RESOLUTION RUN VIRTUAL 5K/10KRACE GUIDE

DECEMBER 31, 2014 - JANUARY 1, 2015

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VIRTUALRACEWHAT IS A VIRTUAL RACE? 2 TRAIN

3 GET SHIRT IN THE MAIL

4 RUN

5 CONNECT

6 REPORT

7 WIN PRIZES

8 WAIT FOR MEDAL

RESOLUTIONRUNWHY NEW YEARS?

VIRTUAL RACE - Technology allows community interaction, without demanding that we all be in the same place at the same time. Virtual Races provide runners the opportunity to participate in an awe-some race event from wherever they are! Connect with a global running community through social media, share course maps, and enjoy the flexibility of running your own race.

“Dates that come around every year help usmeasure progress in our lives. One annual event, New Year’s Day, is a time of reflection andresolution.” - Joseph B. Wirthlin

It’s a new year. A time to reflect on the past year and look towards a brighter new one. It’s a time to be hopeful. Two of the most common New Year’s resolutions are to “Lose Weight” and “Get Fit”. Whether you are capping off the end of a great year, celebrating the end of an awful one, or looking to make strides in 2015, we can’t think of a better way to do it than with the Resolution Run.

WHY SHOULD I RUN? - Filling out your race calen-dar is becoming increasingly more expensive and wasteful! Virtual Races keep race entries low and allow you the flexibility to run when and where you want. You can be a part of the global running com-munity whether you are physically running by yourself or you are meeting up with other local runners to participate in these events.

A Virtual Race provides the benefit of a race (bling and motivation to run), but all the flexibility and convenience of a morning run.

You can register for a race online atvacationraces.com/virtualraces

When registering, you have 4 options:1. Run with shirt and medal2. Run with medal only3. Run with shirt only4. Just run (entered to win prizes)

Train for a virtual race like you would any other race. In fact, Virtual Races make great training runs for other events. Get the motivation you need to train, and reward yourself for hitting that milestone!

1. Choose a course2. Choose a start time3. Run alone or with friends.The race will be on December 31 and January 1. Run any time on the 31st or 1st but report by midnight!

Brag about your achievement by sharing pictures and status updates on social media

Report your time by Midnight PDT on JANUARY 1st to be entered to win prizes. You can report your time and other info at www.vacationraces.com/resolution-run

All runners that report their time will be eligible to win prizes.

Once times are reported we will begin shipping medals. Please allow 3-4 weeks.

In a virtual race you select when you run, where you run, and who you run with! Look to running groups or online to pick the best course for you. Run in your neighborhood, on a treadmill, or somewhere totally exotic! You decide.

(If you selected one)

@VacationRaces#resolutionrunvr #virtualrace

INSTRUCTIONMANUALHOW TO RUN A VIRTUAL RACE

1 REGISTER

“Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other.”- Abraham Lincoln

RACE GUIDE >>SOCIAL MEDIA RACE GUIDE >>RUNNER INFO

RACESTATS

3 “TEAMS”

Who is running?

Beachbody Babes | Kickin’ Asphalt | Sole Sisters

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CONNECTONLINE

@VacationRaces#resolutionrunvr

#virtualrace

We won’t be there with you, but we want everyone running this race to feel connected. We can’t do that without your help! By sharing pictures and status updates and course maps online it helps foster this sense of community. Technology allows us all to be connected, so let’s take advantage of it.

SOME OF THE RACE PRIZES WILL BE DETERMINED BY PICTURES SUBMITTED.PLEASE BE SURE TO SHARE!

We will be making a slideshow video using all the pictures YOU post! Be sure to follow us and use the official race hashtag #ResolutionRunVR

*If you wish to submit a photo, make sure you open your privacy settings so we can see you. We are not responsible for your privacy settings. If you are unsure if we can see you or not, try posting some-thing before race day with the hashtag #ResolutionRunVR. If we like it or comment on it, then we can see you!

13%YOUNGER THAN30 YEARS OLD

3%ARE RUNNING THEIR

FIRST 5K or 10K

25%OLDER THAN

50 YEARS OLD

3 RESOLUTION RUN VIRTUAL 5K/10K

30%In their 30’s

22%In their 40’s

1 from Germany & 3 from Canada

RACEPRIZES

Closest to Times SquareColdest run (verified by data on wunderground.com)Snowiest day (verified by data on wunderground.com)Most Festive photo*Best New Years Day Celebration photo*Best Throwback New Years photo*Best Resolution photo*Happiest photo*Best Treadmill photo*

All runners that report their time will be eligible for prizes! Prizes are not determined by time, but by different qualifications listed below.

We will have great prizes ranging from free race entries to food, from running gear to merchandise. You won’t be dissapointed!

AND TONS MORE!

Most Scenic Course*Best Countdown photo*Most Vacation Races Shirts in asingle picture (National Park Series, Training Shirts or Virtual Series, any year counts)*Random TeamPlus 15 Random winners!

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*Entries must be posted on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter to be eligible. Any photos emailed to use will be posted on one or more of these social media platforms. You are responsible to make sure we can see yourpictures.

Most Common New Year’s Resolutions(reported on USA.gov)

1. Lose Weight2. Volunteer to Help Others3. Quit Smoking4. Get a Better Education5. Get a Better Job6. Save Money7. Get Fit8. Eat Healthy Food

9. Manage Stress10. Manage Debt11. Take a Trip12. Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle13. Drink Less Alcohol

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What will you do to make2015 great?

A useful way of making goals more powerful is to use the SMART mnemonic. While there are plenty of variants (some of which we’ve included in parenthesis), SMART usually stands for:

S – Specific (or Significant).M – Measurable (or Meaningful).A – Attainable (or Action-Oriented).R – Relevant (or Rewarding).T – Time-bound (or Trackable).For example, instead of having “to sail around the world” as a goal, it’s more powerful to say “To have completed my trip around the world by December 31, 2015.” Obviously, this will only beattainable if a lot of preparation has been completed beforehand!

RACE GUIDE >>REPORTING

RACEREPORTINGReporting your time is absolutely necessary if you want to be entered to win prizes as well as to receive your medal. We WILL NOT ship you a medal if we don’t get a time report from you. We’re not just selling cool t-shirts and medals here, you’ve got to earn it!

We don’t care what your time isat this point, we just want simple verification that you did in fact complete the race. Reported times and info will be reviewed and awards will be announced the following day. Once we have your reported time we will ship out medals. Please allow 3-4 weeks for your medal to arrive.

“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become

by achieving your goals.”

“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.We can help write that story bysetting goals.”

- Melody Beattie

- Henry David Thoreau

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HAPPY NEW YEARS!