The Challenge:

How far from home could you get in 24 hours? No cars, no trains, no boats, no wheels, in fact, no transportation but your own legs. Where would you go? What would you plan? Could you make it the whole 24?

Now’s your chance to find out. In October 2026, the third ever 24 Hours from Home challenge begins…at your home.

Here is how it works. Sometime between 12pm Thursday, October 22nd and 11:59pm Sunday, October 25th, a 3-and-a-half-day window of time, leave your place of residence and travel as far as you can from home, walking, jogging, ambling, running, sauntering, perambulating, sprinting or stumbling. At the end of 24 hours, whoever is furthest from home, as-the-crow-flies/straight line distance, will be declared the winner.

You may travel supported or unsupported, single or as a tandem, with gear or without, it’s totally up to you to plan and execute the challenge. There is no set route, only 360 degrees of possibilities, worldwide.

Registration Info

Registration for the Challenge includes entry into the Challenge itself, inclusion on our tracking app during the challenge, T Shirt and race post-party at Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri at 12pm on October 25th, 2026.

This year, there are 2 tiers of registration:
- Early: May 1 - July 31st - $50 (+ultra signup fees)
- Standard: Aug 1 - October 22 - $65 (+ultra signup fees)

Event's current local time: 6:35 AM CT