Holiday Cookie 5 & 10

Join the fun of interacting with other racers and the joy of challenges. We offer several activity options for participants whether they are local or not! The challenges for each race will be added as the race weekend nears. Following we describe how to rack up points and what they're for.

Earned Extras

1. Who can earn points? Anyone registered for Holiday Cookie 5 & 10, whether a single race or the whole series, can play along with the points challenge and earn extras.
2. What do I do with points? After the race, the RD will summarize everyone’s points and publish a survey for Earned Extras selection. You will then select a goodie from the Earned Extra tier(s) for which you qualify! (If you don't pick, she'll randomly pick for you.) Points are not spent; they are redeemed cumulatively, so you if you have enough points for two tiers, you get two prizes. If you have enough points for something from every tier, you can continue to accumulate points and start all over with the first tier, Sugar Crystals. Max of two prizes per tier; racers exceeding 500 points will get one or more surprises of the RD’s choice. The racer with the most points beyond 500 will get a bonus prize.

3. What are the Earned Extras tiers? 

Sugar Crystals (10/260)
Licorice Pieces (30/290)
Piping Gel (50/300)
Icing  (100/350)
Cookie Cutters (150/400)
Chilled Dough (200/450)
Gingerbread House (250/500)

4. What are the Earned Extras? A mix of useful and fun things! Earned Extras are cumulative! (I.E. If you have 50 points, you get something from Sugar Crystals, something from Licorice Pieces, and something from Piping Gel.) If you hit Gingerbread House, you can start all over again to earn even more goodies.

Sugar Crystals (10/260): Secret goodie from the RD
Licorice Pieces (30/290): Elastic Hair Tie - Random Color (Metal Connection), DawnMist® Brushless Shave Cream - Packet, DawnMist® Hand and Body Lotion Packet, Swedish Fish®, or Wrigley's® Big Red® Chewing Gum
Piping Gel (50/300): LA Fresh Body Soother, Moist Cotton Towels (Lavender, Lemon, Mango-Peach, or Unscented), propel® Berry, Nestle® Dark Chocolate Flavor Hot Cocoa Mix, Nabisco® Oreo 2 pack, Peanut Butter & Co® Dark Chocolate Dreams Squeeze Pack (1.15 oz), and Jif Peanut Butter Cup (1 oz.)
Icing  (100/350): Curel Daily Healing Original Lotion, Nivea Soft Moisturizing Creme, Nutella® Hazelnut Spread .52 oz, Nabisco® Teddy Grahams® Cookies Cinnamon - 1 oz, SnackWells® Vanilla Crème Sandwich Cookie 2 pack, Gatorade Packets (Assorted), and Nabisco® Fig Newtons® Cookie 
Cookie Cutters (150/400): Heat Factory® Adhesive Toe Warmer, Ms. Pedicure Pocket Pedi Mini Pedicure Set, Cala® Toenail Clipper, Cucumber Facial Mask, Burt's Bees Foot Cream, Chex Mix™, Planters® Nuts & Chocolate Trail Mix, Sports Beans, and Sensible Portions Cinnamon Apple Straws
Chilled Dough (200/450): $5 Gift Card Each to Wegmans, Tops, and Insomnia Cookies; Small, Hand-Crafted Holiday Stockings; and Cedar Swamp Soap Works Choice of Pumpkin Spice Bath Truffle or Almond Oatmeal Soap
Gingerbread House (250/500): Stemless Wineglass by Wear it Well by Angela, Cedar Swamp Soap Works Choice of Pumpkin Spice Bath Truffle & Almond Oatmeal Soap, Perfectly Posh Kit by Pretty in Posh by Rachel, Cedar Swamp Soap Works Prizes, PowerBar $100 Gift Code, and Obatron Fitness: New Year, New Adventure Training and Winter Wishes Series

5. Sounds fun! What do I do to earn points? There are 15+ activities you can do! Some you can do more than once or have more than one component. A few can't be done until race day while others can be done right now, and a couple will be scheduled for throughout several days leading up to the race.

Activity | Points | Max Points 
Available Now
Invite People to the Obatron Fitness Conversation Space Facebook Group (Limit 5) | 15 | 75
Share Obatron Fitness Facebook Registration Post (Limit 5) | 15 | 75
Post a Something You Look Forward to in the Winter to the Facebook Group | 10 | 10
Coming 11/16-12/1
Submit Recipe (Limit 3) | 30 | 90
Submit Corresponding Recipe Picture That YOU Took Yourself (Limit 1 Per Recipe) | 20 | 60
Post Memorable Moment from Any Race | 10 | 10 
Correctly Answer Scavenger Hunt Questions | 10 | 50
Post Scavenger Hunt Image | 15 | 75
Coming 12/2-12/15
Favorite Holiday Time Cookie | 10 | 10
Favorite Holiday Song | 10 | 10
Post Motivational Signage (Limit 3) | 10 | 30 
Coming 12/14-12/15 
Post a Flat Racer Picture Before Each Race | 10 | 50
Post Bib Image for Each Race | 10 | 50 
Post an In Race Pic for Each Race | 10 | 50
Post Your Race Route for Each Race | 10 | 50
Post Race Report for Each Race | 20 | 100 
Post Finish Line Photo for Each Race | 15 | 75
Enter Race Finish Time in RunSignUp for Each Race | 10 | 50
Complete All Four Series Races (5K, 5-Mile, 10K, and 10-Mile) | 100 | 100
Coming 12/18-12/30
Bonus Points Posts | 10 | 30
Over-Achiever Bonus for Five Separate Earned Extras Activities Completed (Limit 3)  | 20 | 60
Totals | 370 | 1,210 (max possible to earn)

6. Submit Recipe? Um, Why? We're food focused. Since we can't eat together, I want recipes, which would fit in with the race theme! Two categories: Vegan and Non-Vegan! 

After we collect all the recipes, I'll offer participants a chance to vote on their favorites from each category. The winners will get a recipe contest bonus. All registrants will get a PDF of the recipe book for free! (Likely 4-6 weeks after the race.)

Oh, neat! So how do I submit a recipe? See next topic!

7. How do I submit my images, scavenger hunt images, and anything else to earn points? Great question!

Recipe Contest: Submission Link Pending!
Corresponding Recipe Contest Images: Email to vickey@obatron.com after you submit your recipe via the form.
Share Facebook Registration Post: Share registration posts from the either the Obatron Fitness page, our Conversation Space page, or share your registration on your personal page after sign-up and tag Obatron Fitness so we can see that.
Invite People to Obatron Fitness Conversation Space Facebook Group: Facebook is kind enough to tell me when people have been invited, but it doesn't hurt to do so and then post about it in the group! 
Posts of Flat Racer, Enter Race Finish Time, Your Race Route, In Race Pic, Race Report, Bib Image, Finish Line Photo, Memorable Moment, Motivational Signage/Sayings: As the times outlined earlier occur, I will start a post for each specific activity and put it under Announcements. Pick the corresponding thread and post there. Do not post all pictures in the same thread! For my sanity, please don’t randomly post new threads.
Scavenger Hunt Questions: Submission Link Pending!
Scavenger Hunt Images: I'll post a list of things for you to find out in the real world Once there, take a picture of yourself with the place or thing you had to hunt and post it in response to the Image Scavenger Hunt post. All images must be posted by the end of 11:59 p.m. on December 30, 2020

8. I'm not racing. Can I earn points? No. Unless you register for the series or its individual races, you won't be able to collect goodies for the points. Points are racer participation gifts (Earned Extras). However, if you play along and then register, let us know and we'll see if we can verify any posts where you would have earned points.

9. I'm not on Facebook. How can I get in on the Earned Extras?

• Upload images pertaining to your race(s) directly to RunSignUp when you enter your results. Those would be Flat Racer, Bib Image, In-Race Picture, Race Route, and Finish Line Photo (previously described above).
• Enter Race Finish Time in RunSignUp for Each Race (10 per race).
• Email vickey@obatron.com with your Race Report for Each Race (20 per race).
• Complete All Four Series Races (5K, 5-Mile, 10K, and 10-Mile) (100).
• E-mail pictures for the scavenger hunt to vickey@obatron.com (Subject: Holiday Cookie 5 & 10 Scavenger Hunt Pictures). Images to include you with a snowman, holiday lights, wreath, candy cane, and reindeer. (10 per image)
• Enter recipe contest (coming soon).
• Answer digital scavenger hunt (trivia) (coming soon).