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2014 Annual Trip Challenge, Where All Trails Lead to Fitness! A River Runs Through It It’s time to hit the trail toward fitness! The ninth annual Trip Challenge blazes trails to new adventures all across the United States. The river running kicks off January 1st, 2014, and runs through April 30th. You’ll have four months to travel some of the West’s most well-known rivers. Along the way, there’ll be additional mile-earning opportunities, trivia, bonus mile days and more. WHICH RIVER WILL YOU CHOOSE? North Platte River Mileage: 716 miles; flowing through areas of Colorado, Wyoming & Nebraska GRAND PRIZE: $100 CODY BUCKS Snake River Mileage: 1,078 miles; flowing through Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon and Washington GRAND PRIZE: $175 CODY BUCKS Colorado River Mileage: 1,450 miles; flowing through Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, California, Baja California and Sonora GRAND PRIZE: $250 CODY BUCKS Missouri River Mileage: 2,341 miles; flowing through Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri GRAND PRIZE: $325 CODY BUCKS 2014 Updates & General Information CHOOSING A RIVER: Take a look at the mileage chart (you earn “miles” for every 15 minutes spent exercising, each type of exercise has a different corresponding mileage amount), and decide how far you can go this winter. Please name the river you are traveling on your registration form; you cannot start accumulating miles until you choose your river. If you change rivers at any point during the challenge, you will re-start miles once you change rivers. PRIZES: We are lucky to live in a generous community where we get an incredible amount of local support for our programs. We want to give back & keep business in our community, so we will be drawing for Cody Bucks as the grand prize for each trip! In addition to the grand prizes, we will also have fabulous door prizes from our generous local sponsors at our River Runner’s Party on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. DRAWINGS: New this year, we’ve added some additional incentives for each month of the challenge to help motivate you to stay on track and be consistent with your fitness efforts. IF you have 25% or more of your points after January, you’ll be entered into our February prize drawing where two lucky winners will be drawn for $25 each; if you have 50% or more after February, you’ll be in the March prize drawing where two lucky winners will be drawn for $50 each and if you have 75% or more after March, you’ll be in our April prize drawing for $75! SPECIAL POINT OPPORTUNITIES: Each month, we’ll have additional point earning opportunities with some fun challenges. January is a great time to start making your fitness habits for 2014 ~ you’ll earn 10 extra miles for every week you workout 3 or more times! February is all about partners ~ earn 10 extra miles each time you work out with a friend or loved one! March is a great time to get walking ~ use a pedometer and track your steps to receive 10 extra miles for each day you walk 10,000 or ---PAGE BREAK--- more steps! April will be a great time to test out a fitness class ~ you can double any miles earned during a Rec Center fitness class! * Pedometers for the March challenge are available at the front desk while supplies last, or you are welcome to use your own. SHIRTS: Everyone who registers will get a t-shirt whether or not they complete their trail, but we’re sure you’ll finish! CALENDARS: The calendars you need for tracking your miles are included in this packet. PLEASE remember to put your name on the calendars when you turn them in. All point tallying should be done on the honor system; your signature on the calendar reflects that the calendar has been filled out honestly and accurately. PLEASE include your TOTAL POINTS with each month you turn in. All tallies are due by the 5th of the following month (i.e. January’s tally will be due no later than February 5th). Any and all late tallies will lose the second week of points, no questions asked. IF you know in advance that you will be unable to turn in your tally sheet on time, please notify Sara Braten or Kelly Serfas Bower in advance – i.e. before the 1st of the following month- so that you do not lose points. Each month, there are special point bonuses. PLEASE MAKE IT OBVIOUS TO US THAT YOU APPLIED THESE BONUSES. WE WILL NOT ADD THEM IF IT’S UNCLEAR TO US WHETHER YOU ALREADY HAVE. BULLETIN BOARD: We’ll keep updates and new incentives, mile bonus days, etc. posted on the bulletin board just outside the childcare room on your way out of the facility. We’ll also post tally counts here after the 5th of each month. TRIVIA: Pick up trivia sheets at the front desk to earn some additional miles! All completed trivia forms should be turned in to the front desk with your tallies. You can fill out trivia sheets for ANY river, not just yours ~ it’s a great way to learn about our different routes as well as get some extra miles along the way! RIVER RUNNER PARTY!! Mark your calendars now for the River Runner party where we’ll hand out t-shirts and draw for our grand prize winners as well as tons of great door prizes from generous local sponsors. The party will be THURSDAY, MAY 8th, 2014 AT 6:30 P.M. QUESTIONS: Contact Kelly Serfas Bower at 527-3487 or [EMAIL REDACTED] ---PAGE BREAK--- Miles Per Activity Activity Miles per 15 minutes 15 minutes (X1) 30 minutes (X2) 45 minutes (X3) 60 minutes (X4) Basketball 5 5 10 15 20 Biking 5 5 10 15 20 Boxing/Sparring 5 5 10 15 20 Cardio Machines * 5 5 10 15 20 Circuit Training 4 4 8 12 16 Cross Country Skiing 6 6 12 18 24 CrossFit Cody 6 6 12 18 24 Dancing 3 3 6 9 12 Downhill Skiing 2 2 4 6 8 Football 4 4 8 12 16 Golf (no cart) 3 3 6 9 12 High Impact Aerobics 6 6 12 18 24 Horseback Riding 2 2 4 6 8 Ice Climbing 4 4 8 12 16 Ice Hockey 5 5 10 15 20 Ice Skating 3 3 6 9 12 Jump Rope 6 6 12 18 24 Kayaking/Canoeing - Lake 3 3 6 9 12 Kayaking/Canoeing - Whitewater 4 4 8 12 16 Low impact Aerobics 3 3 6 9 12 Martial Arts 5 5 10 15 20 Racquetball 6 6 12 18 24 Rocking Climbing/Bouldering 4 4 8 12 16 Rollerblading 5 5 10 15 20 Running 6 6 12 18 24 Snowboarding 2 2 4 6 8 Soccer 5 5 10 15 20 Squash 6 6 12 18 24 Stretching 2 2 4 6 8 Swimming 5 5 10 15 20 Telemark Skiing 4 4 8 12 16 Tennis 5 5 10 15 20 Trek/Hike/Backpack 4 4 8 12 16 Volleyball 2 2 4 6 8 Walking 3 3 6 9 12 Weight Lifting 3 3 6 9 12 * Cardio machines include the Stairmasters, rowing machine, NuStep, Sci Fit & Ellipticals. Please see point values for walking/running/biking for treadmills & bikes. Low impact aerobic classes include ABSolutely Core, Pilates, Yoga, Yoga Medley, Body Sculpting, Liquid Toning and water workout hour. High impact classes include cycling classes, Morning Mix, DRILL Boot Camp, HIIT, Lunch box variety, Kick Boxing, Step aerobics, Zumba, CrossFit, P90x, Insanity, etc., Aqua Aerobics, Aqua Boot Camp and Deep Water Workout. The low/high impact refers to the cardio vascular component of exercise, not the overall difficulty. Miles Per Activity At a Glance Reference Sheet