Cirque Series - Alta, UT 2023

Short review

Join us for another year of the Discrete Cirque Series at Alta.  7.1 miles featuring 2,545' vert.

 

TRAINING WITH VERT.RUN

Prizes
Prizes will be distributed at the end of each event and for the overall series winners. There are three categories in which the prizes will be given out: Sport, Expert and Professional. The below cash prizes are based on 500 participants, if less than 500 participants sign up prize list will be porportianly adjusted to the overall number of participants.  Prizes for overall placement are as follows:

1st place - $1000
2nd place - $200
3rd place - $100

Expert
1st - $400 in Gear
2nd - $200 in Gear 
3rd - $100 in Gear

Sport
1st - $300 in Gear
2nd - $150 in Gear 
3rd - $100 in Gear

Brightest thigh - whoever has the brightest thigh from crowd noise wins a prize from On Running.

Lexie Award - the "unofficial MVP" of the race will win a prize from Black Diamond.

Middle of the Pack Award - the person that finished exactly middle will win a prize form Kodiak cakes.

Overall Winner + Points
The racers with the most points at the end of all races will be declared the overall winner.  The best 4 results will be used to determine the series point total for athletes.  The top 20 racers of each event will obtain points. The following is the per stage breakdown as a function of place:

1 - 50pt    6 - 30pt    11 - 20pt 16 - 10pt 
2 - 40pt    7 - 28pt    12 - 18pt 17 - 8pt
3 - 36pt    8 - 26pt    13 - 16pt 18 - 6pt
4 - 34pt    9 - 24pt    14 - 14pt 19 - 4pt
5 - 32pt    10 - 22pt    15 - 12pt 20 - 2pt

PRIZE MONEY OVERALL
 
PRO
1ST - $1000
2ND - $700
3RD - $500

EXPERT
1ST -$400 IN GEAR
2ND-$200  IN GEAR
3RD-$100  IN GEAR

SPORT
1ST -  $300 IN GEAR
2ND - $150  IN GEAR
3RD - $100  IN GEAR

**Men's and Women's Divisions

Registration
The last day to register is on the day of the event.  We are capping the race at 500 entries, we encourage to sign up right away.

Bibs / Timing Chips
Cirque Series will utilize Competitive timing to time the event with a disposable chip placed on the back of your bib. Please do not fold, crush or remove the chip from the bib. You may dispose of the chip/bib after the race is over.

Rules / Guidelines
Please help us preserve the beauty of our mountains and assist in maintaining an enjoyable, safe event for everyone involved.

Please respect private property near the trails. Do not trespass.
No littering: Participants are encouraged to carry water and food during the event.
Please dispose of all waste and recyclables in the proper containers.
Please be respectful of all Forest Service officials.
Do not impede another runner.
Leave no trace: Pack-in pack-out.

We will provide Wasatch Nectar & Gnarly Hydrate for all participants.