The Last Wolf: The 7 - NC

The Last Wolf: The 7 - NC is held in Kings Mountain, North Carolina, on October 10, 2026, by Dirty Wolf Racing. Four trail formats are offered: a 50K (31 miles), a 25K (about 15.5 miles), a 5K, and a Last Man Standing race where runners start a new loop every hour until a single finisher remains.

If you are deciding which line to sign up for, think about the day you want. The 5K is a short, sociable trail run. The 25K asks for solid endurance on Piedmont hills and suits runners who have a road half marathon behind them. The 50K is the go-to first-ultra distance, and October in western North Carolina usually brings mild, dry conditions for it. The Last Man Standing turns racing on its head: you only need to finish each loop within the hour, so the challenge is holding an easy pace, refueling in the minutes you have, and deciding how deep into the night you are willing to go. Give the 50K a 16-week build with hilly long runs of 20 to 24 miles, and treat the Last Man Standing as a test of consistent, unhurried running rather than speed.