Stage 6: Back to Reality But the Memories Live On

Competitors have made it back to Ulaanbaatar for showers, real food, phone connection and to slowly get back to reality after a wonderful week away from it all. 

The official photos and videos from Stage 6 are in!!!

PHOTOS – a selection of highlights of the final finishline from our media team. 

VIDEOS – you can feel the excitement and relief at the finish line through tears, smiles and words.  
•    Highlights from the Final Stage
•    Interviews from the Final Finish line

You can also see the preliminary RESULTS which will be finalised soon, and the distances covered by UltraLite (Mongolia) competitors. 

No Blogs today as competitors have more important things to do right now, but keep an eye on the website in the next week or so the post-race reflections are normally come when their achievement has sunk in. 

The Awards Banquet will take place the race hotel tonight. 

There will be one more breaking news to announce the award winners and a very special milestone in RacingThePlanet history. It will also have links to final mini-film and photo slideshow of the whole race. 

Thank you following along – we hope you enjoyed being part of the race, and you can be certain that any messages you sent to competitors meant more to them than you may think. 

If you have any feedback or ideas to improve the experience for those following the race from home in the future, please do let us know, by completing this short feedback form, or just let us know by email what you liked, what you didn't like and what you'd like to see more of. 

The Gobi March 2026 racing is officially complete – but the celebrations continue and the memories will stay forever.

Stage 6: The Final Stage of the Gobi March is complete.

The Final Stage of the Gobi March is complete.

What an electric, exciting, emotional atmosphere as competitors completed their goal to complete 250km, over 7 days across Mongolia. 
Smiles, laughter, hugs, tears, pizza, soda and congratulations all round

The Gobi March 2026 is officially complete – but the celebrations have only just begun.

The final Stage lasted just over two hours in total with the last competitor, TSANG, Yik Long crossing the final finish line at 8:30am.  

With all racers safely across the final finish line, everyone enjoyed pizza and drinks and are now on buses back to Ulaanbaatar and their first shower for a week. 

For those of you following friends and family you should be able to contact them from about 4pm Mongolia time this afternoon. 

Official Photos and videos will added soon. re 
The results are being finaised and will also be added today.

Competitors are now on the buses heading back to Ulaanbaatar for more celeebtrations tonight. 

Stage 6: Competitors Are Arriving Thick & Fast

Competitors Are Arriving Thick & Fast. And they keep on coming. 

Check out all the photos to see the excitement, relief and emotions. 

Stage 6: And They Are Off

The Final Footsteps of the Gobi March has Started.

All competitors have started Stage 6 – the first group at 6:30am and the second at 7am. 

The final finish line in Erdene Zuu Monastery is ready for the first competitors. 

The first competitor is expected at 7:30am

Look out for PHOTOS that will be posted as people finish. 

Stage 6: Get Ready for the Final Stage

After their last night in tents on the Gobi Steppe, Gobi March 2026 competitors are gearing for Stage 6 “The Final Footsteps to the Ancient City of Karakorum” to secure their achievement of completing 250km in the Mongolian wilderness. 

Distance: 7.5km - relatively flat 
Description: running along the Orkhon river until arriving to Karakorum and Erdene Zuu Monastery grounds where finishers will receive their medal. 

Weather: sunshine and clouds expected this morning with temperatures between 10-16C. Hopefully missing the rain and isolated thunderstorms forecasted in the early afternoon. 

There are two start times: 
•    6:30am. 
•    7am for the faster half of the field.

The first competitor is estimated to take less than 40 minutes
The last competitors may take up to 2 hours. 

While most rankings are fairly secure after 243+ km, anything can still happen and Stage 6 is a timed stage.  You can See the FULL RESULTS going into Stage 6,

PHOTOS will be posted as they finish
VIDEOS will also be added to the Gobi March 2026 playlist on YouTube

RESULTS will be added once they are finalised. 

When the finishline celebrations are complete, competitors will board buses back to Ulaanbaatar where a hotel room awaits them. 
The Awards Banquet will take place in Ulaanbaatar tonight. 

Stage 6: Breaking News