Cirque Series - Brighton, UT

Join us for Cirque Series race at Brighton, Utah!  6.7 miles featuring 3,015 vert.

*COVID:  As we continue to watch the COVID situation evolve, for safety measures, we are supplying masks (neckgaiters) for every runner, medic, volunteer. Starting at registration, all our employees will have a neckgaiter on, each participant will receive a neckgaiter in their bib-pick-up materials.  All runners will be required to wear neckgaiter at all times during the event, with the exception of after the first 1/4 mile of the race, you can remove your mask for the entirety of the race, until you cross the finish line, then we will require you to put neckgaiter back on. We plan on mass start, but we are open to a 20 minute 'rolling start' to thin out the start crowd, TBD.  All sponsors & spectators will be required to be in a mask, my staff will have adequate supplies of masks to issue one to anyone we see not wearing one. Anyone affiliated with our races will have a mask on. Sponsors of the event will be required to follow strict sanitary measures for their tent, each tent will have hand sanitizer as well.  Our staff that handles setting up registration & bib pick up materials will follow strict sanitary measures, same as race day handling of awards & prizes. 

*For safety purposes, competitors will receive aid station nutrition in registration bags, we will provide Honey Stinger gels & Gnarly Hydrate for all participants. We will require all competitors to bring your own water bottles, we will not provide community water jugs, aid station fuel, or finish line hydration. Please note we'll still place emergency water jugs stationed on the course in Aid Stations & finish line in case of emergency. Please bring enough water for pre-race, during race, & post-race.

*We will ask any runner or spectator to avoid entering the race venue if they have a cough or fever. The reality that older adults & those with chronic medical conditions may be at higher risk for serious illness - if you are an older adult, we ask you to take this into serious consideration prior to potentially registering for a race.

*All Cirque Series staff have will be asked not to come to work if they feel sick (including any of the following: headache, sore throat, fever, dry cough, recent inability to taste and smell, shortness of breath, ear aches, body aches, diarrhea, fatigue, vomiting, & abdominal pain).

For more in regards to COVID, please see our FAQ.

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:

Pro
1st place - $1000
2nd place - $300
3rd place - $200

Expert
1st - $400 in Gear
2nd - $300 in Gear
3rd - $200 in Gear

Sport
1st - $300 in Gear
2nd - $200 in Gear
3rd - $100 in Gear

Peak Freak - the first male & female athlete to summit the iconic peak wins a prize from On Running.

Grom Award - the youngest competitor 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 - $300
3RD - $200

EXPERT
1ST -$400 IN GEAR
2ND-$300  IN GEAR
3RD-$200  IN GEAR

SPORT
1ST -  $300 IN GEAR
2ND - $200  IN GEAR
3RD - $100  IN GEAR

**Men's and Women's Divisions

Registration

Early bib pick up, Thursday, Sept 3:  Location TBD

Saturday, Sept 5: - 7:30am-9:00am - Bib pickup available at the race venue. Please arrive early enough to pickup your packet and get ready. We will start promptly at 10AM. We strongly encourage to pick up bibs thursday before the race.

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

Bibs / Timing Chips

Cirque Series will utilize Competitive Timing to time this event using a disposable chip placed on the back of your bib.

Do not fold, crush, modify or remove the chip from the bib. Failing to wear the chip properly may cause the chip to malfunction and for your time not to be recorded, i.e. "in the results".

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 Honey Stinger gels Gnarly Hydrate for all participants.