Watch: Trail Runner Finishes Mountain Race with Triple Back Handspring and Backflip – Runner’s World

• After climbing 1,000 feet in elevation over six miles, Albusaidi Yousuf tumbled in style toward the line—with a triple back handspring and back flip—at the UTMB Oman 10K.
• Along with the 10K, runners could participate in several longer events, including an 170K ultramarathon.

When most of us finish a 10K, we are desperately trying to hold our form together as we surge—and sometimes hobble—across the line. But at the Oman by UTMB 10K race held in the Al Hajar Mountain range in Oman on November 29, Albusaidi Yousuf finished with plenty of energy.

In fact, Yousuf managed to complete multiple back handsprings before ending with a backflip over the finish line. Even more impressive than his gymnastics ability at the end of a race was the fact that this was no ordinary course; it was a mountain race that scaled almost 1,000 feet of elevation throughout the six miles.

Yousuf finished in a . But as far as we are concerned, he was #winning.

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The 10K race was part of the larger , which offers 10K, 5K, and 2K races for beginners and short-distance specialists, as well as 50K, 130K, and 170K races for more advanced ultra runners. Runners competing in the 130K and 170K races had the opportunity to qualify for the Ultra-Trail Mont Blanc (UTMB)—one of the most challenging and competitive 171K ultramarathons in the world, which takes place in the late summer in the Alps—if they hit the necessary time goals.

While time is important at the end of the race, having a little fun in the chute never hurts. It’s safe to say that Yousuf took home a pretty fantastic finish line photo.