Wander The West Virtual Challenge
About this race
Wander The West Virtual Challenge
Join us!Join us on a virtual road trip to visit eight amazing national parks! Throughout the month, you will learn about these amazing places, "run" some of their amazing trails, and discover how you can support the organizations working to preserve them.
How it works:1) Register for free to go on this virtual road trip covering 8 national parks over the course of the 8th month!
2) Every 4/5 days you will receive an email with insights from a new national park partner and a highlighted trail around the park.
3) Run miles or collect donations matching the distance of the trail.
4) Various prizes will be awarded to top participants!
Support:All funds from the virtual challenge will be donated evenly to our seven national park partners:
Rocky Mountain Conservancy, Grand Teton National Park Foundation, Glacier Conservancy, Washington's National Park Fund, Yosemite Conservancy, Joshua Tree National Park Association and Friends of Arches and Canyonlands Parks
Your donation is tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Our tax ID is: 83-1778644
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Running
Arches and Canyonlands Virtual Challenge
Joshua Tree Virtual Run
Yosemite Virtual Run
Washington Virtual Run
Glacier Virtual Run
Grand Teton Virtual Run
Rocky Mountain Virtual Run
Wander The West Virtual Challenge
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Salt Lake City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:24 AM and sets at 8:43 PM local time (MDT) in Salt Lake City on August 1, 2025 — 14h 18m of daylight.
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2025 results — Wander The West Virtual Challenge
81 finishers across 7 distances · leading places in the Arches and Canyonlands Virtual Challenge
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meghan-Joy Boyd | 7:46:45 | 8:19 /mi |
| 2 | Taylor Verville | 12:06:48 | 13:26 /mi |
| 3 | Jeffry Hammond | 9:00:07 | 13:59 /mi |
| 4 | Stephanie Francis | 2:34:31 | 11:02 /mi |
| 5 | Anne Weiss | 2:56:51 | 13:26 /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, 27 Salt Lake City events
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