2024 - The Great Virtual Race Across The States
2024 distances
Running
GVRAT 24 R1
This year's GVRAT course, from Fenwick Island DE to the Harriet Beecher Stowe house in Cincinnati is the first region of five in a transcon across the USA. All entrants registered by June 15, 2024 receive the new GVRAT shirt. Finish the course by midnight Sept 30, 2024 and receive the new GVRAT buckle. Finish the course by midnight April 30, 2025, and receive the medals for Region 1 of the transcon.
GVRAT 24 R1 - NON USA
NON USA participants only should register here.. The entry fee is slightly higher to cover added costs of shipping to outside of the USA All entrants registered by June 15, 2024 receive the new GVRAT shirt. Finish the course by midnight Sept 30, 2024 and receive the new GVRAT buckle. Finish the course by midnight April 30, 2025, and receive the medals for Region 1 of the transcon.
Transcon R2
USA only. Entrants have finished GVRAT 24 R1. Entry fee includes two transcon medals for region 2 after completion.
Transcon R2 - Non US
NON USA only. Entrants have finished GVRAT 24 R1. Entry fee includes two transcon medals for region 2 after completion.
Transcon R3
USA only. Entrants have finished GVRAT 24 R1 and Transcon R2. Entry fee includes two transcon medals for region 3 after completion.
Transcon R3 - Non USA
NON USA only. Entrants have finished GVRAT 24 R1 and transcon R2. Entry fee includes two transcon medals for region 3 after completion.
Race-day weather
Conditions on May 1, 2024 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:38 AM and sets at 8:31 PM local time (EDT) in Cincinnati on May 1, 2024 — 13h 52m of daylight.
Course
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2024 results — The Great Virtual Race Across The States
2,370 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the GVRAT 24 R1
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heather Stirling | 716:36:59 | 9:44 /mi |
| 2 | KATYA DIVARI | 867:48:00 | 12:48 /mi |
| 3 | Sarah Dyer | 685:29:45 | 10:14 /mi |
| 4 | Michele Mccullough | 514:56:03 | 15:34 /mi |
| 5 | Tim Hardy | 629:28:11 | 19:23 /mi |
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, 85 Cincinnati events
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