VIRTUAL VERTICAL RACE - March 2022
PACE HIGH5 was an event that we originally introduced during the pandemic to help runners stay motivated and connected during "virtual times." As it turned out, it became something very special to us. The amazing community spirt, the milestones reached and the motivation everyone spread throughout the land was so positive that we have decided to bring it back again in 2022.
We have moved PH5 to the month of March, however we think the most exciting change that we have made to PACE High 5 is a NEW MULTI SPORT option that is can be done on snowshoes, backcountry skis, nordic skis bikes or running. Participants can also combine any of these disciplines to earn their elevation. You get to build 5,000m the way you want. Vert is vert. The goal is to hit 5,000m in 7 consecutive days or less.
We wanted to bring PH5 back to ensure folks have something fun, yet challening to keep them motivated during the winter. We also wanted to choose a month that would have huge pay off's for the upcoming race and/or mountain adventure season. Taking 7 days to complete this challenge means committing to just over 700m per day or paricipants can shorten the duration and increase the daily vertical.
Participants can also use PACE HIGH 5, as part of the Quadzilla challenge in 2022.
We have moved PH5 to the month of March, however we think the most exciting change that we have made to PACE High 5 is a NEW MULTI SPORT option that is can be done on snowshoes, backcountry skis, nordic skis bikes or running. Participants can also combine any of these disciplines to earn their elevation. You get to build 5,000m the way you want. Vert is vert. The goal is to hit 5,000m in 7 consecutive days or less.
We wanted to bring PH5 back to ensure folks have something fun, yet challening to keep them motivated during the winter. We also wanted to choose a month that would have huge pay off's for the upcoming race and/or mountain adventure season. Taking 7 days to complete this challenge means committing to just over 700m per day or paricipants can shorten the duration and increase the daily vertical.
Participants can also use PACE HIGH 5, as part of the Quadzilla challenge in 2022.
About
PACE HIGH-5 challenges participants to achieve an ascent of a minimum of 5,000m elevation gain over a maximum of 7 consecutive days using one or a combination of the following multi sport options: running, back-country skiing, nordic skiing cycling and/or snowshoeing.
The race will be open for the month of March and participants must complete their race over consecutive or back-to-back days. If you miss a day, you must start over. You can take less than the maximum amount of days allowed to complete the challenge, however not more. We will mail out race swag before march 1st and announce the prize winners after April 1st.
The race will be open for the month of March and participants must complete their race over consecutive or back-to-back days. If you miss a day, you must start over. You can take less than the maximum amount of days allowed to complete the challenge, however not more. We will mail out race swag before march 1st and announce the prize winners after April 1st.
Why Join PACE High-5?
1. Because ascending 5000m in only 7 days (or sooner, if you choose) will challenge you!
2.You can be creative! Showcase your local community or hit the hills! Run, bike, ski or snowshoe to add up your vertical.
3. We have some really fun categories and valuable prizes. (registration is limited to 150 spots)
4. This race also supports CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association).
5. Included in your race entry is a downloadable personalized race badge, digital assets to celebrate every 1000m milestone you hit, locally designed event t-shirt and handmade ceramic finishers medal.
6. Engagement with an online community, motivation and fun.
2.You can be creative! Showcase your local community or hit the hills! Run, bike, ski or snowshoe to add up your vertical.
3. We have some really fun categories and valuable prizes. (registration is limited to 150 spots)
4. This race also supports CMHA (Canadian Mental Health Association).
5. Included in your race entry is a downloadable personalized race badge, digital assets to celebrate every 1000m milestone you hit, locally designed event t-shirt and handmade ceramic finishers medal.
6. Engagement with an online community, motivation and fun.
Fundraising
in 2012 we adapted this motto: "Running feels good. Giving back feels good. Doing both feels GREAT!" and we have been giving back to charities and trail building associations ever since. Each race in our series donates a portion of the entry fees to local charity, as well we host 2-3 runs per year which focus 100% of the fundraising on charity and brings people together in a special way to share adventure and the passion to make a difference. To day, PACE Trail Runs has helped raise over $84,600.
PACE High Five support the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). CMHA facilitates access to the resources people require to maintain and improve mental health and community integration, build resilience, and support recovery from mental illness. As runners, we know how important it is to connect with nature, get outside and blaze the trails to help support our own mental health. By participating in PACE High Five, participants have the opportunity to celebrate the gift of running and give back to those in need.
There is a minimum $50 fundraising component to each entry. Along with accomplishing the vertical challenge, participants are required to raise a minimum of $50 to qualify as an official finisher, record their results and qualify for prizing. All fundraising efforts are deeply appreciated and for fun, we have created a prize category for the individual who raises the most!
1. Donate the amount personally, or fundraise and make a one time donation under your name through the CMHA Kelowna website. Please make sure to write "PACE HIGH 5" in the notes section of your donation for tracking purposes.
2. Please forward your receipt or send proof of your donation to hannahpacetrailruns@gmail.com for recording purposes.
PACE High Five support the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). CMHA facilitates access to the resources people require to maintain and improve mental health and community integration, build resilience, and support recovery from mental illness. As runners, we know how important it is to connect with nature, get outside and blaze the trails to help support our own mental health. By participating in PACE High Five, participants have the opportunity to celebrate the gift of running and give back to those in need.
There is a minimum $50 fundraising component to each entry. Along with accomplishing the vertical challenge, participants are required to raise a minimum of $50 to qualify as an official finisher, record their results and qualify for prizing. All fundraising efforts are deeply appreciated and for fun, we have created a prize category for the individual who raises the most!
1. Donate the amount personally, or fundraise and make a one time donation under your name through the CMHA Kelowna website. Please make sure to write "PACE HIGH 5" in the notes section of your donation for tracking purposes.
2. Please forward your receipt or send proof of your donation to hannahpacetrailruns@gmail.com for recording purposes.
Prize Categories (we have amazing sponsors & prizes that we will be announcing soon!)
- Fastest Overall Male and Female to record distance & ascent in 7 days. No descending is necessary to qualify for this prize.
- 50k, 25k or 10km entry for the 2023 Broken Goat / up to $185 value*
- Slowest Overall Male and Female to record record distance & ascent in 7 day. No descending is necessary to qualify for this prize)
- 50k, 25k or 10km entry for the 2023 Broken Goat / up to $185 value*
- Most Overall Elevation Gain - Unisex (for the person who wants to maximize their elevation over 7 consecutive days)
- TBA
- Best Costume - Must be worn during run and photo sent via email or tag @pacetrailruns on social media.
- TBA
- Top Fundraiser.
- TBA
- Last to Finish
- Rifugio Coffee Roasters $80 gift pack.
- First to Finish
- TBA
- We will also have random draw prizes from all of our sponsors that all finishers will have a chance to win.
- Please note you are only edible to win ONE prize. We believe in spreading the love.
*please note this entry fee is non-transferable into other events in the PACE Trail Series or another year. You can gift your entry to someone if you are unable to use it, however it must be used for the 2022 Wildhorse Traverse 50km.
Slowest Time - We understand not everyone wants to be recognized for having the slowest time, which we respect. If you prefer to not compete in this category, please send an email to hannahpacetrailruns@gmail.com
Best Costume - For those competing for the Best Costume award, you MUST submit visual proof to renepacetrailruns@gmail.com or post to Instagram or Facebook and tag - @pacetrailruns. If emailing your photo, please advise if we have permission to post to our social media feeds. Thank you.
Best Costume - For those competing for the Best Costume award, you MUST submit visual proof to renepacetrailruns@gmail.com or post to Instagram or Facebook and tag - @pacetrailruns. If emailing your photo, please advise if we have permission to post to our social media feeds. Thank you.
What's Included
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Virtual Tracking
Tracking: Everyone will need to use Strava for this Virtual Run. If you do not yet have a Strava account, it is very easy to set one up.
PACE HIGH 5 Strava Group: JOIN NOW!
PACE HIGH 5 Strava Group: JOIN NOW!
Registration (limited to 150 spots)
RACE OPTION |
DECEMBER 1st 7AM PST |
SOLO |
$80 |
Registration is non-refundable, non-deferrable and non-transferrable. Thank you.
Download the following digital assets and post them to social media when you hit each 1000m milestone! Don't forget to tag: pacetrailruns and use the hashtag #pacetrailruns + #pacehigh5!
PACE High 5 Race Rules
1. Treadmills are okay - you must provide photo & GPS evidence.
2. Poles are okay (and encouraged!)
3. Please review our prize categories with detail, as there are different ways to qualify.
4. Once your file is uploaded to Strava using GPS you must have access to the desktop version and use the “Correct Elevation” function. This normalizes the over-reporting of vertical seen on most Garmins as well as the under-reporting of vert seen on most Suuntos. Don’t worry about this- everyone will get equally screwed.
5. You must have your GPS files / treadmill photos and all pertinent info uploaded by October 31st at midnight. We encourage you to send in your final results, as you complete it so there are less files for us to review at the end of the month. Please ensure your data is clear and clean, with nothing fishy about it. We won't be following up on data that isn't properly submitted. Thank you for your cooperation.
6. We will announce the winners of each prize category as soon as we have processed the last of the data. This will depend on how much data gets submitted within the last week of October.
2. Poles are okay (and encouraged!)
3. Please review our prize categories with detail, as there are different ways to qualify.
4. Once your file is uploaded to Strava using GPS you must have access to the desktop version and use the “Correct Elevation” function. This normalizes the over-reporting of vertical seen on most Garmins as well as the under-reporting of vert seen on most Suuntos. Don’t worry about this- everyone will get equally screwed.
5. You must have your GPS files / treadmill photos and all pertinent info uploaded by October 31st at midnight. We encourage you to send in your final results, as you complete it so there are less files for us to review at the end of the month. Please ensure your data is clear and clean, with nothing fishy about it. We won't be following up on data that isn't properly submitted. Thank you for your cooperation.
6. We will announce the winners of each prize category as soon as we have processed the last of the data. This will depend on how much data gets submitted within the last week of October.
RESULTS
THANK YOU
The 2021 PACE HIGH 5 is a wrap!
Together, we raised $32,030 for the Canadian Mental Healthy Association.
We want to thank everyone who signed up, cheered for friends, family, made donations
and supported the first annual PACE HIGH 5. We are so thankful for the community spirit, fundraising and connections
we made through this virtual experience.
The 2021 PACE HIGH 5 is a wrap!
Together, we raised $32,030 for the Canadian Mental Healthy Association.
We want to thank everyone who signed up, cheered for friends, family, made donations
and supported the first annual PACE HIGH 5. We are so thankful for the community spirit, fundraising and connections
we made through this virtual experience.
NAME |
CATEGORY |
PRIZE |
VALUE |
SPONSOR |
SHANE MILLS |
FIRST TO FINISH |
RECOVERY BUNDLE |
$250 |
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CAM MCALPINE |
TOP FUNDRAISER |
ONLINE SHOPPING CREDIT |
$500 |
|
ANDREW CORCORAN |
LAST TO FINISH |
COFFEE GIFT PACK |
$80 |
|
EMILY PHELAN |
MOST OVERALL ELEVATION GAIN |
COMPEX SP 2.0 |
$650 |
|
KRISTA SVEDAHL |
FASTEST OVERALL FEMALE |
2022 OR 2023 ENTRY INTO WILDHORSE TRAVERSE |
$185 |
|
GARETH LOCKHART |
FASTEST OVERALL MALE |
2022 OR 2023 ENTRY INTO WILDHORSE TRAVERSE |
$185 |
|
GARNETTE DAVIDSON |
SLOWEST OVERALL FEMALE |
2022 OR 2023 ENTRY INTO WILDHORSE TRAVERSE |
$185 |
|
EVERETT SMITH |
SLOWEST OVERALL MALE |
2022 OR 2023 ENTRY INTO WILDHORSE TRAVERSE |
$185 |
|
GERRI DAVIDSON |
BEST COSTUME |
COCKTAIL EXPERIENCE |
$125 |
