2020 - Summit for Life
2020 distances
Running
Virtual Aspen Mountain - 3267' Vertical Challenge
Maximum vertical accumulation is 3267’ Do it all at once or with multiple tries.
Aspen Mtn. - Actual Course
Run the actual Summit for Life course. Please follow Ski Company rules regarding access before and after hours. Must be completed in one attempt. Use RaceJoy to track your attempt and have friends and family track you and cheer you on!
Virtual Buttermilk Mountain - 1683' Vertical Challenge
Maximum vertical accumulation is 1683'. (The Tihack to Cliffhouse approach) Do it all at once or with multiple tries.
Buttermilk Mtn - Actual Course
Run the actual Summit for Life course on Buttermilk. (The Tihack to Cliffhouse approach). Please follow Ski Company rules regarding access before and after hours. Must be completed in one attempt. Use RaceJoy to track your attempt and have friends and family track you and cheer you on!
Vertical Challenge
Get as much vertical as you can over multiple tries. No cap on how high you can go!
Race-day weather
Conditions on November 26, 2020 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 7:03 AM and sets at 4:46 PM local time (MST) in Aspen on November 26, 2020 — 9h 42m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2020 results — Summit for Life
114 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the Virtual Aspen Mountain - 3267' Vertical Challenge
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Hughes | 50:59 | — |
| 2 | Megan Hughes | 1:00:00 | — |
| 3 | Emily Kay | 1:00:00 | — |
| 4 | Dan Berteletti | 1:06:06 | — |
| 5 | Jennifer Weaver | 1:06:32 | — |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 10 Aspen events
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