Overview

When: Midnight, December 31st, 2018 to Midnight, January 31st, 2019

Where: Within 20 miles of downtown Bellingham

Distance: Each of the ten trails will be a maximum of an 8 mile roundtrip run with most being much shorter

Entry fee: Starts at $74.99 from Dec 1st to Dec 9th or when we get 24 entrants whichever comes later at which point it will be raised to $99.99.

Idea

The time has come where the morning’s come late, the night’s come early, the sun goes into hibernation and the motivation to get outdoors in Bellingham wanes in all of us.

That is the reason for the Ten Trail Challenge.

The Instagram Challenge can best be described as a Bellingham based, low key, get out the door and explore the trails challenge. The Strava Challenge can best be described as a Bellingham based, competitive, get out the door and race the trails virtual race series.

In either case, it lasts a month and allows you to choose the day and time of each attempt. All you have to do is complete all ten trails during the month of January, 2019. Your progress in completing all ten trails will be posted on this website. We’ll be having a local brewery get together with free and discounted drinks and food for all registrants to celebrate completion of the challenge (location, date and time to be announced).

If we get more than 24 registrants and you complete each of the ten trails, you will receive a high quality Bellingham Ten Trail Challenge t-shirt to celebrate your achievement. Check out the design on the race website.
The entry fee will begin at $74.99 through Dec 9th. If we do not get more than 24 registrants that will be the entry fee through Dec 31st. If we have more than 24 registrants on Dec 9th, the fee will rise to $99.99. Registration will end on Dec 31st at midnight.

Additional Details

Please visit www.mariadalzotrd.com/tentrailchallenge for additional details and, when the challenge begins, current standings.

Swag

Celebration: We’ll be having a local brewery get together with free and discounted drinks and food for all registrants to celebrate completion of the challenge (location, date and time to be announced).

Awards T-Shirt: If we have more than 24 registrants, any registrant who completes the challenge will receive a super cool, high quality t-shirt at the above celebration. We will also have a location for pick up of t-shirts if you are unable to attend the celebration.

Random Giveaway Stuff - We will have random giveaway items from Maria's sponsors and others. All registrants will be eligible for random giveaways.

Strava Challenge Awards - The first 3 overall men and women and first in each age group will be recognized on the Ten Trail Challenge website and will receive a framed Bellingham Ten Trail Challenge print.

Instagram Challenge

HOW THE INSTAGRAM CHALLENGE WORKS…
You’ll need a smartphone and an Instagram account.

At midnight on December 31st, 2018 the website will be updated with the ten trail photo spots that compose the challenge. All photo spots will be within a 20 mile radius of downtown Bellingham.

To complete the challenge you must post a selfie to Instagram at each of the ten trail photo spots with the appropriate hashtag before midnight January 31st, 2019.

When registering, you will be asked your Instagram handle. If you provide a handle you will be entered in the Instagram Challenge and that handle will be used to validate your photo opp posts.

Strava Challenge

HOW THE STRAVA CHALLENGE WORKS…
You’ll need a GPS watch and a Strava account.

At midnight on December 31st, 2018 the website will be updated with the ten trails that compose the challenge. All trails will be within a 20 mile radius of downtown Bellingham.

To complete the Strava challenge you must upload your run for each of the ten trails to Strava. A score will be determined based on your place for each of the ten segments (if there are 73 entrants, the top time will get a score of 73, second time, 72, etc.) Your score for each of the ten trails will be summed to determine your overall score and place.

No more setting aside a full day for a trail race, you just show up and do it on your schedule!

No more dealing with terrible weather on race day, you choose what day and what time!

No more trying to find parking and walking a mile to the start, you can park next to the starting line!

No more wasted races due to a bad day, nagging injury or wrong turn, just pick another day and try again!

No more post race party standing around in the rain in race clothes freezing, we can party warm, relaxed and fully dressed!

To enter the Strava Challenge, log into Strava, click Explore, Clubs, search for and request to be added to the "Ten Trail Challenge - Bellingham" club.

Event's current local time: 8:49 PM PT