Race the infamous Mount Washington Cog Railway to the summit of the Northeast's highest peak. Saturday, June 20, 2026, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. Two options: Summit Climb (2.75 miles, 3,500 ft gain, cog train ride down) or Devil's Shingle Roundtripper (5.5 miles up and down, no train). Extreme weather — 70°F at the base, snow at the summit. $1,000 prize from Delta Dental for anyone who beats the elite wave train. Part of the Delta Dental Mountain Challenge (six New England races). Cupless event — bring your own bottle or cup.
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Top Performances (Summit Climb):
Jun 20, 2026
Distance — 8.9K
Type — Running
09:00
$120.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for June in Bretton Woods.
Learn more about the host city, Bretton Woods.
Bretton Woods is a city in New Hampshire. It is a village within the town of Carroll, NH and is mainly famous as the location of the Bretton Woods Conference in July 1944 that attempted to rebuild the international economic system as World War II appeared to be coming to an end. 730 delegates from 44 Allied nations gathered at the Mount Washington Hotel for the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference. The results of the three weeks of deliberations were, amongst others, the establishment of the IMF and the World Bank, and the establishment of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency.
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All-time top performances and historical records for Race The Cog.
| Place | Name | Year | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Johen Deleon | '25 | 1:05:25 | |
| 🥈 | Walter Muhonen | '25 | 1:09:34 | |
| 🥉 | Walter Muhonen | '24 | 1:10:33 | |
| 4 | Tristan Williams | '24 | 1:12:33 | |
| 5 | Vincent Lyon | '25 | 1:18:05 | |
| 6 | Andrew MacLeod | '24 | 1:20:46 | |
| 7 | Nigel Bates | '25 | 1:20:49 | |
| 8 | Jack Kuzoian | '24 | 1:21:15 | |
| 9 | Travis Muhonen | '25 | 1:21:16 | |
| 10 | Scott Lightbody | '25 | 1:21:20 |
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