VIRTUAL VERTICAL RACE - July 2021
PACE HIGH-5 challenges runners to run an ascent of a minimum of 5,000m elevation gain over a maximum of 7 consecutive days. The race will be open for the month of July and participants have up to 7 days to accomplish 5.000m within the month, however the days must be consecutive, or back-to-back. If you miss a day, you must start over. You can take less than 7 days to complete the challenge, however not more than 7. We will mail out race swag within a week of participants completing the challenge and announce the prize winners on August 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! If you don't have access to the MTN's, jump on a treadmill or find some local stairs.
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! If you don't have access to the MTN's, jump on a treadmill or find some local stairs.
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.
Prize Categories (we have amazing sponsors & prizes that we will be announcing soon!)
- Fastest Overall Male and Female to record 5,000m ascent (no descending is necessary to qualify for this prize)
- (50km entry for the 2022 Wildhorse Traverse / $185 value)*
- Slowest Overall Male and Female to record 5,000m ascent (no descending is necessary to qualify for this prize)
- (50km entry for the 2022 Wildhorse Traverse / $185 value)*
- First to Finish (reaching 135k & 5,000m ascent)
- Sidekick Tools: Recovery Bundle. $250 retail value.
- Most Overall Elevation Gain - Unisex (for the person who wants to maximize their elevation over 5 days)
- Hammer Nutrition Canada: Compex SP 2.0 machine - a tool that will take your recovery and performance to the next level! $650 retail value.
- Best Costume - Must be worn during run and photo sent via email or tag @pacetrailruns on social media
- Okanagan Spirits Distillery: Private Zoom Cocktail Experience. A fantastic way to get together virtually and experience an evening of guided gin or whiskey tasting. $200 retail value.
- Top Fundraiser.
- Salomon: $500 Credit for online footwear, apparel and gear purchases only. Expires December 31, 2021.
- 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.
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.
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. JOIN NOW!
PACE HIGH 5 Strava Group: JOIN NOW!
PACE HIGH 5 Strava Group: JOIN NOW!
Registration (limited to 200 spots)
RACE OPTION |
DECEMBER 14TH @7pm PST |
JANUARY 15TH |
SOLO |
$75 |
$90 |
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 July 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 July.
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 July 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 July.
