Laura Yliniemi Wins Sasquatch Run Last One Standing Ultramarathon
Laura Yliniemi of Detroit Lakes won the Sasquatch Run Last One Standing ultramarathon by completing nearly 100 miles in 24 hours at Detroit Mountain. The race format requires participants to finish a designated loop each hour until only one runner…
Fargo Valley City, ND, September 28, 2026 —
Laura Yliniemi, a participant from Detroit Lakes, has emerged as the victor of the Sasquatch Run Last One Standing ultramarathon. The challenging event took place at Detroit Mountain.
The race’s unique format tests endurance by requiring participants to complete a designated loop within each hour. This continues until only a single runner is capable of completing the required loop, thereby winning the competition.
Yliniemi achieved the win by completing nearly 100 miles within a 24-hour period. The specific number of loops completed and the exact mileage beyond “nearly 100 miles” were not detailed in the summary. The duration of the race was 24 hours, during which Yliniemi successfully outlasted other competitors through the hourly loop challenge.
Details regarding the number of participants, the specific course length of the loop, the exact time Yliniemi took to finish the winning mileage, or the names of any other competitors were not provided in the summary. The event concluded with Yliniemi as the sole remaining runner after the cumulative effort within the 24-hour timeframe.
The Sasquatch Run Last One Standing ultramarathon’s structure is designed to push athletes to their limits, emphasizing consistency and sustained effort over speed. The winner, Laura Yliniemi, demonstrated this by completing the necessary mileage and loops under the specified conditions.
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