Virtual Challenge Cancelled
Unfortunately, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this challenge. We didn't get the right number of entrants to make this a worthwhile event. We thank you for your interest and encourage you to keep running and walking on your own.
-Ben
Description
Get ready to start moving! Our unique virtual running challenge is perfect for newcomers and beginner runners and walkers looking to start a fitness journey while connecting with a fun and supportive community.
Everyone who registers will be part of a team where we will virtually run from New York to Chicago, a distance of over 1,000 miles! Together as a group, we'll combine the miles we run to achieve our collective goal.
Everyone who signs up receives a structured training plan created for walkers and new runners, a start-to-run guide, and join our private community to support and cheer each other on. Together, we’ll work towards the goal of running 1,000 miles – the distance from New York to Chicago – in just 30 days.
The key to our success lies in everyone’s commitment to completing the program and contributing their miles as we virtually traverse the Midwest, making it a fun and rewarding fitness adventure.
How It Works
1. Register for the challenge
You can do that right here! It's easy and secure. Select 1,000 Challenge when prompted.
2. Run and log your miles
Follow the training plan and keep track of the miles you run or walk. At the end of the week, log your miles on Runsignup.
3. Track our team progress
Follow along as we accumulate miles as a team as we try to virtually run from New York to Chicago.
4. Join the community
With our private Facebook group, we'll share our success, receive motivation to keep going, and discuss running and walking tips.
Registration Includes
- 30-day training plan with workouts for each day of the week
- Workout log to track your daily runs or walks
- Our Running Blueprint - a guide featuring running and walking tips, tactics, and secrets to ensure you have the best running experience possible
- Membership in our private running community, open only to people signed up for the challenge
- Finisher's Certificate, suitable for sharing online to make all your friends jealous!
Where
Anywhere. Literally. You can run or walk in your neighborhood, park, trail, track, or treadmill. Sign-up and get your friends to sign-up and you can run or walk with them, too!
How to Complete the Challenge
It's easy - just follow the training plan and run or walk on the days it tells you. Then, log your miles on Runsignup so we can track our team progress.
If everyone who signs up does this, we will easily complete the challenge!
Why Sign Up?
Accountability
When you are part of this team, you’ll find support and motivation from a community of like-minded runners and walkers, making it easier to stick to your goals.
Structured Training Plan
We provide an easy-to-follow, step-by-step training plan that shows you how far to run, walk, or rest each day. It’s the perfect way to build fitness while reducing the chance of burning out or getting hurt.
Community Support
When you register, you become a part of our community that's focused on a shared goal. It's a space to celebrate successes, seek advice, and find motivation during challenging times.
About Start 2 Stride
The NY-CHI challenge is a new team challenge created by Ben Drew, owner and founder of The Wired Runner. When Ben owned a running store, he used to organize Learn to Run programs and found that people most enjoyed the camaraderie of running together during weekly group runs. Looking to reproduce that for a larger audience, he created the NY-CHI challenge. While you don't get to run with other people physically, it achieves this in another way by allowing people across the country to virtually run together to complete a group goal.
Virtual Challenge Website
Additional Virtual Challenge information can be found at https://start2stride.com/.
Virtual Challenge Contact Info
If you have any questions about this Virtual Challenge, click the button below.
