Whiteface Mountain VK

Whiteface Mountain VK takes place on July 10, 2027, in Wilmington, New York, on the slopes of Whiteface Mountain. Three formats are announced: a vertical kilometre of 3.7 km climbing 944 metres, a 10 km climbing 1,158 metres, and a 21 km climbing 2,316 metres. Start times are not listed in our records.

A vertical kilometre is a climb, not a run: at an average gradient above twenty-five percent, even the winners walk substantial sections, and the race is decided by climbing power rather than by speed. Train it with sustained uphill efforts of fifteen to thirty minutes on the steepest ground you can find, and use poles if the rules allow — they take a measurable share of the load off your legs.