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Official 2009 Challenge Information & Rules

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2009 Holiday Run Challenge

8 Days, Friday to Friday, 12/25 to 1/1



Stay fit and have fun this holiday season -- Join your crazy EN teammates for an 8-Day Run Challenge. This is a solo challenge to keep all of us fit and active over the gap week between Christmas and New Years. If you want to you can "align" yourself with a Team just by putting a team name in the tracking spreadsheet.

So lace up your shoes, fire up your Internet connection and start planning those runs!





Point Scoring:

  • 1 point per mile run.
  • 1 additional point for each hour run (whole numbers only 1, 2, etc.)

  • 1 additional point for a run in sub-32 degrees weather.
  • 1 additional point for each mile run at (or above) Threshold Pace (10k pace).

  • 5 bonus points for running all 8 days of challenge.
  • Note: This runs on the honor system, please only post your actual run results.
Rewards:
  • Fitness is it's own reward...really!
  • Everyone Earns One (1) Team EN Credit for each day they play.
  • Additional EN Credit (10) for the "Best Challenge Picture" posted each day.
  • EN Credit is worth $1 off any EN Item in the EN Store.

Points Example:

If it takes me one hour to run 8 miles in 40-degree weather with 2 miles at threshold... I get 8 x 1 point for distance (8), 1 point for 1 hour of running (1), 0 points for sub-32 degree running, and 2x1 point for the threshold miles (2)...I will have earned 11 points for my run.



Instructions:

  1. Join the 2009 Holiday Run Challenge Group.
  2. Invite teammates to participate; consider forming a Team!
  3. Enter your name in the Spreadsheet (be careful not to fudge anyone else's info!).
  4. Calculate and update your Holiday Runs daily, starting on 12/25, using the calculator ta.
  5. Log daily workouts in spreadsheet tool. Talk smack + post pics in the Group.

  6. Earn points and get fit!   



FAQs:



Where is the spreadsheet?

It's online as a shared Google document here.

Do I need a Google account?

You shouldn't need one, but you _do_ need to be careful when entering your data that you only touch your space in the spreadsheet and not anyone else's!

How do I create a team?

Just write in a team name and the sheet will start calculating your team data.



How do I post a picture?

Go to the 2009 Holiday Run Challenge Group and then click on the Upload Picture icon just below the black bar. Click "Browse" to find it on your computer and then enter a caption...and voila, you're live!



How do I redeem my challenge credit?

EN Credit is redeemable by emailing your credit amount and desired item for purchase to enation.admin@gmail.com. Team EN member credit will be entered in the overall Team EN Credit sheet.



Technical Difficulties?

Please post to the "I Need Help!" Group Thread or consider posting to the Admin Forum.



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Comments

  • Shaughn SimmonsShaughn Simmons

    Looks, great!  I'm in.............

  • Nemo BrauchNemo Brauch
    I'm in. I should be able to blow the doors off my 2008 self since I was injured and not running at all back then!

    You need pts for wind dude! It might have only been 45 on my run here today, but those 20mph winds will kick your ass!!!
  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    no wind points...just run tailwind, rack up T-Pace points while running at HMP effort and walk home. image
  • wendyloowhowendyloowho

    I'm in!  Between the run challenge and the 100 pushup challenge, I've prepared my weapons of mass destruction in the battle against the evil Christmas cookies

  • chuckgchuckg
    I will have no problems with the "sub-32 degree running" points. 32 degrees would be a balmy day around here.
  • MikeMcMahonMikeMcMahon
    OK. I live in Ottawa Canada. So as someone who lives in a city where the temperature with the wind-chill was minus 30 degrees celsius (minus 22 degrees fahrenheit), I'm thinking one point for a run outdoors is not enough. Maybe 1 point for every 5 degrees less than 32 would be better ... image
  • John DannenfeldtJohn Dannenfeldt

    I'm in again! I'm not sure if I really want to compete against 2008 DrD?  I went a little over the top last year.

    Heck, why not? Game on!

    John

  • SwoodowrthSwoodowrth
    Posted By Patrick McCrann on 17 Dec 2009 07:10 AM

    no wind points...just run tailwind, rack up T-Pace points while running at HMP effort and walk home.

    I would have spouse come pick me up.....17 year old daughter is taking on the challenge with me!!!! Do I get extra points for getting my butt kicked by my daughter??? 

  • Peter CarrollPeter Carroll

    So, does it count if I turn my AC down to 31 and run on a treadmill?

  • jonjcannonjonjcannon
    IN SLC for the holiday. Since I don't have my bike to train this week, what better way to do that than running at altitude in the cold.
  • Coach PatrickCoach Patrick
    Posted By Sheryl Woodworth on 18 Dec 2009 06:34 AM
    Posted By Patrick McCrann on 17 Dec 2009 07:10 AM

    no wind points...just run tailwind, rack up T-Pace points while running at HMP effort and walk home.

    I would have spouse come pick me up.....17 year old daughter is taking on the challenge with me!!!! Do I get extra points for getting my butt kicked by my daughter??? 

     

    Put her on the spreadsheet...that would be so cool!!!!!

  • daisymackdaisymack
    FYI, the points calculator worksheet is NOT calculating correctly. While I would love to post the amazing points total it just spit out for me, there's no way I earned it (drat!).
  • Mike HedmanMike Hedman
    Posted By Suzanne Kinsky on 25 Dec 2009 02:46 PM

    FYI, the points calculator worksheet is NOT calculating correctly. While I would love to post the amazing points total it just spit out for me, there's no way I earned it (drat!).

    Suzanne, it looks OK to me.  Could you give it a try, and if it's doing something you don't expect, could you Message me and tell me what values you are putting in for the various answers.

    Thanks,

    Mike



     

  • Cary BlancoCary Blanco
    Posted By Mike Hedman on 25 Dec 2009 10:29 PM
    Posted By Suzanne Kinsky on 25 Dec 2009 02:46 PM

    FYI, the points calculator worksheet is NOT calculating correctly. While I would love to post the amazing points total it just spit out for me, there's no way I earned it (drat!).

    Suzanne, it looks OK to me.  Could you give it a try, and if it's doing something you don't expect, could you Message me and tell me what values you are putting in for the various answers.

    Thanks,

    Mike



     



    Mike,

    I went in and fixed the spreadsheet yesterday. Someone must have accidentally entered data in to the yellow cells. It should be okay now, but please check to be sure everything is right.

  • Mike HedmanMike Hedman
    Posted By Cary Blanco on 26 Dec 2009 02:47 PM

    Mike,

    I went in and fixed the spreadsheet yesterday. Someone must have accidentally entered data in to the yellow cells. It should be okay now, but please check to be sure everything is right.

    Thanks Cary!

    It looks fine now.  I'm bummed that only 53 people have read my urgent plea on how to use the spreadsheet correctly...oh well, the version control that Google provides is really good!

    While I was there I made it so that if people put in 2.3 hours, it'll truncate it down to 2 points, and I also (re-)added the Points Per Athlete column.

    Mike



     

  • Michele CellaiMichele Cellai

    Mike- I think the calculator is still messed up. I enter points in white section, but weirdness is happening in yellow and I am not getting a total. My 2.1 miles in the cold should equal 3.1 at bottom of white. Nothing was there and yellow section said 5.5 or something.

  • Mike HedmanMike Hedman
    Posted By Michele Cellai on 29 Dec 2009 08:57 AM

    Mike- I think the calculator is still messed up. I enter points in white section, but weirdness is happening in yellow and I am not getting a total. My 2.1 miles in the cold should equal 3.1 at bottom of white. Nothing was there and yellow section said 5.5 or something.

    It's fixed now.  People continue to type in the yellow sections rather than the white.   I have juiced up the color a bit in case the previous yellow was too subtle for some.

    Thanks for letting me know!

    Mike



     

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