Ultra Trail Poulx - Last Survivor 2026

Bib pickup will take place on site, in Poulx, up to 1 hour before the start, i.e. until 1 p.m. on Friday, December 11, 2026. You will need to present a medical certificate or a valid license. Without this document, your bib cannot be handed over to you.

The first start will be given on Friday, December 11, 2026 at 2 p.m., on the forecourt of the Poulx community hall. A new start will then be given exactly every hour, until only one runner remains in the race.

The price of a bib is €99, excluding service fees. The race is limited to 99 participants, including 9 bibs reserved for the Team Poulx Trail association, organizer of the event. Registration is online only. As of Monday, October 12, 2026, the race is sold out, as is its waiting list.

If you can’t make the start, whatever the reason, the organization offers you a credit. Its amount depends on the date of your cancellation:

• more than two months before the event, you receive a credit for 100% of the amount paid, excluding service fees;

• more than 21 days before the event, you receive a credit for 50% of the amount paid, excluding service fees;

• in the last three weeks, no refund is possible.

The organization may also modify the route or the schedule, or even cancel the event, due to weather conditions or other particular factors. In this case, no refund is provided.

Yes. To take part, you must present one of the following documents:

• a medical certificate stating no contraindication to the practice of running in competition, issued less than one year before the date of the event, or a photocopy of it;

• a current-season FFA competition license mentioning a medical certificate.

FFTRI, FFPM and FFCO licenses are not accepted. If you are a foreign runner, the medical certificate is mandatory. It must be written in French or accompanied by a certified translation.

Each loop is run with full food self-sufficiency. Between two loops, the organization will offer a light refreshment at the life base, in the Capitelle community hall. It should include soup, coffee, hot pasta and pieces of pizza. Your support crew will also be able to refuel you at the life base once your loop is finished.

You must be at least 18 years old to participate.

Yes. You have a maximum of one hour to complete each loop and refuel. Your loop is only validated if you cross the finish line within the hour, and only a validated loop allows you to start the next one. You must also be in the start corral when each start signal is given: no late starts are accepted.

Yes. The following gear is mandatory:

• a working phone with an active plan;

• a headlamp, which you must wear at night.

Any artificial assistance is prohibited, in particular poles and music players.

The race is mixed: there is no separate ranking between men and women.

The winner, called the survivor, is the last runner to complete at least one more loop than all the other participants. If no runner manages to complete this extra loop alone within the time limit, no winner is declared.

Runners who drop out are ranked DNF (Did Not Finish). A final ranking indicates the number of laps and the validated distance for each runner.

The life base is located in the Capitelle community hall, in the start and finish area. You will find there:

• a personal space to set up between two loops;

• the light refreshment offered by the organization;

• showers, changing rooms and toilets;

• the race HQ, to be notified immediately in case of withdrawal;

• a medical team.

Yes, the following rules apply to each loop:

• You may leave the loop during a lap only to go to the toilets.

• Any departure from the marked course or any missed checkpoint at mid-loop results in disqualification.

• Check-in is done via electronic chip. Your bib must remain visible at the start and finish of each loop.

• Once the start has been given, it is forbidden to take or drop anything, or to return to the life base before the end of the lap.

• No one may accompany you on the course, neither a pacer nor an eliminated runner.

• The slowest runners must let the faster ones pass.

• The organization announces each start 3 minutes, 2 minutes and then 1 minute in advance.

• Throwing litter on the course or in the start area is penalized.

• The winner may not complete an additional lap once their last loop has been validated.

Yes, showers, changing rooms and toilets are available to runners in the Capitelle community hall, which hosts the life base. They must be used with the utmost respect for the premises, which are loaned to the organization. The rules do not provide for a bag check, but each runner has a personal space in the hall to set up between two loops.

The address given by the organization for the event is 37 rue du Château d’Eau, 30320 Poulx. Parking is available to runners on site, and you must park exclusively in this parking lot.

You can contact the Team Poulx Trail association, which organizes the event, via the official race website.