STANDARD AWARDS

The Human Potential Running Series prides itself on continuing a few “old-school” traditions in the sport of ultrarunning. We pride ourselves on equality. We believe that everyone has sacrificed much, and trained as much as their personal situation allows, to be able to join us on race day. We do celebrate the following: 

Finisher’s Awards
Whether you come in first or last, all finisher’s will receive the same unique finisher’s award. At HPRS we do not celebrate 1st-3rd, nor do we celebrate age groups. Heck, we don’t even have a podium! It is an old-school tradition in our sport to celebrate all runner’s as equals and we do that here at HPRS.. unless of course, you finish last…

Dead F*cking Last
This has long been a celebrated finishing position in the sport of ultrarunning. It goes to the individual whose grit and determination to finish a race saw them on the course the longest. For coming in dead last we typically offer a comp entry to a future race, a standard finisher’s award, a unique award, and a bottle of liquor. 

Transcendence Award
The highest honor at HPRS is our Transcendence Award. At each and every event, we’ll select one person to honor as our Transcendence Award Winner. This award will be given to the individual who we feel best embodies the spirit of The Human Potential Running Series. This individual could be the person who is doing the best work on themselves, who has overcome the most adversity, who gives back to their fellow runners within their time at the race, who falters early and rallies for an amazing comeback. This award is all about the spirit within, and the spirit of our community.