The new NUBU backyard ultra race is the Pahantorjuja Backyard Ultra in Vihti 2027. A simple single route, indoor space for everyone for servicing, and the journey into the depths of your own mind can begin!
Registration is open. The ticket price is 67€. We invite runners who have completed 30 or more laps to the event for €6.70. Runners under 18 are welcome to join for €36.70.
The competition begins Fri Jul 23 at 6:00 PM. The competition takes place on a private, low-traffic dirt road in Vihti. The road is open to traffic, but the road cooperative is aware of the runners on the route. The competition route is not public, and the address of the race center is provided only to registered runners before the race. The total ascent of the route is approximately 100 meters.
The event offers runners a space in the service facility, where water and electricity are available. The organizer does not provide any other drinks or food. There are chairs and tables in the facility. You must bring your own lounge chair, water container, and food. There is a microwave and a refrigerator in the facility.
There is plenty of parking space next to the event center. There are two portable toilets in the competition area. There are no washing facilities at the event center, but there are plenty of lakes and beaches in the surrounding area.
The event features electronic timing and GPS tracking for 20 runners. The winner is guaranteed 300€ prize money, special Pahantorjuja tour prize and a place at the 2027 Nummela Backyard Ultra, indoor or outdoor.
History of "Pahantorjuja"
In the early 1970s, while demolishing an old barn on the banks of the Vanjoki River in Jokikunta, Vihti, the men of the Ryönä farm discovered a strange pattern on a part of the stone foundation. The owner, Samuli Nissi, invited a local history teacher to examine the stone, on the surface of which a peculiar ”stick figure” had been carved. The stone was named "Pahantorjuja "stone.
It is not known who carved the figure into the stone, why, or when. The figure carved into the stone is believed to have made its way to Vihti in the 14th century with Novgorodians traveling in the area. Following similar images leads far to the east, all the way to Byzantium, Syria, and Egypt, to early Christian times, the first millennium.
The Stone of the Punisher is currently on display at the Vihdinti Museum, where it was transferred in cooperation with the Finnish Museum Board.
