One of the Northeast’s most unique trail running events will take place in Vermont this weekend.
The Magnificent Bastard’s Challenge from Race Mozey will take place this Saturday, July 25 in Corinth, Vermont.
While the event is a last runner standing style event, it is unlike typical last runner standing events.
This one is hosted on a small ski slope called Northeast Slopes where runners have 20 minutes to complete a 1-mile loop and get back to the start to do it again.
The course has a total of 330 feet of climbing.
Though there is only one winner, runners and ruckers who last 8 hours will receive a medal. The event goes until there is only one runner left.
For the ruckers, males carry 35 pounds and females carry 25 pounds and have 30 minutes to complete the loop. At hour 9, the time drops to meet with the runners at 20 minutes.
The event is named after race director Jason Mozey’s Marine battalion who’s nickname are “The Magnificent Bastards”. Each loop that is ran is in memory of a marine from the battalion who lost their lives during an American conflict in the battalion’s history.
