Last Soul final five
Completed 66 yards and finished fifth in the 160-starter field.
Source-checked athlete record · Updated Oct 12, 2026
Martin Stiller
GreenLoop winner and Last Soul final-five runner
Martin Stiller is a German backyard ultrarunner who won the 2026 GreenLoop Backyard with 51 yards and reached the final five at Last Soul Ultra with 66 yards.
Germany
The record so far
Martin Stiller emerged as a leading German backyard runner in 2026. In May he won the inaugural GreenLoop Backyard in Nüdlingen after completing 51 yards, or roughly 342 kilometers, through unusually hot conditions.
Three months later he went deeper at Last Soul Ultra 2.0, completing 66 yards and 442.6 kilometers before not starting yard 67. The official timing feed placed him in the final five and marked a 15-yard improvement within three months. He is on Germany’s 15-runner roster for the 2026 World Team Championship, which starts on October 17.
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