✨ New: Go Full Monty in 2026!

This year, we’re taking it to the next level. Based on your feedback and activity tracking from Garmin and Strava, we’ve combined everyone’s favorite ways to move and stay healthy into one all-inclusive Personal Virtual Challenge.

Run, walk, hike, bike, row, swim, cross-country ski, snowshoe, or hit the elliptical. Add in yoga, pilates, strength training, stretching, meditation, or tai chi. Log any activity, track your progress, and watch your miles and minutes add up on the virtual map. The 2026 Mendonites Personal Virtual Challenge is all about moving your way - everyday!

🌿 The Virtual Route
Your mileage will be displayed on a virtual course set in Mendon Ponds Park, the place the Mendonites community calls home.  

 👟 Who Can Participate?
All Mendonites, friends, and family—near or far.  Anyone who wants to:

• Stay active during the winter
• Mix and match their movement style
• Build better habits
• Support a charity chosen at the end of the challenge
• You can join from anywhere, and all fitness levels are welcome.
• The more the merrier!  Invite your friends and family to participate and help support our chosen charity!

 🏆 What’s the Goal?
This is a personal, individual challenge.  You set your goal and crush it!  And we, as a Mendonites Running Friends group, set the goal of supporting a charitable organization!

You will:

• Register for the 2026 Mendonites Personal Virtual Challenge
• Log your movement and habits - refer to the conversion chart provided
• Earn milestone badges
• Watch your progress bar grow
• Contribute to the Mendonites' annual charity drawing (full details announced later)
• All registration fees (less service charge) will go directly to the selected charity.

 📍 Where?
This is a virtual challenge, open to anyone who is a Mendonite, family member of a Mendonite, or friend invited by a Mendonite.
Optional in-person meetups will continue at Mendon Ponds and at other locations across the country when possible.