Last Soul Ultra winner
Named winner after 67 yards. The original race report gave 448.9 km; the organizer’s results give 449.3 km for both finalists.
Athlete profile · Sources reviewed Oct 20, 2026
Kim Gottwald
2025 Last Soul Ultra winner and Go One More podium finisher
Kim Gottwald is a German last-person-standing runner who won the 2025 Last Soul Ultra on 67 yards and placed third at Go One More in 2026.
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The record so far
Kim Gottwald is a young German ultra-endurance athlete whose published record is centered on last-person-standing competition. The organizer’s 2025 Last Soul results list him as winner and Ayyoub “Ello” El Osrouti as assist, both with 67 yards. That is an unusual result: under standard backyard rules, the winner has to complete one more yard than anyone else.
Gottwald also shared the win at the weather-shortened 2025 Go One More Ultra, where lightning stopped the race after 56 loops with him and Kendall Picado Fallas still running, and completed 58 loops for third place in 2026.
Defining performances
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go One More UltraLast-person-standing | 58 loops · approximately 389 km | 3rd overall | View ↗ | |
| Last Soul UltraLast-person-standing | 67 yards · approximately 449.3 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Go One More UltraLast-person-standingThe event was stopped because of lightning with two runners left and was declared a shared win; the unofficial published table ranks Gottwald first. | 56 completed loops · 235.2 mi | Shared win | View ↗ |
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