Third at Last Soul Ultra
Completed 80 yards, about 536.5 km, finishing behind only Mark Dowdle and Ayyoub El Osrouti. Yardlore lists the result as the German M40s backyard record.
Athlete profile · Sources reviewed Oct 20, 2026
Norman Mascher-Aspensjö
Back-to-back German 24-hour champion and Last Soul podium finisher
Norman Mascher-Aspensjö is a two-time German 24-hour champion with a 243.247 km best and an 80-yard podium finish at Last Soul Ultra 2026.
GermanyBerlinSCC BerlinM45
World Team Championship · 35 yardsBackyard Ultra World Team Championship 2026 · Stopped
35 yards completed before stopping
Completed 35 yards, then started yard 36 but did not finish it. Germany’s national race is over: the team finished on 620 yards, 15th in the standings at this point.
Final results after yard 124 (16:07 UTC, 22 October), matching the organizer's official leaderboard. Organizer results ↗ Championship guide →
The record so far
Norman Mascher-Aspensjö is a German ultrarunner from Berlin who competes for SCC Berlin. His public record covers road ultras, timed events, and championship racing, with national titles in the 24-hour run in both 2024 and 2025.
His 243.247 km performance at Gotha in June 2025 improved on the 223.150 km that won the previous year’s German title. Earlier results show strong speed over fixed distances, including a 7:42:47 victory at the 2022 WHEW 100 km and a 14:45:40 win at the 100 Meilen Berlin in the same year.
Mascher-Aspensjö has also recorded 125 km over 12 hours and continued to race at national-championship level over 50 km. His backyard record began before Last Soul: he won the Bienwald Backyard Ultra in 2022 with 30 yards and the Weserbergland Backyard Ultra in 2023 with 28, and ran Germany’s World Team Championship races in 2022 and 2024. The breadth of those results connects road speed with sustained fixed-time endurance.
In August 2026 he completed 80 yards, about 536.5 km, for third place at Last Soul Ultra 2.0; the organizer’s classification describes him as the last runner in the race apart from the final two. He finished Spartathlon in 28:37:24 in September 2026 and was on Germany’s 15-runner roster for the 2026 World Team Championship, which started on October 17.
Defining performances
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German 24-hour champion
Won the national title in Gotha with 243.247 km, improving his championship-winning mark from 2024.
German 24-hour champion
Won his first national 24-hour title with 223.150 km.
100-mile Berlin winner
Won the Mauerweglauf 100 Meilen Berlin in 14 hours, 45 minutes, and 40 seconds.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spartathlon246 km road | 28:37:24 | 41st overall | View ↗ | |
| Last Soul Ultra 2.0Backyard ultraThe organizer’s classification describes him as the last runner in the race apart from the final two. | 80 yards · 536.5 km | 3rd overall | View ↗ | |
| Werderseelauf 50 km50 km road | 3:19:18 | 2nd M45 | View ↗ | |
| IAU 24-hour World Championship, Albi24-hour race | 142.530 km | German national team | View ↗ | |
| Mauerweglauf 100 Meilen Berlin100-mile road/trail | 14:31:56 | 5th overall | View ↗ | |
| 24 Stunden von Gotha24-hour race | 243.247 km | German champion | View ↗ | |
| 50 km Ubstadt-Weiher50 km road | 3:22:43 | 6th M45 at German championship | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra World Team Championship — GermanyBackyard ultra | 32 yards · 214.592 km | 12th at the German venue | View ↗ | |
| Spartathlon246 km road | 25:24:27 | 10th overall | View ↗ | |
| Deutsche Meisterschaft 24 Stunden24-hour race | 223.150 km | German champion | View ↗ | |
| Weserbergland Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 28 yards · 187.768 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| 12-Stunden-Lauf Grünheide/Störitz12-hour race | 125.000 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Backyard Ultra World Team Championship — GermanyBackyard ultra | 38 yards · 254.828 km | 6th at the German venue | View ↗ | |
| 100 Meilen Berlin100-mile road/trail | 14:45:40 | Winner | View ↗ | |
| Bienwald Backyard UltraBackyard ultra | 30 yards · 201.180 km | Winner | View ↗ | |
| WHEW 100 km100 km road | 7:42:47 | Winner | View ↗ |
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