Last One Climbing
Day 1 was 50m of climbing. Every day after that, another 50m. Miss a day or come up short and you were out. After 82 days, one runner was left.
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Add 50 metres. Every day.
Day 1 was 50m of elevation gain, day 2 was 100m, day 30 was 1,500m. The climb grew by 50m every single day, and the last man and last woman still climbing took the crown.
Each day's climb had to be one continuous outdoor run, started within that calendar day, at 16:00 per km or faster on elapsed time. Climbing extra never banked anything for tomorrow. Miss a day or fall short of the vert and you were out for good.
| Day | Run | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | 50m | 50m |
| Day 7 | 350m | 1,400m |
| Day 30 | 1,500m | 23,250m |
| Day 50 | 2,500m | 63,750m |
| Day 63 | 3,150m | 100,800m |
| Day 82Daniel's last day | 4,100m | 170,150m |
212 climbed. One was left.
From day 64 it was down to two, Daniel Gardiner and Brendan Spackman-Williams, and they went head to head for 18 days. Brendan's challenge ended on day 81. On day 82 the target was 4,100m in a single run, and Daniel got it done: the last one climbing, with 170,565m in total.
A week in, 139 were still going. By day 30 it was 23, and by day 50 just four. Kelly Conroy was the last woman standing, finally going out after 63 days and 104,410m of climbing. Between them, the field climbed 2,088,605m, more than 236 times the height of Everest.
Top 3 men
- 1Daniel Gardiner170,565 m
- 2Brendan Spackman-Williams166,460 m
- 3Jack M.64,444 m
Top 3 women
- 1Kelly Conroy104,410 m
- 2Rach J.49,901 m
- 3Rose F.31,575 m
- Day 1206
- Day 7139
- Day 1477
- Day 2146
- Day 3023
- Day 427
- Day 504
- Day 603
- Day 702
- Day 802
- Day 821
Runners who started on day 1 and were still logging that day in the Harry's app.
Miss a day. You were out.
Each day's climb had to start within its calendar day and be logged in the Harry's app. Any of these and that was the end of the climb.
Short of the day's elevation gain.
You're outSlower than 16:00 per km on elapsed time.
You're outSplit across more than one run.
You're outOn a treadmill or stairclimber.
You're outA missed day.
You're outTracking & Submission
- GPS wearable: Apple Watch, Garmin, COROS and the like. Elevation gain, distance, time, pace and heart rate all had to show.
- Upload a screenshot of the activity, an activity link, or both. The link was preferred because it sped up verification.
- Climbing more than the target was fine, but it only ever counted as that day.
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Next time
Last One Climbing was free to enter with the Harry's app. It's finished, so download the app and grab the next challenge from the Challenges feed.
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You confirm you are in good physical health and assume all liability for any injuries. Hardcore Harry's AU PTY LTD reserves the right to disqualify any entry that violates submission rules. Repeated violations may lead to removal from the challenge.What is a last one standing challenge?
A last one standing challenge is an elimination. Everyone starts together, the target keeps getting harder or the slowest get cut, and you stay in for as long as you keep meeting it. The winner is the last person still going.
It comes in two common shapes. A rising target, where the distance grows every day or every lap until nobody can keep up. Or a regular cut, where the bottom of the field is knocked out at a set time, every week, until only a few are left.
That makes it a different kind of hard. Speed barely matters. Recovery, routine and stubbornness do, because the people who win are the ones who still turn up on the days it hurts.
- Cut-off
- The point where anyone short of the target is out. Miss it once and your challenge is over.
- Rising target
- A distance that grows as the challenge goes on, so every day is harder than the last.
- Last one standing
- The only finisher. Everyone else stops somewhere along the way.
From download to the draw.
- 1
Download Harry's
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- 2
Join the challenge
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- 3
Do it. Prove it.
Track it with your watch or a running app, then log it in the Harry's app with a screenshot or your Strava link.
- 4
Climb the board
Every entry goes on the leaderboard, and earns your shot at the prizes.
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