood, OR | |
| DNF | 8 | Libby | Scrivner | 63 | Sherwood, OR | ||
| DNF | 8 | Robbie | Queen | 68 | Kelowna, BC | ||
| DNF | 8 | 🪱 | Scout | Carlson | 70 | Portland, OR | |
| DNF | 8 | 🐢 | Breanna | Brown | 76 | Portland, OR | |
| DNF | 8 | 🪱 | LK | Thang | 77 | Beaverton, OR | |
| DNF | 8 | Cat | Jester | 78 | Portland, OR | ||
| DNF | 8 | Sean | Sullivan | 90 | Seattle, WA | ||
| DNF | 7 | Amy | Margolis | 16 | Sisters, OR | ||
| DNF | 7 PR! | 🍌 | Lisa | McDonald | 22 | Gresham, OR | |
| DNF | 7 PR! | 🍌 | Carrie | Yoshida | 23 | Fairview, OR | |
| DNF | 7 | ❓ | Alan | Davis | 32 | Portland, OR | |
| DNF | 7 | ❓ | MaryAnn | Clarke | 54 | Portland, OR | |
| DNF | 7 | 🪱 | Brian | Borig | 72 | Portland, OR | |
| DNF | 7 | 🪱 | Joanne | Kwak | 73 | Portland, OR | |
| DNF | 7 | Eugene | Frumkin | 85 | Bellevue, WA | ||
| DNF | 6 | Tyler | Franklin | 11 | Lyons, OR | ||
| DNF | 6 | Andy | Shadrin | 35 | Mount Angel, OR | ||
| DNF | 5 | 🤪 | Andres | Susaeta | 45 | Corvallis, OR | |
| DNF | 5 | Dan | Grabski | 69 | Portland, OR | ||
| DNF | 5 | Jourdan | Kintz | 92 | Damascus, OR | ||
| DNF | 4 PR! | Mckay | Tunks | 93 | Wilsonville, OR | ||
| DNF | 4 | Roger | Tunks | 94 | Wilsonville, OR | ||
| DNF | 3 | Grant | Janecek | 3 | Seattle, WA | ||
| DNF | 3 | Kyle | Chard | 58 | Damascus, OR | ||
| DNF | 1 | Kai | Mayne | 8 | Eugene, OR |
Team Results
| Team Score | Team Name | Members | Scores | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ❤️🔥 | 61 | Heart of the Slug | Scott Leonard Ken Ward Sandra Uesugi Natalie Harvey |
19 16 13 13 |
| 🤪 | 45 | Slaphappy Slugs | Griffin Doherty Stacy Braff Cary Thompson Andres Susaeta |
24 8 8 5 |
| 💨 | 45 | Slug Buddies | Mark Braun Jesse Hoefer Johnathan Baker |
15 15 15 |
| 🐒 | 41 | Go Around Again! | Henry Giles Emily Montgomery Sarah Giles Emily Smith |
13 12 8 8 |
| 🐢 | 32 | Slug and Steady | Amy Lorber Breanna Brown |
24 8 |
| 🦥 | 31 | Three PM Nap | Colin Elzie Nate Dern Zack Poitras |
13 9 9 |
| 🪱 | 30 | Worm Gang | Scout Carlson LK Thang Brian Borig Joanne Kwak |
8 8 7 7 |
| ❓ | 26 | Sloppy Slug Huggers | Philip Clarke Alan Davis MaryAnn Clarke |
12 7 7 |
| 🍌 | 14 | Gone Bananas | Lisa McDonald Carrie Yoshida |
7 7 |