With the help of Chicago Tech Startup Matchup (www.matchup.io) Mountain Challenge Series sets out to offer people the opportunity to participate in a virtual race while benefiting Mountain Climate Research!

It works like this, you connect your wearable fitness tracking devices to Matchup and you will be able to sign up for a virtual race either 50-100 miles with a set amount of time to finish. All activity will be automatically synced from your fitness tracking technology for real time results!

There are prizes involved for the winners but the real prize comes from directly contributing to the research behind keeping our mountains safe.

If you are interested or have more questions please follow this link to the race website! http://www.mountainchallengeseries.com/

Matchup allows you to use your fitness tracker to create your very own competition, set a prize, and challenge your friends and colleagues. The app provides a sports-based competition plateform with standings, statistics, records, and streaks. Matchup supports several activity trackers including devices from Fitbit, Jawbone and Withings. Nothing makes getting back in shape more fun and rewarding than a little friendly competition. Join Matchup and feel like a professional athlete on your way to getting in shape! Visit www.Matchup.io to register.