UPAAA ISKO-LYMPICS 3.0 Virtual Fitness Challenge

Start of EARLY BIRD Registration         June 24, 2020

Start of Regular Registration                June 30, 2020

Start of Challenge:                                 June 30, 2020

End of Challenge:                         September 30, 2020

In this time of a health crisis, it is imperative that we all stay fit despite being in isolation to protect ourselves from getting infected during this COVID-19 outbreak. We at UPAAA, Inc. would like to engage everyone to get into a specific form of physical activity to stay healthy while thinking of our humanitarian goals through UPAAA’s effort by raising funds for our charity projects, particularly our “Iskolarship ng Bayan” (U.P. Scholarship Fund).

This is a challenge for anyone, of all ages and abilities.

This is your chance to be a Home Hero and raise funds from your very own living room, bedroom, balcony, or garden if you dare to run outside, (with a facemask and 6-15 feet away from fellow runners),  be our awesome challenger!

We like to entice everyone, whether by yourself or with your family, with your friends or even so, with your UPAA chapter.

There are no rules – apart from the CDC/government guidelines on how to exercise safely (maintaining social distancing) during this time. The main thing is to get active, have fun, pledge whatever you can to help raise funds for UPAAA.

MECHANICS:

•       Register through Raceentry.com
•       All challengers will get 1 commemorative UPAAA Challenge T-shirt.
•       $30/challenge (1 person can do multiple challenges)
•       A challenger (competitive or non-competitive) may run or do a fitness activity based around the numbers 3.0 or 30 that suits his/her skills and complete it by September 30, 2020.

o   This could be something as simple as pledging to run 3.0 miles as your daily exercise or doing 30 minutes of yoga or juggling. for 30 minutes (or maybe just 3 minutes) non-stop.

o   If a challenger is able to do 3 challenges (competitive and/or non-competitive) by the end of the season, he/she will also get a U.P. Triple-A medal.

•   A challenger may ask friends and family to sponsor him or her.
•   Each sponsor will pay for each challenge made by the sponsored challenger.
•   Credits will go to the challenger while the sponsor gets the commemorative shirt.
•   If a challenger gets 3 sponsors for his/her 3 challenges, he/she is entitled to a U.P. Triple-A medal.

Team Challenge:

o   A team composed of at least 3 challengers may be formed and propose an activity to challenge another team.

• Example: Team A with 3 members challenges Team B  to run and set their cumulative fastest running time. Timing will be posted via Strava App and submitted to the organizers who will certify the validity of the time scores. Winners will be posted on our respective websites and Teams FB pages.

o   Exclusive Team Event for UPAA Chapters:

•   A chapter can pool together to create a team of 3 members.
•   A chapter may have more than 1 team to a challenge.
•   A chapter may pose a direct challenge with another chapter or yet with the entire UPAAA.

Forms of Challenges:

 o   Virtual Run Events

•   Competitive - 3.0 Mile/single time

o   Fastest 3 Mile Run (male and female)

o   Fastest 3 Mile Run per age group (male and female)

      Timing will be recorded via Strava or Garmin App and submitted to the organizers via raceentry.com OR email at (upaaa3.0challenge@gmail.com) who will certify the validity of the time scores. 

•   Non-competitive - 3.0 miles/cumulative times

o   Other forms of challenges:

•   Outdoor walking 3 miles (unpaced)
•   Indoor walk or run using a treadmill or other sports equipment, push-ups, sit-ups, chin-ups, squats, lunges, jumping jacks, mountain climbers, hula-hoops, planking, dance routine, kickboxing, weightlifting, stair climbing.
•   A picture of the stats or video recording at the end of the activity needs to be submitted to the organizers via raceentry.com OR email at (upaaa3.0challenge@gmail.com) for verification of the activity.

•       Examples:

o   30 pushups; 30 sit-ups, 3 chin-ups (paced or unpaced)

o   Planking for 30 sec or 3 minutes

o   Squatting for 3 minutes or just doing 30 squats

o   30 jumping jacks in less than 3 minutes

o   Climbing 3 flight of stairs (paced or unpaced)

o   Zumba dance routine for 3 minutes or 30 minutes

•  If an activity is posed as a challenge against another team, the activity should be properly recorded and timed using Strava or Garmin app other forms of timing devices approved by the organizers.

Awards for Winners:

• Winners for specific challenges, individual and team events, will be announced on October 3, 2020. 

• A U.P. Triple-A Medal will be given only to:

1. All running event finishers, competitive and non-competitive

2. Individuals who completed any 3 types of challenges

3. Everybody gets a finisher certificate for completing each challenge.

• Special certificates will be given to winners of respective competitive categories:

1. Fastest 3Mile Run, Overall (male and female)

2. Fastest 3Mile Run, Age group (male and female)

3. Top 3 UPAA Chapter Team Challengers (specified categories/activities)

All finisher shirts and medals will be mailed by October 15, 2020.

Start of EARLY BIRD Registration         June 24, 2020

Start of Regular Registration                June 30, 2020

Start of Challenge:                                 June 30, 2020

End of Challenge:                         September 30, 2020