Belgian Sam Bracke Is the Last One Standing in Extreme Endurance Run on Terschelling

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The marathon was once considered the pinnacle of human exertion. Nowadays, that boundary seems to have shifted. More and more athletes are opting for ultra-runs of fifty, one hundred, or even two hundred kilometers. Last weekend, the first-ever Dutch edition of the Last Man Standing took place on Terschelling, a race that only ended with the very last participant standing.

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Exercising is healthy. Let's start this story with that. But is running 400 kilometers healthy too? Grueling away night after night, until even your last competitor gives up after 61 hours of running. That is exactly what the Belgian Sam Bracke did this weekend on Terschelling. Sports physician Tom Wiggers on that achievement: "These people know what they are capable of."