Welcome to the Ultrarunning Academy Vertical Challenge!
New date for the #URAverticalchallenge will be announced soon.
WHAT IS THE VERTICAL CHALLENGE?
The vertical challenge is a free, virtual event for everyone and the goal is to climb as many meters of elevation gain as you can, or want to, within one week’s time. Transcend your physical and mental limits and allow yourself to be inspired and motivated by the other participants in the challenge. Sometimes you need that little nudge to challenge yourself — and this is the perfect opportunity!
WHEN?
New date for the #URAverticalchallenge will be announced soon.
WHERE?
Everywhere! The challenge is virtual.
SIGN UP
New date for the #URAverticalchallenge will be announced soon.
It is entirely cost-free, we promise.
HOW? + THE RULES
Climb your local hill/mountain, collect elevation gain on the stairmaster or treadmill, or take steps up and down on a chair or a flight of stairs.
In order to make the challenge as fair as possible, our only wish is that you do your meters using your own two feet — i.e. not on a bike for example. But whether you decide to walk, squat or run, we leave that decision to you.
WHO CAN JOIN?
Anyone who’s up for a challenge!
HOW TO REPORT YOUR RESULTS AND ENTER THE CONTEST
1. Follow a link to register for the challenge. Link will be provided next time we’re doing the challenge.
2. After you have registered, you will receive an e-mail with your personal link to a form where you can register your daily results. You must register your daily results no later than midnight/11.59pm the same day.
3. In the form, add proof of your daily activity — e.g. link to Strava or similar, photo of you on a treadmill, stairmaster etc, photo of your sports watch.
4. Click “Send”. Your results will be recorded.
PRIZES
We will have great prizes available (high-quality running gear) from our sponsors available. The last sponsor we had was Black Diamond Equipment. When the challenge is over, we will announce the winner who has collected the most meters/feet of elevation gain, as well as winners of the give-away!