Soles In The Backcountry Mountain Goat Vertical Challenge
About this race
1. Stop by AKtive Soles Performance Footwear and purchase your Soles in the Backcountry Adventure Book.
* Must purchase book to compete/ win prizes.
2. Climb any mountain, run any trail and track your VERTICAL GAIN.
3. Go to https:runsignup.com and sign up for the vertical challenge (for free)
3. Log into https://runsignup.com/sitbcvertical
4. Follow instructions using "how to submit activities" tab.
5. Top male and top female participants will win a $50 Aktive Soles gift card.
6. You have until October 1st at 8 am to submit your activities.
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Running
Mountain Goat Vertical Challenge
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Palmer, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:43 AM and sets at 10:03 PM local time (AKDT) in Palmer on May 1, 2026 — 16h 20m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Soles In The Backcountry Mountain Goat Vertical Challenge
Mountain Goat Vertical Challenge · 8 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Burns | — | — |
| 2 | Bill Pagaran | — | — |
| 3 | Katie Lowery | 89:57:50 | — |
| 4 | Chad Lowery | 129:46:00 | — |
| 5 | Sandra Fairbanks | 66:20:00 | — |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- 10K Run Events in Palmer 3 races
- Palmer Running Calendar 2026 13 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 13 Palmer events
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