The Gambler Last Man Standing
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The Gambler Last Man Standing
The Gambler Last Man Standing is a lap-style ultrarun in Pelham, Alabama at Oak Mountain State Park on February 27, 2027, organized by The Running Birds. The course is a two-mile loop, mostly trails with a few short road sections, a lakeside portion, and about 183 feet of elevation gain per loop.
Each lap must be completed within 40 minutes or the competitor is eliminated. Every successful lap earns a poker chip worth one dollar, up to 50 chips (100 miles). Competitors may choose to cash out or donate chips only after successfully completing specific milestone laps:
- 5 laps (10 miles)
- 10 laps (20 miles)
- 15 laps (30 miles)
- 20 laps (40 miles)
- 25 laps (50 miles)
- 30 laps (60 miles)
- 35 laps (70 miles)
- 40 laps (80 miles)
- 45 laps (90 miles)
- 50 laps (100 miles)
Cashing out requires exchanging chips with the organizer (the House) and removes the competitor from the event. If a competitor fails a lap without cashing out, their chips go into the Last Man Standing Bucket. To win that bucket a runner must start and finish the final lap alone; if no runner completes a final solo lap, the bucket goes to the House.
After 100 miles (lap 50) rules change: no more chips, no cash outs, no pacers, and each subsequent lap time limit reduces by two minutes. Pacers are allowed only between 20 and 100 miles and only one pacer may run with a competitor at a time. Competitors must be 19 or older.
The start/finish area supports personal aid stations and crews may provide aid between laps; no aid is allowed on course. A full-service aid station is available at the start/finish each lap. This is a cupless event; competitors must bring their own cups or bottles. There is parking, restrooms, and a small park entrance fee. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
