FANS Ultra Races 2020 Virtual Event Details

Introduction

Welcome to the first-ever FANS Ultra Races virtual race event! The FANS students, staff, and race committee members truly appreciate your willingness to run or walk in this virtual event since we can’t gather together for our usual Day at the Lake.

Participating in the FANS Ultra Races 2020 Virtual Event has two primary purposes:

• To raise awareness of and funds for the FANS youth scholarship fund.
• To give participants the challenge of running or walking to attain personal mileage and health goals.

Your virtual race

All running and walking for the virtual event must be done during daylight hours in your time zone (approximately between 6:00 AM and 8:00 PM). We need each participant to be safe and healthy during your participation in the event. As with the in-person event, you may choose to run or walk in the 6, 12 or 24-hour race division.

• You can run or walk on a course or device (treadmill, etc.) of your choosing.
• You can run or walk over multiple days throughout the month of August.
• You may choose any of the 31 days of August to run or walk. We recommend that you observe a limited number of hours of running or walking on the days you choose as follows:
• Up to 1 hour a day for the 6-hour division
• Up to 2 hours per day for the 12-hour division
• Up to 3 hours per day for the 24-hour division
• We do understand that some participants may want to run an ultra distance (e.g., 6 or 12 consecutive hours). We encourage anyone doing so to do their run aided, eating and drinking as needed, and observed by friends/family.

Registration

To register, carefully read our virtual event waiver and submit your registration details here: Registration. You need to register for the virtual event separately, even if you were already registered for the in person event.

The entry fee for any of the six divisions is a minimum donation of $100. If you opted to donate registration fees from the June 6-7 in-person event, you do not need to donate again.

on receipt of your registration, we will ship a participant T-shirt that you can wear during your runs or walks.

Cumulative mileage

Participants’ total mileage will be included with their FANS cumulative mileage up to 40, 60, or 100 miles depending on race division (6/12/24 Hour). We will note with an asterisk cumulative mileage that includes the 2020 virtual race. We will observe the honor system for the total mileage that participants report.

If you reach milestone cumulative mileage (500, 1000, 1500, 2000, 2500 or 3000 miles), you will receive the corresponding clothing for the milestone. Single race clothing items will not be awarded in 2020.

With all participants running differing courses, under differing conditions, and distributing their running across days in differing ways, there will be no awards for total mileage within category. This year participants are pursuing their own goals, not competing with one another.

Donations

One key goal is fundraising for the FANS youth scholarship fund. Please get sponsors as you would for the in-person event!

Donations should be directed to the Donate page on our website, where Credit Cards or Check donations may be submitted.

Sending your results

Email your total mileage to Keith Hardy, racedirector@fansultraraces.org