Last Man Standing Ultramarathon

The Last Man Standing Ultramarathon in New Gloucester, Maine, follows the backyard-ultra format on the wooded trails of Pineland Farms. Runners repeat a 4.2-mile doubletrack loop with moderate elevation gain, starting a new lap on the hour until only one competitor remains capable of finishing another. The format works equally well for newcomers hoping to set a personal distance record and for veteran trail runners looking to test how far they can push themselves. Because the loop repeats the same way hour after hour, pacing, nutrition, and mental toughness end up mattering just as much as raw endurance.