Go Sam, Go!
Our President, Sam Yeary, will be participating in the Prairie on Fire Backyard Ultra on September 12, 2026.
The exciting challenge returns as Central Indiana's only official Backyard Ultra is hosted at Koteewi Park, presented by MTC and Hamilton County parks. The race kicks off with participants running a 4.167-mile loop every hour, competing to see how many loops they can complete.
This will be Sam’s third time running this race! He ran 29 miles (7 yards) in 2024 and 54 miles (13 yards) in 2025!
Sam’s 2026 goal is to run 100 MILES!
Watch the documentary on Youtube. You can see Sam and his brother, Max, about 6 minutes into the film.
In order to allow folks to donate per mile, we have partnered with Zeffy. This program allows us to receive 100% of the donation. Rest assured the donation will still go to Universal Cares and you will still receive a donation receipt. The button below will redirect you to our specific race page.
