11/20/2024
Prepared for your next race?
How does Hilltop elevation gain compare? This will give you a rough comparison if you have done Pumpkin Holler Hunnerd, Outlaw 100’s Thunderbird, Tenkiller Overlook Run-Hike-Walk, RunnersWorld Tulsa’s Half N Half Trail, Tommy Brennan’s Ouachita Switchbacks, Greenleaf Trail Run, Outlaw, Lake McMurtry, or Peak to Creek. Beaver Fire Tower Half Marathon hasn’t been done yet. All the races listed are in chronological order.
Feel free to share and use the table as part of your elevation training plan. Don’t just think in terms of distance PR’s. Think in terms of elevation gain PR’s. Overcome that mental barrier of elevation, so that it becomes a non-factor for you. You can do it!
I should point out that there is a lot of variation in elevation from fitness tracker to fitness tracker, from day to day depending on satellites and solar flares, and time of year determining tree canopy density, and a number of other factors. This table has a mixture of measurements from different race directors and staff, using different devices on different days. If you really want a more accurate comparison, YOU need to do all of these events using the same device. You may get different readings on all of them, but you will be able to make a relative comparison that is consistent to your device.
Of course, sign up for Hilltop at https://runsignup.com/hilltop
4 Miler
Half Marathon+
Marathon+
50k+
50 Miler
100k
100 Miler
Saturday and Sunday start events
3/1/25-3/2/25
Finisher medals for all who complete at least 4 miles.
Buckles for those who complete 100 miles.