Final Days to Pre-Register

REGISTER HERE by Friday night, Nov 18 at midnight. 

73 RUNNERS & 17 RIDERS SO FAR

A .36 mile assault on one of Cincinnati's steepest inclines. The Straight Street Hill Climb is two minutes of self-inflicted torture.

2016 will be the 40th anniversary of the run started by the Clifton Track Club.

The bike race and Duathlon were added in recent years and have boosted the number of competitors participating. The Straight Street Duathlon is the Worlds Shortest Duathlon*

All proceeds from this event benefit the kids of the Cincinnati Soap Box Derby. The Cincinnati Derby puts 6 events a year (once a month between April and October) and involves boys and girls ages 7 through 17 in gravity drag races in home-built cars. More info can be found on http://cincinnati.soapboxderby.org

* that we are aware of. 

NEW SPONSOR!

NEW SPONSOR! We are happy to announce a new sponsor for the Straight Street Hill Climb: Queen City Sausage will join our returning sponsors Wiedemann Beer and Buckeye Running Company. Register Here

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Click HERE to register for the 40th Anniversary version of the Straight Street Hill Climb Taking place on Nov. 20, 2016. Three races, Seven race divisions. Two-minutes of self-inflicted torture. $15 per person for 1, 2 or all 3 races.

You can also order T-shirts & 0.36 bumperstickers during the registration process.

The Hill Climb returns to Straight Street for its 40th Anniversary Run, Sunday, Nov 20, 2016

 

Shirt Re-Orders

 

For those of you that asked about ordering a race t-shirt, the Shirt Order Form is up. Must place order this week, by Saturday, Nov 28. 

We're also selling previous year shirt inventory for $2 per shirt. Sizes and quantities limited.

I will ship the shirts via USPS or you can pick up at one of these four locations around town:

• Sharonville (Weekday business hours only)
• Kennedy Heights
• St Bernard
• Newport (Fri, Sat, Sun evenings only)

We will notify you when the 2015 shirts are ready.
Click the Link then scroll down to Straight Street for shirt images.

2015 Results by Division

 

A BIG thanks to all the participants, volunteers and spectators who braved the "not-as-cold-as-forecasted" temperatures this morning. The crowd grows every year and this may have been the largest group of runners (125) ever.

As Shout-Out to Buckeye Running Company for sponsoring again and handing out gift cards to all the runners. And the Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Co. for bringing the beer to soothe our throats -- and keeping the cops on edge.

Thanks to all who also donated extra to the Cincinnati Soap Box Derby.

We plan to work with Greg McCormick of Running Time to come up with a better timing solution for next year. Our system worked good for 25-30 participants, OK with 60 but now that we've clearly broken the century mark, we need to upgrade.

Thanks to all again! See you next year.

Bike and Biathlon Results

 

Running Results

DNS = Pre-registered but did not start.

NTR = No time recorded. No record of participant crossing finish line.*

*If this is an error, please contact race director with additional finish information.

 

PRE-Registration is now Closed

Running and Bike Race

Race Day Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday

Race Date: November 22, 2015
Check in at top of hill.

 The Straight Street Hill Climb is billed as ‘one of the most grueling sub-mile runs on the planet’ by event organizers. “It’s two minutes of self-inflicted torture,” claims event coordinator, Doug Newberry. This year’s hill climb will be the 39th anniversary of the event that started in 1976 by the Clifton Track Club. It has been run almost annually ever since. The bike race was added in 2011, along with the option to both run and bike up the hill in consecutive assaults.

The format will be similar to previous years. Running race will start at 9 a.m. with the Bike race afterwards. The 1.08-mile Biathlon returns this year and is open to anyone who entered either the run or the bike event. No extra fee for this masochistic attempt.

Running race will begin at 9 a.m.. Bike races will begin about 9:30 a.m.. Depending on the number of riders, cyclists may be started in multiple heats.

Proceeds benefit the Cincinnati Soap Box Derby

REGISTER HERE