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2026 - Yonah Mountain Vertical Challenge

Cleveland, Georgia, United States View on map
Feb 21, 2026 – Feb 22, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
Trail running

2026 distances

Trail running

10,000FT - 50K

10,000ft of climbing over 6 summits of Yonah, totaling roughly 50km. 10 Hour cutoff. Course Record - F: 7:34:16 / M: 5:50:43

Feb 21, 2026 Ultra 8:00 AM
$105.00
Closed

DOUBLE UP - 15,000FT - 75k

Toe the line Saturday AND Sunday for a weekend total of 15,000FT of vert and 75K of distance.

Feb 21, 2026 Ultra 8:00 AM
$150.00
Closed

TAG TEAM - 10,000FT - 50K

Saturday’s 50K will offer a 2-person relay! Bring a friend and tackle the distance together, alternating ascents at your leisure. Pricing includes both runners!

Feb 21, 2026 Ultra 8:00 AM
$160.00
Closed

5,000FT - 25K

5,000ft of climbing over 3 summits of Yonah, totaling roughly 25km. 6 hour cutoff. Course Record - F: 3:07:49 / M: 2:39:06

Feb 21, 2026 25K 9:00 AM
$90.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on February 21, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 3.9° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 15.7°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 0.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 15.7°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
23.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
61.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on February 21, 2026 (EST)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on February 21, 2026 (EST)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
11h 10m

The sun rises at 7:13 AM and sets at 6:23 PM local time (EST) in Cleveland on February 21, 2026 — 11h 10m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Yonah Mountain Vertical Challenge

102 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the 10,000FT - 50K

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Yonah Mountain Vertical Challenge
Place Name Time Pace
1 Steven Waldecker 6:12:23 11:59 /mi
2 Garrett Laethem 7:03:29 13:38 /mi
3 Brody Wooten 7:06:05 13:43 /mi
4 Jane Murawski 7:12:18 13:55 /mi
5 Thomas Grennan 7:23:45 14:17 /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, 5 Cleveland events

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