Lets get Vertical, Vertical

It's time for a vertical challenge to start out 2021. Let's see how much vert we can get in the month of January, individually and cumulatively. Now, one of the hard things about getting lots of vert on a run isn't only the vertical gain, but also the vertical loss. Turning your quads into hamburger as you crush the downhill. So, I'm not gonna say treadmills are illegal in this challenge, but they will be frowned upon. I'm not saying If you do all your vert on the treadmill you will be completely shunned, only slightly. 

It is free to signup. I will give out some prizes to different categories during the challenge. Since we are not having any official races for a while , the prize will be

either: 1) Your choice of Candy Bar, or 2) a pair of Smartwool socks (while supplies last). 

Here are the categories: (one for male, one for female)

• Most vert (gain) in a day (no treadmill for this one for sure)
• Most vert (gain) in a week
• Most vert (gain) in the month of January
• Most vert (gain) with your dog (or other animal that runs....who knows, maybe someone has a pet ostrich they run with)
• Biggest single climb (prominence)

This is on the honor system, but if we could post pictures and/or screen shots of Strava/Garmin/map my run or whatever you use, that would be cool. 

Since were not having the Frozen Sasquatch Race this year, you can post them on the facebook page

Everyone who gets over 15,000' vertical gain for the month will get a free hug or high five if they like (when it is safe to do so).

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