{"id":138206,"date":"2025-05-01T16:56:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T20:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/?p=138206"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:49:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T13:49:21","slug":"why-you-should-try-a-vertical-k-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runningmagazine.ca\/trail-running\/why-you-should-try-a-vertical-k-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you should try a Vertical K race"},"content":{"rendered":"

At first glance, a vertical kilometre race sounds like a typo. You climb how much<\/em>? In these lung-burning, leg-screaming events, runners gain 1,000 metres of elevation over a short course\u2014usually less than 5 km. That\u2019s an average grade of 20 per cent, with some sections tipping into near-vertical territory. Poles are encouraged. So is grim determination. But here\u2019s the kicker: once you try it, you might just fall in love with the uphill grind.<\/p>\n

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