Last One Standing
Run 1km on day one, 2km on day two, and add a kilometre every day. The last runner still going wins.
Once it's installed, find Last One Standing (2027) in the Challenges feed.
Add a kilometre. Every day.
Day 1 is 1km. Day 2 is 2km. Day 30 is 30km. Keep going until you can't, and the last runner still going wins.
Every run is outdoors, GPS tracked and one continuous effort at 9:00 per km or faster. Start it any time during the day, upload it in the Harry's app, and you're through to tomorrow.
| Day | Run | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | 1km | 1km |
| Day 7 | 7km | 28km |
| Day 14 | 14km | 105km |
| Day 30 | 30km | 465km |
| Day 50 | 50km | 1,275km |
| Day 83Tim's last day | 83km | 3,486km |
330 started. One was left.
Tim Kacprzak outlasted them all and was the last one standing on day 83. That's an 83km run on the final day and at least 3,486km in total.
The 2025/26 edition kicked off on 1 January 2026. A week in, 235 runners were still going. By day 21 it was 77, and by day 42 just 11. Three made it past day 70.
- Day 1330
- Day 7235
- Day 14152
- Day 2177
- Day 3038
- Day 4211
- Day 505
- Day 603
- Day 703
- Day 831
Runners who logged a run that day in the Harry's app. Day 83 is the final result.
Miss a day. You're out.
Each run has to start within its calendar day, though it can finish after midnight, and be uploaded in the Harry's app. Any of these and your day doesn't count.
Short of the day's distance.
You're outSlower than 9:00 per km.
You're outSplit across more than one run.
You're outOn a treadmill or indoors.
You're outNo run logged for the day.
You're outTracking & Submission
- GPS wearable or running app: Apple Watch, Garmin, COROS, Strava, etc. The run must show the required activity data.
- Upload screenshots of your run as proof, and add the Strava link if you have one.
- Average pace is based on elapsed time, so stops count.
- Issues? ethan@hardcoreharrys.com.au
How To Enter
Last One Standing 2027 is a members challenge. Download the Harry's Challenges app, become a member, and join it from the Challenges feed before Friday 1 January.
Enter in app2027 prizes are announced in the app before 1 January.
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Participation is voluntary and at your own risk.
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
Free on the App Store and Google Play.
- 2
Join the challenge
Find Last One Standing (2027) in the Challenges feed. It's a members challenge, so become a member, then tap join.
- 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.
The Last One Standing challenge, explained.
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Who's Left Standing?
Last One Standing 2027 starts Friday 1 January. Download Harry's, become a member, and be on the start line.