Resist, Exceed, and Outlast It All

How The OUTLAST Challenge Works

Resist, Exceed, and Outlast It All

A relentless test of mental grit, strategy, and resilience — Outlast is the nationwide trail endurance challenge where runners must complete a 5K trail run every hour on the hour, for 6 hours straight.

A Trail Race for Resilient Runners

Event Roadmap

Hour 1 — 5k Ran

Get to the event location and prepare to start running.
+ All Participants get an OUTLAST Tee
+ 5k.

Hour 2 — 10k Ran

+ 5k. Keep running.

Hour 3 — 15k Ran

+ 5k. How many did you Outlast?

Hour 4 — 20k Ran

+ 5k. First Prize Earned. Keep it up.
+ ”Grit Earned” Patch

Hour 5 — 25k Ran

+ 5k. You’re almost there.
+ “Survivor” Patch

Hour 6 — 30k Ran

+ 5k.
+ Premium Outlast Medal
Can you take the first place home?

Is Outlast For You?

Do you have what it takes for

Built For Those Who…

Crave true mental and physical grit and want to prove what they're made of
Thrive on discipline, pacing, and showing up again and again when it gets hard
Respect the grind of trail terrain, elevation, and unpredictable conditions
Want to test their limits alongside serious competitors and outlast the field
Believe the reward is earned through effort, resilience, and mental toughness

Not for those who...

Prefer comfort over challenge and avoid pushing their limits
Rely on speed alone and struggle with consistency or strategy
Expect smooth paths, perfect conditions, and easy miles
Look for a casual run without stakes or pressure
Want guarantees, shortcuts, or easy wins

Are you up for the challenge?

Resilience is about pacing and tenacity

The challenge is staying in it and pushing your limits, whether you’re trying to win your division or all six laps.

Previous Editions

See the Leaderboards

OCT 11

Tyler, TX

OCT 25

Fort Worth, TX

NOV 1

Memphis, TN

NOV 29

Shreveport, LA

DEC 13

Austin, TX

DEC 20

New Orleans, LA

JAN 10

Corpus Christi, TX

JAN 24

Houston, TX

OUTLAST TOUR

Base prizes

4 Laps

“Grit Earned” Patch

For 4 laps completed

5 Laps

“Survivor” Patch

Complete 5 laps and level up

6 Laps

Premium “OUTLAST” Medal

Finish all 6 laps and Outlast the rest

For Everyone

Outlast Tee

All participants get a free Outlast t-shirt

National Leaderboard

The Best of the Best: Meet Top Outlasts Nationwide

Male

1. Kingston Wilson

Austin, TX

1:46:35

2. Alex Hollingsworth

Memphis, TN

1:51:50

3. Blake Stowers

Austin, TX

1:52:33

4. Eric Willoughby

New Orleans, LA

1:53:14

5. Matt Greer

New Orleans, LA

1:59:21

Female

1. Janette Cuevas

Fort Worth, TX

2:06:33

2. Rachel Pache

Fort Worth, TX

2:07:12

3. Libby Rowland

Houston, TX

2:10:09

4. Emma Somers

Corpus Christi, TX

2:18:14

5. Gizelle Hernandez

Houston, TX

2:19:19

Need more information?

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