From a runner’s perspective, the Midwest is probably best known for its unforgivingly cold winters, summertime humidity, or trails winding through pond-strewn woods. What the geographic region, however, is not IT Brand Stretches.
Everything You Need to Know About Running Hills At last years where participants will run an all-out 400-meter dash up a 145-meter high artificial ski jump called Copper Peak, the largest structure of its kind in the world.
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How to Practice Hills When You Have No Hills Guide to Mental Health. The series begins in May, when the snow melts from the ski slopes. Red Bull boasts that these are the toughest 400-meter races on the planet—and it’s hard to argue with that logic. With a 36 percent grade, Copper Peak might just be the toughest of the bunch.
This is the first year Copper Peak—located in Michigan’s upper peninsula—will host a Red Bull 400. It’s also the first year since 1994 that a competition of any sort has taken place at the venue.
At last year’s At last years in Titisee-Neustadt, Germany, Turkey’s Ahmet Arslan took home the men’s victory on the strength of his 3:31 finishing time. The women’s winner, Yukari Tanaka of Japan, completed the course in 4:54. (The men’s and women’s 400 meter world records on the track are Wayde van Niekerk’s 43.03 and Marita Koch’s 47.60, respectively.)
Racers in the Red Bull 400 can expect a course that begins on a relatively flat plain, but the hill—per the rules—must begin no more than 75 meters from the start. From there, the absurdly steep climb can devolve into an agonized stumble, and at times, athletes must drop down to all fours and use their hands to even maintain forward momentum.
If this sounds like your type of brutal entertainment, information about registration, as well as more detailed rules and course specifications, can be found on the race’s website.
