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Challenge of the Century
Let Your Challenge
Take You Where You Want To Go
About This Event
Begins June 1 - ends September 30, 2022
You can walk, run, bike, hike, swim, paddle (or other exercises you enjoy)
100 Miles over four months or
100 Days over four months or
Walk, run, hike 1 Million Steps over four months!
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That’s 25 miles a month, about 5 miles a week, a mile a day with 2 days off a week!
You got this!
This challenge is for all levels of ability.
Complete this Challenge SOLO
or with a TEAM
and divide up the miles.
SOLO or TEAM
As a Solo the social connections you’ll make on the website are encouraging and inspire you to complete your challenge everyday. You’re setting the pace for yourself, and participating with a bunch of other people who want to be part of something bigger than themselves.
As a Team you can get the whole family, the office or a group of friends to participate and everyone contributes to the miles!
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Show off your Surfing Madonna Challenge of the Century Medal
and feel proud of your efforts!
Take the full 100 Mile Challenge and do it in the shortest amount of time.
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Take the 100 Day Challenge and do the most miles.
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Take the 1 Million Steps challenge and do it in the shortest time.
You’ll log your miles, time and upload photos (optional) through your RunSignUp profile (created at time of registration) and earn digital badges every ten miles!
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There will be prizes for top finishers and top teams!
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IMPORTANT!
This challenge is NON-EXCLUSIVE meaning ALL miles from other races, challenges, or in-person races count towards this goal. For example, if you run Boston Marathon, those miles would count towards this challenge.
CHALLENGE DETAILS
Registration Begins January 1 - June 1
Challenge Begins on June 1st
Challenge Ends September 30, 2022
Finisher Medals and Swag Mailed late July 2022
There are 6 divisions for this challenge - At the time of registration, you’ll choose between:
SOLO 100 Miles, SOLO 100 Days, SOLO 1 Million Steps
or
TEAM 100 Miles, TEAM 100 Days, TEAM 1 Million Steps
ALL CHALLENGES - SOLO DIVISION
When signing up for this division, you’ll complete the 100 miles, 100 days or 1 Million Steps entirely on your own by September 30, 2021. Challenge begins on June 1st. Permitted activities are listed below. No retroactive mileage allowed (meaning accumulated miles don’t start until June 1st.) You’ll register for the challenge and log your miles through RunSignUp, which will track your progress throughout your challenge journey. The leaderboard will be based on distance completed, not pace.
ALL CHALLENGES - TEAM DIVISION
When signing up for this division, you’ll have a team and you’ll divide up the 100 miles, 100 days or 1 Million Steps however you’d like. Your team will complete the challenge by September 30th. Challenge begins on June 1st. Permitted activities are listed below. No retroactive mileage allowed. You’ll register for the challenge and log your miles through RunSignUp, which will track your progress throughout your challenge journey. The leaderboard will be based on distance completed, not pace. Each teammate will receive their own Medal and Goods in the mail. To REGISTER as a Team: The first teammate to register will create the team. Then all teammates thereafter will join that team when they register. Teammates don’t have to complete the miles together or live in the same town! Each teammate will log their miles through their own RunSignUp account and the miles will be allocated to your team’s total miles!Â
**Team discounts available, please email mike@surfingmadonna.org before you register. Discounts can’t be applied after you register.
ACTIVITIES FOR MILEAGE:
Permitted Activities for the 100 Miles and 100 Days challenges:
Running
Walking
Cycling (regular or stationary)
Hiking
Stand Up Paddle boarding
Rollerblades/skates
Elliptical
Swimming & Rowing
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Permitted Activities for the 1 Million Steps Challenge:
Running
Walking
Hiking
Treadmill
Rollerblades/skates
Elliptical
**You may transfer divisions anytime at no charge
TRACKING/RESULTS:
For tracking your distance and time, you can use whatever app or system that works best for you (Garmin, MapMyRun, Strava, etc). Once you register, you’ll be able to MANUALLY log all of your miles through your RunSignUp account until you complete the challenge. We’ll track your progress and you can see how all the other participants are doing as well. Leaderboard will be based on distance, not pace! This is about endurance, not speed. To keep it flexible for all of the participants, we are not requiring you to sync or upload your .FIT or GPX files! Your mileage entries will be manual and you can use whatever tracking or fitness app you’d like.