Annoyingly smart Post Hunt team takes First Place for the third time

The winning team knew they had eaten lunch too late as they sprinted toward the final clue. Why did the creators of this puzzle-filled scavenger hunt seem to always make them go running up an incline? The four men darted out of Freedom Plaza, across traffic, up the hill, past the Macy's, and feeling the weight of their late-lunch sandwiches in their stomach, bolted for the man holding a sign for the final step -- the winning piece of the 2015 Washington Post Hunt.