The Mt. Washington Road Race is a 7.6-mile ascent to the 6288-foot summit of the highest peak in the northeastern United States, at an average grade of 12 percent. Each year the race attracts close to 1000 runners for the steepest all-uphill race on a paved road anywhere.The weather, the available parking space for vehicles that bring finishers back down from the summit, and the capacity of the Auto Road all contribute to limiting the size of the field. At the same time, the number of runners hoping to run the race each year typically approaches 2000. Granite State Race Services, organizers of the event, operate a computerized lottery to give an equal chance to every applicant who signs up online any time between March 1 and 15. Entrants this year come from 35 states and four Canadian provinces.
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