The Glory Challenge

 
 

“Disturbing. Inspiring. Gut-wrenching. Faith-restoring. Anxiety-provoking.

The news and social media posts from Ukraine and neighboring countries are all of the above, and more.

And that has many people feeling distressed, even from thousands of miles away.

Seeing everyday people experience sudden upheaval in Ukraine could also be the prompt you need to take action… If you have the means to give even a few dollars, this is a good time to consider donating to support those who are working on the ground in Ukraine and neighboring countries to feed, house and provide medical care for those fleeing conflict, including people from other countries who were living in Ukraine, who have now also become refugees feeling the violence.” — Michigan Health, article

The Ukrainian Embassy in USA, ultra-marathoner Mike Wardian, and Old Dominion Racing have joined together to give you an outlet to support the Ukrainian Humanitarian Crisis via the World Central Kitchen. Run/bike across Ukraine in this virtual challenge - "start" at Lviv and watch as your team goes across the nation and virtually finishes up in Kharkiv’s Freedom Square. Just over 600 miles, so be sure to add teammates in order to get to the end of the route faster. The Glory Challenge is a special event of the Mike Wardian Challenge Series.

*ALL NET PROCEEDS*
will go to the humanitarian needs
of the Ukrainian people
via the World Central Kitchen.

Founded in 2010 by Chef José Andrés, World Central Kitchen (WCK) is first to the frontlines, providing meals in response to humanitarian, climate, and community crises while working to build resilient food systems with locally led solutions. WCK has served more than 60 million fresh meals to people impacted by natural disasters and other crises around the world. WCK’s Resilience Programs strengthen food and nutrition security by training chefs and school cooks; advancing clean cooking practices; and awarding grants to farms, fisheries, and small food businesses while also providing educational and networking opportunities. Learn more at wck.org.

Race Description

This is a virtual race across Ukraine. Each registrant will log their times into the official time-keeping website. You have from April 13th until the end of August 31st, 2022 to travel (bike or run) from Львів (Lviv) to Харьків (Kharkiv). You will see your progress immediately after you enter your information. Watch as you track this epic race, and become a HERO for the Ukrainian people.

Groups of 4 or more registrations get a 20% discount!

This is a virtual relay race. All miles logged by your team helps you get to the finish line. If your team gets to the finish line everyone on your team gets a finisher’s medal!

What You Get

  • Everyone who completes the challenge (individually or as a group) gets a finisher’s medal.

  • Access to 3 drop-in events in the DC region. Door prizes are available from ODR, Trek Washington DC, and Road Runner Sports (all who come get one free raffle ticket, if you registered you get five (3 - 10 ~ based on registration level). You can get more raffle tickets at the event (via donations).

  • Get a “Glory Challenge” commemorative t-shirt and pin to show your Hero Status (based on registration level).
    Phrase on the front of the shirt means “Glorious Hero” in Ukrainian.

  • Give us your social media handle and you might get a THANK YOU shoutout from Old Dominion Racing or Mike Wardian.

  • Post pictures of your journey to your social media platforms using #glorychallenge.

Submit your results

Old Dominion Racing is using the state-of-the-art Racing Web App raceIOT to track your progress. Do the challenge concurrently with your training. RacIOT.io allows you to connect your GPS Watch (Garmin, Fitbit, STRAVA, or Polar). So just connect and be active, and we will take care of the rest! You will be able to use the raceIOT app the day after you register. We port new registrations daily.

All you need is a device and 20 seconds to connect your account to raceIOT and then Let The Data Flow. You're thinking that’s nice, but I don’t want to have to manually put in my historic data. Well, we’ve got you covered! We can pull your history (for Garmin, Strava, and Fitbit) for as far back as you need. That’s more time racing, less time inputting at a computer screen. But we do allow you to manually put your data in, if you still want to go that route…

REGISTRATION LEVELS

Trade off with your bike and your feet to go the whole length. This option allows miles that have been run or cycled on for any terrain. It is a 1035 KM (~600 Mile) virtual race across Ukraine.

Price:

Happy: $75
Includes a medal and access to the 5/22 event (3 raffle tickets). Medals will be sent out after the event.

Glorious: $100
Includes a medal, commemorative pin, and event shirt (5 raffle tickets). Free food, drinks, and support stand access at the 5/22 event.

Hero: $150
Includes a medal, commemorative pin, and event shirt (10 raffle tickets). Free food, drinks and support stand access at the 5/22 event. PLUS THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE FEEDING PEOPLE IN WAR ZONES OR FLEEING THEM!

Group Pricing: Get 20% off for groups four (4) or larger! The more the people the faster you finish!

Remember *ALL NET PROCEEDS* go to the World Central Kitchen to help provide food to the Ukrainians in need.

Registration gets you some delicious Ukrainian food. If you just want to show up and donate at the live event then that will work to.

Prizes

We will have raffle prizes. Trek (Washington DC) is providing jerseys, hats, shirts, and other goodies. ODR will be giving out free registration to the Harbinger and the Virginia Marathon, and there will be other great items from our sponsors!

Results

Results can be found at https://raceIOT.io, Old Dominion Racing’s premier race tracking web app.
Select “tools” and then select “results.”

Sponsors

TREK Washington DC