Season finale
Thanksgiving Leftovers
Thanksgiving Leftovers is our end-of-season vert race in Pleasant Grove, Utah: 1 mile up, 1 mile back down, and 800 feet of climbing... How many laps can you do in 12 hours?
It’s cheaper to enter, and it lives up to its name. Every racer gets a different shirt and finisher medal pulled from the leftovers of previous High Altitude Races events, so no two finishers go home with the same swag.
About the course
The course
- Format
- 12 hours, as many laps as you can
- Each lap
- 1 mile up, 1 mile down
- Climbing
- 800 ft per lap
- Location
- Pleasant Grove, UT
Course description
Climb hard for a mile, turn around, and bomb back down. Then do it again. You have 12 hours to stack up as many laps as you can, and whoever completes the most laps wins, so you can go for big vert or just a few laps to close out the season and burn off some Thanksgiving pie early.
Every lap brings you back through home base and our premier aid station at the finish line. Set up your gear at home base, refuel, and head back up.
Race weekend
Race-day information
Home base & aid
One home base area to set up your gear, and one premier aid station at the finish line with everything you need. You pass both every lap.
Packet pickup
Packet pickup details will be shared with registered racers before race day.
Swag
A different shirt and finisher medal for every racer, from past High Altitude Races events.
Questions?
Email us at highaltituderaces@gmail.com.
What distances are offered?
One 2-mile lap, 1 mile up and 1 mile back down with 800 feet of climbing, and you run as many laps as you can in 12 hours.
How does the 12-hour format work?
Each lap is 1 mile up and 1 mile back down with 800 feet of climbing. You have 12 hours to do as many laps as you can, coming back through home base and the aid station after every lap.
How is the winner decided?
The racer with the most completed laps before the 12 hours are up wins. Only laps finished before time runs out count. There are no ties: if two racers have the same number of laps, the one who finished their final lap first wins.
Where can I keep my gear?
There’s one home base area where you can set up your gear, food, and drinks. You pass it at the end of every lap.
Where does the race start and finish?
The race is in Pleasant Grove, Utah. We’ll send the exact start location to registered racers.
When is packet pickup?
Packet pickup details will be sent to registered racers before race day.
How do I register?
Registration opens January 1, 2027. Email us at highaltituderaces@gmail.com and we’ll let you know when it opens.
What aid is on the course?
There’s one premier aid station at the finish line with everything you’ll need, and you pass it at the end of every lap. There’s also one home base area where you can set up your own gear and supplies.
Can my crew or family meet me?
Yes. Friends and family can hang out at home base and cheer you in at the end of every lap.
What about parking?
Parking details will be sent to registered racers.
What do finishers get?
Every racer gets a shirt and a finisher medal, each pulled from a different past High Altitude Races event. That’s the “leftovers.”
Can I get a refund or transfer my entry?
We don’t offer refunds, but you can defer your entry for up to 1 year. How much of your entry carries over depends on when you email us: 6 or more weeks before race day, you can defer your full entry; between 6 and 3 weeks out, 50% of it; and within 3 weeks of race day, 25% of it. Deferrals are to the same race; entries can’t be moved to a different race.
Are there cutoff times?
The race runs for 12 hours. Do as many laps as you like and stop whenever you want. Run it, hike it, or crawl it.
Can I have a pacer?
No. Pacers aren’t allowed in this race.
Can I use trekking poles?
Yes. Trekking poles are allowed at all of our races.
Can I bring my dog?
No. Dogs aren’t allowed at our races, so please leave them at home on race day.
Can I volunteer instead?
Yes, and every hour you volunteer earns credit toward a future High Altitude Races entry. See volunteer roles.
I have another question.
Email us at highaltituderaces@gmail.com and we’ll get back to you.
Nov 6, 2027 · Pleasant Grove, UT
Ready for Thanksgiving Leftovers?
Registration opens January 1, 2027. Email us to hear first.