What's going on?
For the month of May, The Southington-Cheshire YMCAs are encouraging individuals and families
to sign up for one of the Y's five virtual events
5K - run and/or walk 3.1 miles
10K - run and/or walk 6.2 miles
1/2 Marathon - run and/or walk 13.1 miles
Family Run - run and/or walk any distance together
AND THE NEW
VIRTUAL TRIPLE
Run and/or walk a
5K, 10K, and ½ Marathon
by the end of May
(Does not need to be in same day or consecutive days)
During this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, our Ys have been supporting the Cheshire and Southington communities in a number of ways including providing child care for local health care and essential workers. Proceeds from the race will go to support families in our communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic through financial scholarships to various YMCA programs and services.
And .... .... these virtual runs will provide individuals and family members with new, fun and challenging ways to stay on top of the healthy lifestylesAnd .... .... an added benefit: Having some 'alone' time
Where should I run?Anywhere you want! Outside, inside, treadmill, on the trails, along the beach, in the woods are all good. Bring along you dog too! You do the course that works for you. Participants should run or walk alone or with family members they live with. If participants see others while outside, they should practice social distancing and keep at least six feet of space.
How does the Family Run work?
Families can run/walk any distance they want! Times will not be recorded as everyone will be doing different distances. We do ask that families report that they completed their run or walk by May 31, 2020.
To help keep Real Heroes Wear Masks affordable, there is a $5 discount per family member
When can I run?
Whenever you want (assuming it is safe to do so)! You find the time of day that works best for you and complete your distance! Please run/walk by May 31, 2020
Can I walk?Absolutely. Please follow social distancing rules!
How do I send in my time and get my certificate?
There are 2 ways to log in your time and receive your certificate:
1) It's Your Race Has Made It Easy - to directly link your time from your phone. Check out this link
2) You can also do it manually. Follow instructions A thru D
A) Go to the results here:Real Heroes Wear Masks Results
B) Select the RACE (distance) that you ran or walked from the RACE dropdown. The participant list for that event will appear
C) Find your name and click on the UPDATE TIME button in your record. SAVE your time.
D) Refresh the screen and click on your name. This will open up your individual results listing and display your finisher certificate. Zoom in on the certificate to open a PDF file that you can save, share or print!
NOTE TO VIRTUAL TRIPLE PARTICIPANTS - if you are not using your phone to record/send in your times; you will need to manually enter time for each of the three events. Follow instructions A thru D.
What do you get for participating?All participants will receive a really cool bib and medal as well as a personalized participation certificate with name and time. A different medal has been designed for those participating in the Virtual Triple
When will we receive our bib and medal?We anticipate that the bibs and medals will be sent out by the second week in June. We appreciate your patience, but we don't want to order extras and incur additional costs. You can download and print your personalized certificate after you enter/record your times.
Are there prizes?Because this is a virtual event and people will be running 'all sorts' of race courses, we will not have winners or age category winners. We will have a listing of all participants and their times by event category. (5K, 10K, 1/2 Marathon)
We will have some special gift certificate prizes awarded. We will have the following categories that we encourage participants to send in pictures ... ... ...
- Best family picture
- Best couple picture
- Best 'action' running picture
- Best picture with a pet
- Best picture in front of iconic/historic spot from your community
- Best picture wearing a costume
- Best picture of 'mask' while running
Post your pictures on our Facebook site by May 31, 2020
Our race committee will select the top five for each category and beginning the first week in June conduct a Facebook competition.
