New Year Challenge
January 1 to January 31, 2021

 Are you ready to walk or run everyday from in January? 2020 was a forgettable year 😧. Start a routine, only to have it disrupted by the next item on 2020's cycle of never-ending, routine-shattering events. Start 2021 on the right path! Keep that New Year's fitness resolution for more than a week by signing up for the New Year Challenge, January 1 to January 31, 2021! Complete at least one-mile each day outside and qualify as a Winter Warrior.  You have an option can extend your Challenge through St. Paddy's Day, March 17, 2021, now or anytime before February 1, 2021, by also signing up for the Spring Melt Challenge.
This contest will help raise money for Eastside Baby Corner who provides crucial support to children in King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties.
We are grateful to be supported by Northwest Trail Runs and Plateau Runner as our partners for this event. 
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
Read below for details
​​How it works. You track minutes for running and walking using the RaceDay interface by RaceMenu.  You'll have four days to log each daily activity. For example, you have until 11:59 pm on January 5 to log your January 1st activity, or until 11:59 pm on January 20 to record your January 16th activity. If you miss the 4-day deadline, you're out of the challenge. ​
Choose your challenge. You can challenge yourself to any level and can change your mind at any time (you won’t be asked to commit to a level upon registration). But if you miss a day, you’re out!
  • Bronze: 1 mile run/walk per day
  • Silver: 3 miles run/walk per day
  • Gold: 5 miles run/walk per day
  • Winter Warrior: run/walk at least 1 mile per day outside
To complete your challenge, you must run or walk the minimum distance every day, not just averaging that mileage. For example, if you run 5+ miles every day for 30 days and 1 mile on the 31st day, you will finish at the Bronze level. 

Our why...
 Be a Winter Warrior. You may do mileage indoors or outdoors and remain in the contest, BUT you are only a Winter Warrior if you do at least one mile a day outside. Only Winter Warriors get their name on the back of the shirt and hoodie.  If you did not purchase those items at registration or want to purchase additional items, navigate to the registration page and select "I forgot to order a  Medal, Shirts, Shipping, Donations & Fundraisers." 

100% of the profits of those sales go directly to support Eastside Baby Corner's critical work.
Don't miss the bling. All of our challenge events have an option for a sweet, sweet medal. This year's medal is both a showpiece and a functional piece. With a full wood front with a cork back, it will be your new favorite coaster to use for your celebratory drink or cozy Sunday coffee. 
Invite others, get free stuff! Stay motivated by challenging yourself and others. To invite friends, neighbors, family, and co-workers to join the  Challenge and earn free stuff:
  1. Copy and paste the personal Sharelink from your registration confirmation email.
    It will look like this: https://www.rcm.nu/XXXX
  2. Share this unique link with others/
    We’ll do the tracking, but all referrals must come via the Sharelink. Don’t forget to use this!
  3. Collect free stuff for each referral that signs up for the Challenge using your Sharelink
  • •Level 1 Reward = 50% Registration Refund for 4 referrals
  • •Level 2 Reward = 100% Registration Refund for 8 referrals
  • •Level 3 Reward = 100% Registration Refund + Free Medal
Your referrals must come via the Sharelink!​
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Join the team challenge for additional motivation. A virtual challenge is much more fun when you create a team and get your friends, neighbors, family, or co-workers involved. Teams will jockey for position on the leaderboard, while team members motivate each other to keep moving. We'll have team prizes for most miles, most average miles and most creative team name.  

It's okay to be a little competitive if it helps you stay motivated! Check the leaderboards on RaceDay daily to follow your friends' progress and track your team's results. At the end of the contest, we'll have awards for
  • Most Total Team Miles
  • Highest Per Team Member Average Miles
  • Most Miles Individual – Indoors/Outdoors Combined – Overall + Most Gold, Silver & Bronze miles.  i.e. If most overall miles go to someone from Silver, we will award a prize to Top Gold and Top Bronze as well.  
  • Most Individual Winter Warrior Miles – Top First, Second & Third
Plus, many more prizes to be announced! 

Raffle Prizes: We'll have many raffles during each event. We'll post raffle videos via video on our Facebook event page and send and email to the winner. Some prizes will be random raffles, others will be based on creative social media pictures. Plus we'll have a most creative team name contest. See a list of raffle prizes and winners here.

Stay connected! For the latest updates about the New Year Challenge, connect with us via the Facebook event page.

​ If you have trouble with the RaceDay app or website, please contact: If you have questions about the rules of the challenge please contact us.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

About Eastside Baby Corner (EBC). EBC helps kids thrive by providing basic necessities for children so that EBC’s partners – schools, human service agencies, food banks, hospitals - can help families become stable, safe, housed, fed and employed.  Relying on volunteers, EBC takes in donations of children’s clothing and goods from the community and wisely purchases most needed essential supplies for children that we guarantee to provide, including baby food, formula, car seats, pack n’ plays and diapers.  The immediate, tangible assistance kids and families receive through EBC provides the tools caregivers need to care for their family, and the essentials kids need to grow up healthy.  EBC began 2020 with 54 active agency partners, and through this network of agency partners, more than 1,500 children each month get what they need, when they need it.  Because of EBC, children, ages birth through 12 are warm, safe and secure. Founded in 1990, EBC annually distributes more than 110,000  items for kids in the Central Puget Sound region. Volunteers contribute an average of 2,700 hours each month at the Issaquah Hub, EBC – West Sound Hub and EBC - Northshore Hub. Connect with us:  find us on Facebook at https://facebook.com/eastsidebabycorner.  We are also on Twitter and Instagram, handle @babycorner
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