Overview

• Gottwald finished as Last Man Standing at 6:52 on Monday, covering 448.9 kilometers in nearly 67 hours after wildcard Ello Elosrouti retired in the 67th lap.
• The format required runners to complete a 6.7-kilometer loop every hour until only one remained, with roughly 100 starters in Bornheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, and a YouTube livestream.
• Co-organizer André Schürrle participated and withdrew after 12 rounds with about 80.4 kilometers, placing 69th.
• Gottwald aimed to surpass the German mark of 82 rounds (over 550 kilometers) but did not do so, and his solo final lap could not count toward a record under event rules.
• The victory extends Gottwald’s rise since his shared win at May’s Go One More Ultra in Texas, which rapidly expanded his social-media following and fueled this record bid.