Winter Series Challenge Rules
RULES
The spirit of the Challenge is to run or walk at least one mile each day in during the challenge period.
Challenge Status: Participants may run/walk either inside or outside to remain in the Challenge. During the Chilly Yeti Challenge, you must walk or run every day without missing a single day or you're out! The Lucky Streak Challenges is more forgiving and have a three-strikes and you're out rule.
Overall Leaderboard: A participant’s total cumulative miles, indoor + outdoor, determines Gold, Silver or Bronze status for the overall leaderboard. Participants may walk/run more than once per day. For example, 5 walks of 1 mile in one day would add up to 5-miles and be counted towards Gold status.
Gold, Silver & Bronze Status: The ribbon badge on your profile/home page always displays as the color ribbon associated with your total overall miles indoor + outdoor.
For Gold, Silver and Bronze levels, this is not an average amount, but a minimum per day. The total for a day must be equal to the desired level. For a participant to earn Silver they must run a least three miles per today total (indoors or outdoors). For a participant to earn Gold, they must run at least five miles per day total (indoors or outdoors). Participants can acummulate miles in a day. For example, if a participant ran two miles inside in the morning, and then run one mile outside in the evening, their daily total would be three miles and qualify for Silver and Winter Warrior.
Winter Warrior Leaderboard: If you have inside and outside miles, your status badge may be different on the Winter Warrior Leaderboard than the Overall Leaderboard.
Say a participant runs twice in a day: 2 miles outside and 3 miles inside. In the case of that participant, they are Bronze Winter Warrior for running 2 miles outside and Gold non-Warrior on the overall leaderboard. The profile page will show the Gold ribbon without the Winter Warrior icon, but the Winter Warrior leaderboard will show the Silver Ribbon with the Winter Warrior icon attached. This person would still qualify for their name on the shirt (see below).
T-shirt/Sweatshirt Status: Participants who maintain their Winter Warrior status, at least one mile per day outdoors, the entire month will have their name printed on the back of the shirt and sweatshirt. See “T-shirts, Sweatshirts & Medals” below for more info.
Team Challenge: All team miles, indoor + outdoor, count in the team competition. Participants can add to their team’s miles regardless of individual challenge status. If a participant drops out of the individual challenge that participant can keep logging miles towards the team challenge.
End of Challenge: For each challenge, we'll have the following end of Challenge prizes.
LOGGING YOUR MILES
You'll have four days to log each daily run. For example, you have until 11:59 PM on January 5th to log your January 1st run, or until 11:59 PM January 20th to log your January 16th run. If you miss the 4-day deadline, you're out of the challenge--no exceptions. The tracking apps will be live on January 1st.
You track minutes for running and walking using the RaceDay interface by RaceMenu.
Logging-in: Remember to use the exact login format that you used to register for RaceMenu when you registered for the event i.e. if you connected via Google you must log in the same way. OR If you used an email to create your RaceMenu account you must log in that way.
If you have trouble with logging your miles: You can email the app support line directly at [email protected]. You can find additional help on the RaceMenu FAQ page. OR at this Step-by-Step guide (coming soon).
PRIZES
When it comes to raffle prizes, people usually have two questions. How do I win a prize? How do I know if I won? Our winner selection methods include random drawings from participants, selecting people who have posted a picture on social media, and other random reasons we have for giving a prize (ex. we'll award a prize for best team name at some point!)
BE SOCIAL
Our Facebook page is where most of the action will take place- take pictures, talk trash, and share motivation! Also, use #challengenorthwest on all your social media posts. You can also tag the our Facebook page. We need to see your pics to give you prizes!
TEAM CAPTAINS
Or as we like to call you CMO’s – Chief Motivational Officers! Let your teammates know that prizes are at stake for the most fun, most goofy and most inspiring social media posts about the challenge. Get your teams together for group runs, take pictures and show us why your teammates are the truest of Winter Warriors!
T-SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS, AND MEDALS
Maybe you don't want another running shirt in your life (totally understandable, as us runners have a lot of race shirts), but THIS SHIRT will have your name on it IF you do at least 1 mile a day outdoors.
T-shirt/sweatshirt Deadline: If you did not initially order a t-shirt or sweatshirt during registration you still can order one. The deadline is always five days prior to then end of a challenge. To do so, go back to the original registration page and select "I forgot to order..." and click register.
Medal Deadline: The medal deadline is the same as the registration deadline, or five days after the contest begins. To do so, go back to the original registration page and select "I forgot to order..." and click register.
NEED HELP?
Email [email protected] IF…
Email [email protected] IF…
The spirit of the Challenge is to run or walk at least one mile each day in during the challenge period.
- Chilly Yeti Challenge - January 1, New Year's Day to January 31
- Lucky Streak Challenge - February 1 to St. Paddy's Day, March 17
Challenge Status: Participants may run/walk either inside or outside to remain in the Challenge. During the Chilly Yeti Challenge, you must walk or run every day without missing a single day or you're out! The Lucky Streak Challenges is more forgiving and have a three-strikes and you're out rule.
Overall Leaderboard: A participant’s total cumulative miles, indoor + outdoor, determines Gold, Silver or Bronze status for the overall leaderboard. Participants may walk/run more than once per day. For example, 5 walks of 1 mile in one day would add up to 5-miles and be counted towards Gold status.
Gold, Silver & Bronze Status: The ribbon badge on your profile/home page always displays as the color ribbon associated with your total overall miles indoor + outdoor.
- Gold = 5 miles/day
- Silver = 3 miles/day
- Bronze = 1 mile/day
- Winter Warrior Status: To receive Winter Warrior status, you must complete at least one mile per day OUTSIDE.
For Gold, Silver and Bronze levels, this is not an average amount, but a minimum per day. The total for a day must be equal to the desired level. For a participant to earn Silver they must run a least three miles per today total (indoors or outdoors). For a participant to earn Gold, they must run at least five miles per day total (indoors or outdoors). Participants can acummulate miles in a day. For example, if a participant ran two miles inside in the morning, and then run one mile outside in the evening, their daily total would be three miles and qualify for Silver and Winter Warrior.
Winter Warrior Leaderboard: If you have inside and outside miles, your status badge may be different on the Winter Warrior Leaderboard than the Overall Leaderboard.
Say a participant runs twice in a day: 2 miles outside and 3 miles inside. In the case of that participant, they are Bronze Winter Warrior for running 2 miles outside and Gold non-Warrior on the overall leaderboard. The profile page will show the Gold ribbon without the Winter Warrior icon, but the Winter Warrior leaderboard will show the Silver Ribbon with the Winter Warrior icon attached. This person would still qualify for their name on the shirt (see below).
T-shirt/Sweatshirt Status: Participants who maintain their Winter Warrior status, at least one mile per day outdoors, the entire month will have their name printed on the back of the shirt and sweatshirt. See “T-shirts, Sweatshirts & Medals” below for more info.
Team Challenge: All team miles, indoor + outdoor, count in the team competition. Participants can add to their team’s miles regardless of individual challenge status. If a participant drops out of the individual challenge that participant can keep logging miles towards the team challenge.
End of Challenge: For each challenge, we'll have the following end of Challenge prizes.
- 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
LOGGING YOUR MILES
You'll have four days to log each daily run. For example, you have until 11:59 PM on January 5th to log your January 1st run, or until 11:59 PM January 20th to log your January 16th run. If you miss the 4-day deadline, you're out of the challenge--no exceptions. The tracking apps will be live on January 1st.
You track minutes for running and walking using the RaceDay interface by RaceMenu.
- iPhone users: Download the app
- Android and Desktop users: Use mobile friendly site
Logging-in: Remember to use the exact login format that you used to register for RaceMenu when you registered for the event i.e. if you connected via Google you must log in the same way. OR If you used an email to create your RaceMenu account you must log in that way.
If you have trouble with logging your miles: You can email the app support line directly at [email protected]. You can find additional help on the RaceMenu FAQ page. OR at this Step-by-Step guide (coming soon).
PRIZES
When it comes to raffle prizes, people usually have two questions. How do I win a prize? How do I know if I won? Our winner selection methods include random drawings from participants, selecting people who have posted a picture on social media, and other random reasons we have for giving a prize (ex. we'll award a prize for best team name at some point!)
- To qualify for the creative picture and post raffles, you must tag @challengenorthwest on Facebook and Instagram, and #challengenorthwest in your posts.
- To see if you won a prize, follow our Facebook, Instagram, or visit our Raffle Results webpage.
BE SOCIAL
Our Facebook page is where most of the action will take place- take pictures, talk trash, and share motivation! Also, use #challengenorthwest on all your social media posts. You can also tag the our Facebook page. We need to see your pics to give you prizes!
- Instagram @challengenorthwest
- Facebook page @challengenorthwest
TEAM CAPTAINS
Or as we like to call you CMO’s – Chief Motivational Officers! Let your teammates know that prizes are at stake for the most fun, most goofy and most inspiring social media posts about the challenge. Get your teams together for group runs, take pictures and show us why your teammates are the truest of Winter Warriors!
T-SHIRTS, SWEATSHIRTS, AND MEDALS
Maybe you don't want another running shirt in your life (totally understandable, as us runners have a lot of race shirts), but THIS SHIRT will have your name on it IF you do at least 1 mile a day outdoors.
T-shirt/sweatshirt Deadline: If you did not initially order a t-shirt or sweatshirt during registration you still can order one. The deadline is always five days prior to then end of a challenge. To do so, go back to the original registration page and select "I forgot to order..." and click register.
- Chilly Yeti Challenge - January 20
- Lucky Streak Challenge - March 12
Medal Deadline: The medal deadline is the same as the registration deadline, or five days after the contest begins. To do so, go back to the original registration page and select "I forgot to order..." and click register.
- Chilly Yeti Challenge - January 5
- Lucky Streak Challenge - February 1
NEED HELP?
Email [email protected] IF…
- I am unable to login into the tracking app or website.
- I have an error in my log that I cannot fix.
- I forgot to add myself to a team when I registered.
- I have the dreaded “Red X” on my profile when I thought my run log was up to date.
- I have the wrong color medal on my profile, Gold = 5 miles a day, Silver = 3 miles a day, or Bronze = 1-mile a day.
- I am missing the Winter Warrior ribbon, and I’ve run/walked a least one mile a day outside.
Email [email protected] IF…
- I have a question about the rules.
- I have a question about my raffle prize.
- I have a question about an event associated with the Challenge.