The Summer 5 x 5K Race Series

Join us this summer as we venture into the “uncancelled race zone!” Challenge 365 introduces vitrual racing reimagined with The Summer 5 x 5K Race Series!

Five Summer Races, One Fun Season! How many treasures will you find in the opening race – the Fireworks 5K Race? Will you come closest to your predicted time and pace in the Lemonade 5K? Can you pace yourself to the middle scoop in the Ice Cream 5K? How fast will you run/walk our the Lightning Bug 5K? Will you make friends with the hills in the Roller Coaster 5K?

With a race every other week in July and August, imagine where your miles will take you! Not to mention, you can win awards in every race!

Carpe aestas! Let’s seize the summer and explore the unchartered “uncancelled race zone” together. We’ll share race stories together. We’ll challenge ourselves to race outside the box. We’ll keep our mojo running, and we’ll cover the 5 x 5K together! Plus – You’ll have the chance to earn a medal or shirt, and you’ll have five chances to win an award!

Let’s connect.

Let’s race.

Let’s bring light and laughter into our lives.

Let’s earn a cool medal.

And let’s keep moving forward together with one step, one breath, one 5K race at a time.

The Summer Race Series runs July and August, with one fun 5K race every other week, culminating with the Roaster Coaster 5K (which gives you plenty of time to train on hills)!

SUMMER RACE #1 –THE FIREWORKS 5K – July 1 – 5th, 2020
DATE: Run or walk the Fireworks 5K any time from July 1 – 5th.
DISTANCE: 5K
HOW TO WIN THIS RACE: Your mission, should you accept is to find as many of the red, white, and blue, and stars and stripes treasures in your neighborhood and cover at least 5K and no more than 75 minutes. Winners will be the runner and walker who find the most treasures within 75 minutes, having covered at least 5K.

SUMMER RACE #2 – THE LEMONADE 5K – July 13 – 19th, 2020
DATE: Run or walk Race #2 any time from July 13 -19th.
DISTANCE: 5K
HOW TO WIN THIS STAGE: This race is all about making lemonade out of lemons. The goal is to run a negative progression 5K, with mile 1 being your slowest, mile 2 faster, and mile 3 your fastest. The winners will be the female and male runner and walker who come closest to their predicted finish and pace times and who run or walk a negative progression 5K. Let the pacing skills begin!

SUMMER RACE #3 – THE ICE CREAM 5K – July 27 – August 2nd, 2020
DATE: Run or Walk Race #3 any time from July 27 – August 2nd.
DISTANCE: 5K
HOW TO WIN THIS STAGE: This race is about the middle scoop of the ice cream cone! The winners are the finish times for each division that comes closest to the “Middle Scoop” or the median of the group’s finish times. There will be a male and female winner in the run and walk divisions.

SUMMER RACE #4 – THE LIGHTNING BUG 5K – AUGUST 10- 16th, 2020
DATE: Run or walk Stage Race #4 any time from August 10 – 16th.
DURATION: 5K
HOW TO WIN THIS STAGE: This race is all about the need for speed! The winners will be the fastest finish times in each race (run and walk) and female and male division.

SUMMER RACE #5 – THE ROLLER COASTER 5K – AUGUST 24 – 30th, 2020
DATE: Run or walk Stage Race #4 any time from August 24 – 30th.
DURATION: 5K
HOW TO WIN THIS STAGE: Our final race is all about rocking hills! The winners will be the female and male runner and walker who climb the most elevation in their 5K. You’ve got all season to train for this one!

Wherever you choose to run or walk your race, make sure to track it! You can track your run or walk by using a variety of apps on your smartphone like Strava or MapMyRun. You can also use a GPS watch. Save your data – you may win the race and an award!

When you complete your run or walk events, make sure to save your workout data on your GPS watch or app. We will use this data to verify winners for each race.

We’ll post results online and send you all the virtual hugs, high-fives, and kudos that go along with crossing the finish line! Every race we will announce the winners in the Challenge 365 Facebook group. We’ll post each race winners’ results in the group so they can earn podium applause!

Participants will have until Sunday night at 8 pm (Arizona Time) to submit their results in order to be eligible to win the race of the week.

Race registration is FREE for all Challenge 365 members. The race fee is included in your membership. Runners and walkers will have the opportunity to upgrade their registration to receive The Summer 5 x 5K Race Series medal and shirt. The race winners for each race will be mailed a Summer Race Series Award!