MASOCHISTS HIT THE ROAD

STRAIGHT STREET HILL CLIMB IS A LESSON
IN SELF-INFLICTED TORTURE
Nov 12, 2007, Cincinnati, Ohio -- The Straight Street Hill Climb, the most grueling 0.2 miles of running on the planet, returns on Sunday Nov. 18 after a year of monthly hill climbing challenges. Begun some 30 years ago by the Clifton Track Club, the oxygen-depleting sprint up one of the city’s steepest inclines is back, with race organizers determined to finally break the heretofore untouchable 2-minute barrier.

"It’s two minutes of self-inflicted torture, and there's nothing the United Nations can do about it!" said race director Doug Newberry, president of EventFund, LLC.

The race will begin at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Straight Street and West McMicken Avenue and proceed due east on Straight Street to the finish line at University Court. The course is mostly flat to gently rolling -- if you ignore the 35 degree slope.

EventFund revived Straight Street last November as the kick-off for year-round series of hill climbs that will culminate this weekend in the awarding of the prestigious King of the Hill trophies and Cincinnati Masochist Award.

Entry forms for the Straight Street Hill Climb are available at www.StraightStreetHillClimb.com.
Registration fee for Straight Street is $10. Proceeds will benefit the American Lung Association of Ohio.

Runners are advised that our generous sponsors will provide will be plenty of liquids to facilitate recovery upon completion (or not) of the race, but participants should bring their own oxygen.

For further information call Doug at 513-322-5135 or go to http://www.straightstreethillclimb.com/.