German No. 2: 93 yards
Completed approximately 623.6 km as the Last Soul assist, second only to Hendrik Boury’s 100-yard German national record.
Athlete profile · Sources reviewed Oct 20, 2026
Ayyoub El Osrouti
Last Soul assist and Germany’s No. 2
Ayyoub ‘Ello’ El Osrouti completed 93 yards as the Last Soul Ultra 2026 assist, the second-best German backyard performance.
GermanyWuppertalLC WuppertalM20s
The record so far
Ayyoub El Osrouti, listed as Ello Elosrouti in Last Soul coverage, has published road-running and multiday backyard results. The organizer’s 2025 results name Kim Gottwald the winner and El Osrouti the assist, both on 67 yards, an unusual result because a backyard winner normally has to complete one more yard than anyone else. He returned in 2026 and again reached the final two, completing 93 yards before he did not finish yard 94 behind winner Mark Dowdle.
El Osrouti finished yard 91 in 43:07 and ultimately reached approximately 623.6 km. As of October 2026, his 93 yards rank second in DUV’s all-time German backyard ranking, behind Hendrik Boury’s 100 yards from 2025.
LADV lists El Osrouti as born in 1999, and his Last Soul result more than doubled the 45-yard German M20s benchmark previously listed on Yardlore. His road results add further context: 1:11:16 for the half marathon, 33:02 for 10 km and 2:47:44 at the Berlin Marathon.
Defining performances
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German M20s best
More than doubled the 45-yard German M20s benchmark previously listed on Yardlore.
Back-to-back Last Soul final two
Reached the decisive pair for a second consecutive edition—against Kim Gottwald in 2025 and Mark Dowdle in 2026.
Last Soul assist
Finished second behind Kim Gottwald in the inaugural edition. The organizer’s report says he withdrew with Achilles inflammation and names Gottwald the winner because he was ready to start a 68th yard; both men are credited with 67.
1:11 half-marathon performance
Placed tenth in the Düsseldorf Half Marathon in 1:11:16, four months before Last Soul.
Performance history
Selected results, not a complete race history. Rankings and record descriptions reflect the cited sources at their review dates. Distances may use different rounding conventions.
| Date | Event | Performance | Result | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Soul Ultra 2.0Backyard ultraEl Osrouti completed yard 91 in 43:07 and reached 93 completed yards before he did not finish yard 94. The official final classification lists him DNF in second place behind winner Mark Dowdle. | 93 yards · 623.6 km | Assist · 2nd overall | View ↗ | |
| Düsseldorf Half MarathonHalf marathon | 1:11:16 | 10th overall | View ↗ | |
| Rund um das Bayer-Kreuz10 km road | 33:02 | Personal best | View ↗ | |
| Last Soul UltraBackyard ultraThe organizer’s results give both finalists 67 yards, approximately 449.3 km. An earlier race report gave 448.9 km, and a German race update credited him with 66 yards. | 67 yards · approximately 449.3 km | Assist · 2nd overall | View ↗ | |
| Berlin MarathonMarathon | 2:47:44 | Finisher | View ↗ | |
| Schwebebahn-Lauf WuppertalHalf marathon | 1:20:38 | 3rd overall | View ↗ |
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