Last Soul Ultra
A backyard ultra with no fixed end. Every hour on the hour, a 6.7-kilometre lap begins. It runs until one person is left — and that person must complete a final lap alone.
- 14 Aug 2026
- Start
- Friday
- Source: Last Soul Ultra — Officially verified
- 6.7 km
- Lap length
- a start every hour on the hour
- Source: Last Soul Ultra — Officially verified
- 150
- Field
- as stated by the organiser
- Source: Last Soul Ultra — Officially verified
- 143
- Race number
- Source: Last Soul Ultra — live results — Officially verified
The format
A backyard ultra has no finish in the usual sense. Every hour on the hour, a lap of 6.7 kilometres begins. Anyone who fails to complete it in time, or is not in the starting area for the next lap, is out. The race only ends when one runner is left — and that runner has to complete a final lap alone to win officially.
The rules
The setting is deliberately spare. No power in the base camp, water in containers, and I sort out my own food. Three by three metres — that is all the space anyone gets for their camp.
From dusk onwards a headlamp is mandatory. I may bring up to three crew members, but they can only help me in the base camp: taking anything from anyone out on the course means disqualification. Spectators are not admitted, and the organiser keeps the exact location secret.
