Self-sufficient fueling
Water containers and a supplemental aid station are provided, but athletes remain responsible for their own nutrition.
Race watch · Germany · 14 August 2026
Last SoulUltra
One 6.7 km yard. One new start every hour. No finish line—only the last runner able to answer the bell.
The second Last Soul Ultra brings an announced field of 150 runners to a deliberately undisclosed German location. Here is what is verified, how to follow it, and why the 2025 debut became a breakout backyard race.
Fact-checked 13 August 2026
LSU2.0
Night yardsBorn from the 2025 debut
Date14 Aug ’26
Field150 souls
Each yard6.7 km
FinishLast one standing
01 · The essentials
What matters before the first bell
Last Soul is a German backyard ultra with the presentation of a live sports production and the operating logic of a very simple endurance test. All runners leave together on the hour. Finish early and the balance becomes rest. Miss the next start and the race is over.
The 2026 edition is not an open spectator event. Its exact location is being withheld by the organizer, and the entry lottery closed in February. Coverage is designed to happen online through a continuous livestream, official social updates, and live timing.
02 · The format
The hour resets. The fatigue does not.
00:00
Leave the corral
Every runner starts the next 6.7 km yard on the full hour.
Before 60:00
Finish the loop
Complete it in time. Any unused minutes are your recovery window.
Next hour
Answer again
Fail to start or finish in time and you are out of the race.
The end
One final solo yard
The 2026 FAQ requires the last remaining athlete to complete a final yard.
Pace is only useful if it creates time you can use. The format turns eating, foot care, warmth, alertness, and the walk back to the corral into part of the competition.
03 · The 2025 breakthrough
67 hours, two leaders, one last soul
448.9kilometres credited to each of the final two
The debut began in Bornheim on 3 October 2025 with 93 starters. By the final morning, Kim Gottwald and Ello Elosrouti had both reached 67 completed yards in the published results—448.9 km each.
The accompanying race report says Elosrouti stopped because of Achilles inflammation, leaving organizer-athlete Gottwald as the winner. The result was striking, but so was the field’s depth: an independent German backyard report counted 90 runners beyond 50 km and 76 beyond 50 miles.
The achievement was not one giant run. It was 67 separate decisions to stand up and start again.
Official published classification
Full result table 2025 leading results
| Place | Runner | Yards | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kim Gottwald | 67 | 448.9 km |
| 02 | Ello Elosrouti | 67 | 448.9 km |
| 03 | Pierre Biege | 40 | 268.0 km |
| 04 | Pawel Dregan | 37 | 247.9 km |
| 05 | Alessandro Cervo | 35 | 234.5 km |
| 06 | Mauritz Ehmann | 31 | 207.7 km |
| 07 | Jozef Kapicak | 30 | 201.0 km |
“Yard” means one hourly loop. Distances above reproduce the organizer-linked result service rather than recalculating the course.
Content became the grandstand.
04 · Why it broke through
A niche format, staged for a mass audience
Backyard ultras are not new. Last Soul’s difference was packaging: a recognizable organizer in Kim Gottwald, co-organization with 2014 World Cup winner André Schürrle, a crossover field, and uninterrupted viewing built around a format anyone can understand in one sentence.
The result sat somewhere between serious ultra competition and serialized entertainment. German backyard coverage reported more than 40,000 concurrent livestream viewers at points in 2025, while Joyn later released a six-part documentary following the same race.
93starters in 2025
67hours at the front
6documentary episodes
05 · 2026 field notes
Small rules become big after midnight
The organizer’s FAQ makes the operating conditions unusually clear. These are the details most likely to shape the race after the first easy-looking hours.
Three crew members
Crew may help inside base camp. No assistance—or crew—is permitted on the course itself.
No electrical hookup
Power planning matters for lights, phones, watches and warm food. Athletes receive a 3 × 3 metre camp area.
Headlamp mandatory
A working headlamp is required in twilight and darkness—without one, the athlete cannot continue.
Remote race hub
No grandstand. The stream is the venue.
Use the official event hub for the current broadcast link and the timing portal for live standings. Details can change close to the start.
06 · Quick answers
Last Soul Ultra FAQ
When is Last Soul Ultra 2.0?
The organizer lists Friday, August 14, 2026 as the start date. No fixed finish date exists because the race continues until one runner remains.
Where in Germany is the 2026 Last Soul Ultra?
The exact 2026 location is intentionally not public. The organizer says this is to protect safety and smooth event operations.
Can spectators attend Last Soul Ultra?
No. The official FAQ says on-site spectators are not permitted. The organizer plans a continuous livestream and online updates instead.
Who won Last Soul Ultra 2025?
Kim Gottwald won the debut edition. The published results credit both Gottwald and Ello Elosrouti with 67 yards and 448.9 km; the race report says Elosrouti withdrew with Achilles inflammation.
Sources & method
What this guide is built on
Current-event claims were checked against organizer pages on 13 August 2026. The 2025 classification is reproduced from the linked timing service. Audience figures are clearly attributed to independent German backyard coverage.
- Official Last Soul Ultra event hub2026 date, field size, entry process and race format
- Official athlete and spectator FAQCrew, aid, equipment, location and viewing rules
- Spoferan 2025 result tablePublished placings, yards, times and distances
- Spoferan 2025 race reportWinning sequence and Elosrouti withdrawal context
- Backyard Ultra Germany listingIndependent 2026 calendar context and audience report
- Last Soul documentary on JoynSix-part official documentary synopsis and 2025 field context
Photography: official Last Soul Ultra 2025 recap gallery. Used here for editorial coverage; all rights remain with the original rights holder.