Start here
Base
One clock
01 Strength
50 reps
- 50 air squats
- 50 push-ups
02 Run
5K
3.1 miles
03 GRIT
50 burpees
Finish the work
The Toughest Alive Challenge
Five levels.
One world-title test.
Your level. Your pace. Your journey.
Strength. Speed. Stamina. GRIT. Choose the level that meets you where you are, put every stage on one clock, and find out what happens when you keep going.
Find your levelThe five-level progression
Start where you are.
Build from there.
Base through Reckoning are five complete challenges. The distance and volume change. The standard does not: finish strength, run, and GRIT on one continuous clock.
Keep building
Build
One clock
01 Strength
100 reps
- 100 air squats
- 100 push-ups
02 Run
10K
6.2 miles
03 GRIT
100 burpees
Finish the work
Test your limits
Endure
One clock
01 Strength
200 reps
- 200 air squats
- 200 push-ups
02 Run
Half marathon
13.1 miles
03 GRIT
200 burpees
Finish the work
Dig deeper
Marathon
One clock
01 Strength
400 reps
- 400 air squats
- 400 push-ups
02 Run
Marathon
26.2 miles
03 GRIT
400 burpees
Finish the work
The highest progressive level
Reckoning
One clock
01 Strength
62 throws
- 62 sandbag throws over the shoulder
- at 62% of bodyweight
02 Run
62 miles
100K
03 GRIT
620 burpee broad jumps
Keep moving forward
Base through Reckoning
One clock.
No reset.
The clock starts with the first rep and stops after the final burpee or burpee broad jump.
Strength flows into the run. The run flows into GRIT. Manage the effort, keep moving, and finish the challenge you chose.
Beyond the progression
Ultimate Toughest Alive
This is not level six. It is the separate world-title test.
Reckoning is the qualification path. Ultimate Toughest Alive stands apart for the small handful ready to face The 20, The 200, and The 2,000.
The separate world-title test
Ultimate Toughest Alive
$20,000 prize
01 Strength
The 20
- 20 rounds
- 20 sandbag over-the-shoulder throws
- 20 hand-release push-ups
- 20 walking lunges
02 Run
The 200
200 miles
03 GRIT
The 2,000
2,000 burpee broad jumps
Your journey starts here
Choose the work.
Show up today.
You do not have to be ready for the biggest level. You only have to be willing to begin.
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