Sunday, April 26, 2020 -- Hopwood, PA / Hopwood Volunteer Fire Department
Mount Summit Challenge
Past Summit Coverage:
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The Mt. Summit Challenge is one of the premier races in Fayette County averaging over 600 runners and walkers the last 5 years. This race is one of the toughest races in Southwestern Pennsylvania! Race starts at 9:00 am.
2020 Registration
- Entry Form coming soon!
Great event for family and friends! It is a 3.5 mile race that starts on the National Road (Route 40) in Hopwood that climbs over 1200 feet to the historic Summit Inn Resort. This race will test your mental and physical strength. Please remember this is a point-to-point race and transportation after the race is not provided back to Hopwood or the post race party.
Location . . . Race & Registration
Hopwood VFD Social Hall
118 Old Furnace Road
Hopwood, PA 15445 . . . [ Google Map ]Packet Pick-Up . Race Day Registration
Registration and Packet Pickup will be from 7:00-8:30 AM at the Hopwood Social Hall in Hopwood. Participants are encouraged to register and/or pick packets up on Saturday April 9th, from 4:00-7:00 PM at McMillen Engineering Inc., 115 Wayland Smith Drive near Pasta Lorenzo's, which is across from Uniontown Holiday Inn.
Post Race Party . . . Starts at 10am at the Uniontown VFD Social Hall
The Fayette Striders will host a post-race party including pizza, snacks, drinks, DJ Chaz, prizes, and awards ceremony! The party will be held at:
Uniontown VFD Social Hall
58 Dunbar Street
Uniontown, PA 15401 . . . (adjacent to Bailey Park)Awards (Runners and Walkers)
- Top 3 Male/ Female overall and top 3 in age group
- Age Groups Awards: 14-U; 15-19; 20-29; 30-34; 35-39; 40-44; 45-49; 50-54, 55-59, 60-69, 70-over
- Heavyweight (Male Runners ONLY): Top 3 in each division (Cruiser 175-199; Clydesdale 200/over). Registering as a heavyweight requires weigh-in and forfeits eligibility for age group awards.
Race History
The race started as a challenge between two friends, who were both talented runners. Rumor has it, that they were challenged by a group of guys to run the summit, from Uniontown, PA. And they took them up on the challenge. Turns out it was in the middle of night and in February!
Today, the race is held on Sunday morning, mid to late April, based on scheduling. There are one to two water stops depending on temperature. There is no support back to Hopwood, a lot of participants run back down, others plan on family and friends to drive them back down.
Timing
Provided by the professionals of SERJ Racing Services.
To Benefit
The proceeds of the race will support the Fayette Striders Cross-Country and/or Track & Field Scholarship fund.
Start Date: 2020-04-26 Start Time: 9:00am Event Name: Mount Summit Challenge Location(s): Hopwood, PA 15445
Hopwood Volunteer Fire DepartmentEvent Type(s): Run
Road
Walk
Competitive
Event Distance(s): 3.5mi Contact(s): Joe Thomas (Fayette Striders Running Club)
Phone: 724-438-0628 evenings
Affiliate(s): Comments: Offsite URL: fayettestriders.org - Top 3 Male/ Female overall and top 3 in age group