Troutman / Ültroüt / Lucifish / FINSANITY!

For those Flyathletes looking to push themselves to the limit and to supremely test their fly fishing prowess, we at Running Rivers have created the Troutman series of long distance running / fishing challenges.

In order to become a Troutman / Troutwoman, an individual must complete the following:

1)  Run at least a trail marathon (26.2 miles or more)…
2)  …with an elevation gain of more than 3,000 vertical feet…
3)  …and catch four different fish species (at least 3 trout)…
4)  …washing the entire adventure down with a craft beer greater than 12% ABV (or pre-authorized substitution)…
5)  …all within 12 hours.

And if that weren't crazy enough, we have created three additional progressively more difficult levels to the challenge:

• Ültroüt- 50+ miles, 5,000+ vertical gain, 5 species, and a 15+% ABV beer, in under 18 hours
• Lucifish- 66.6+ miles, 6,666+ vertical gain, 6 species, and a 16.66+% ABV beer, in under 24 hours  
• FINSANITY- 100+ miles, 10,000+ vertical gain, 10 species, and a 20+% ABV beer, in under 48 hours 

So why would anyone in their right mind take on these challenges?

First off, at each level, we have created spectacular belt buckle that is awarded to finishers.

More importantly, we have asked our aspiring Troutmen and Troutwomen to use these challenges as an opportunity to give back to the places and native fish that we all love by fundraising around their effort.  

Which brings us to you.  

While you most certainly don't need to run long distances and catch lots of different species of fish, we humbly ask you to consider supporting our mission of "Conservation Through Recreation" through a donation in support of your borderline crazy friend / family member / colleague.  

What you donate is completely up to you... 

• $1 for every mile they have to cover?
• $10 for every unique fish species they have to catch?
• $100 for finishing their challenge?

At Running Rivers, we take native fish conservation very seriously and we can assure you that any donation you make will be significantly leveraged to advance on-the-ground native-fish-related work!

Thank you in advance for your consideration, as we know there are a lot of important causes that are worthy of your support. However, this may be the only one where you can push your borderline crazy friend / family member / colleague forward while also helping our native fish friends.  

Long live native fish!