Vertical Mile Challenge
About this race
The 12th Annual Vertical Mile Challenge is set for June 20, 2026, with two races (Vertical Mile and Half Vertical Mile) beginning at 8:00 a.m. at Rocky Face Mountain Recreational Area, 3451 Rocky Face Church Road in Hiddenite, NC 28636.
Check out the registration link on ultrasignup for additional race information (https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=134501)
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Vertical Mile
Vertical Half Mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hiddenite, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:08 AM and sets at 8:43 PM local time (EDT) in Hiddenite on June 20, 2026 — 14h 35m of daylight.
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2026 results — Vertical Mile Challenge
144 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Vertical Mile
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhett Bolick | 2:42:35 | 10:10 /mi |
| 2 | Alfredo Huerta | 2:43:12 | 10:12 /mi |
| 3 | Dominick Laporte | 2:49:03 | 10:34 /mi |
| 4 | Barry Thomas | 3:03:41 | 11:29 /mi |
| 5 | Isaac MacMillan | 3:11:59 | 12:00 /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, 1 Hiddenite event
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