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Run Across California

200 Mile Virtual Challenge


REGISTER FOR THE

2021 RACE ACROSS CALIFORNIA












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2020 Update: We are SOLD OUT of shirts, medals & necklaces.
You can still participate in the virtual challenge without the swag for $20. The entry fee will be reduced after you select the "No Shirt" option. Registration will close on 9/25/20
[Updated FAQ Section]

The Run Across California is a 200 mile virtual challenge taking you from the California & Nevada border west to the Pacific Ocean! You'll have until October 26th to finish!! Not ready for 200 miles, we've got you covered with the first 105 Mile Challenge.

- Walk, jog or run
- Participate as an Individual, Relay Team or Corporate Relay Team
- Log your miles via our website
- Track your progress on the interactive map
- Follow along as we walk, jog or Run Across California
- All participants receive an awesome shirt and medal

[For all RELAY Teams it will be the combined mileage of everyone on your team. As an INDIVIDUAL you can now affiliate yourself with a group, club, training team, corporation, etc. This will allow you to search for you group in the results. Please see our FAQ below]

You'll pass by Lake Tahoe, go up and over the Sierra Mountains, cross the San Joaquin Valley, head over the San Francisco Bay and then finish at the Pacific Ocean. Join the Mermaid Athlete Facebook Group as we keep you motivated and inspired for this epic challenge. Plus, stay tuned as we unveil the shirt and medal.

Registration fees

Prices are inclusive of mandatory charges, items, and fees

Individual [200 Miles] Closed

Participants receive a shirt and medal. *** Individuals can affiliate themselves with a team, group of friends, a training club, corporation, etc. when they register. Use the create or join a team function.***

  1. $59.76

Individual - [First 105 miles = California Mountain Challenge] Closed

Just added! Not ready for 200 miles, no worries. Sign up for the FIRST 105 miles and complete the California Mountain Challenge going from Lake Tahoe to the state capitol building in Sacramento.

  1. $59.76
    Mar 1 - Sep 25

Relay Team Closed

Relay team miles are combined to Run Across California. Create a new team or join your friends. There's no max or min number of teammates. Each member receives a shirt and medal. [Price is per person]

  1. $59.76

CORPORATE RELAY TEAM Closed

Co-workers unite! Tackle the miles together as your corporate team miles are combined to Run Across California. There's no max or min number of employees who can join a team. Tell the boss you're OTR, "Off To Run." Each member receives a shirt and medal. [Price is per person] ** Hours spent running can be considered official work hours. Please verify with your company policy. (Disclaimer: Probably not true.) **

  1. $59.76

SODISP - FAQ

Please click on a heading to find the answers to the FAQ:

SODISP PROFILE & SETTINGS
- Creating a Sodisp profile
- Connecting to the Run Across California event on Sodisp
- Connecting my Strava account to my Sodisp Profile
- Connecting my Garmin account to my Sodisp Profie
- I connected my Sodisp account to my Strava / Garmin account, why do I see activity on my Sodisp dashboard prior to July 18th.
- I also use my Strava / Garmin account to record my biking. Will that show up on Sodisp? Will it show on the Run Across California?

SUBMITTING MANUAL RESULTS
- How do I submit a "Manual Entry" to my profile?
- Why is the date that I enter being recorded as one day earlier?
- How do I enter in more than one entry per day?
- I'm getting an error due to a Negative Distance when I try to enter in my result

VIEWING/SEARCHING RESULTS
- What is the difference between my DASHBOARD and the LEADERBOARD? Why are some entries on my dashboard but not the leaderboard results?
- Where do I find the leaderboard? (EVENTS --- Run Across California)
- How do I know which box (leaderboard) to click to find my results?
- How do I search for participant names? Team Names?
- How can I see results for all the members of my team (individual category)? (ex: My friends and I all affiliated ourselves with a group/club/team name during registration, how do I search for just our names?)
- How can I see my team results (Relay Teams)?
- How do I find detailed information about results on the leaderboard (click the orange i)
- How do I see my personal pin on the map?

TROUBLESHOOTING
- I'm not showing up as part of my Relay Team
- I'm showing up in the 200 Mile Leaderboard instead of the Relay Team Leaderboard
- Why do I see my results posted on both the 200 Mile and 105 Mile Leaderboards?
- I made a mistake with my manual entry or have a duplicate entry. How can I edit my entries?


How do I reach someone for technical support with my Sodisp profile?
For all technical support issues please email info@mermaidseries.com. Please do not post a comment or message us on Facebook asking for technical support. It is likely we might miss the comment or message.

I created and verified my Sodisp profile using my email address. Can I still sync my Sodisp profile to my Strava or Garmin Account?
Yes, to link your Strava or Garmin account, click on the "ME" icon in the upper righthand corner. This will bring you to your profile dashboard. Look for the red box that says, "Connect with Strava" or the blue box that says, "Connect with Garmin"

















FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

INDIVIDUAL, RELAY TEAM, CORPORATE RELAY:

Individuals: [200 miles] Solo challenge, but individuals can affiliate to a group, club or team.
- Example. Stephanie signs up to complete all 200 miles as an Individual. She creates the group named: Tails Across California. She tells her friends to sign up and wants them all to be affiliated with her group name. Her friends sign up as “Individuals” and have the option to affiliate their entry to Tails Across California. Once the challenge starts, you'll be able to search in the results for “Tails Across California” to see everyone associated to this group. Associating to a group allows your group to stay engaged, challenge each other and cheer each other on! [Note: Each individual needs to complete the 200 miles to finish]

Relay & Corporate Relay Teams: [200 miles] combine the miles of each team member to reach 200 miles. The more participants on your team, the faster your team will cover the 200 miles.
- Example: Brenda is the CEO of her company and she wants to encourage her co-workers to a healthy and team building challenge. She creates two teams for her company, "Awesome Company All-Stars" and "Awesome Company High Rollers." She invites everyone to sign up and join one of the teams.
- On the first day of the competition, the "Awesome Company All-Stars" start logging their first activities. Brenda completes 6 miles, Melissa completes 2 miles and Sally completes 4 miles. Together, team Awesome Company All-Stars has completed 12 miles and now has 188 miles to go.
- Each team member can walk, jog or run at anytime and in any location. Once the team member completes their walk, jog or run they need to log and record their miles on our website in order to add their miles to the team.
- The team, Awesome Company All-Stars will show up in the results and they'll be able to see how the team ranks in comparison to all the other teams. Each team member will also be able to see how many miles they've contributed towards the 200 mile goal.

I already signed up as an INDIVIDUAL, can I still CREATE A GROUP/TEAM and affiliate my Individual entry to a group, club or team?
Yes! To create a group, club or team, go to the Race Roster registration page or click here on “Create a Team.” It will open up the create a team webpage. From the Team Type dropdown, select the “Individual - Group, club or Team.” Enter in a team name. Once you’ve created a group, club or team, go to your Race Roster "Athlete Dashboard" and sign in, then look for the "Join A Team” button. Click on the button, find the group/team name and submit. You'll now see the name affiliated with your entry.

I already signed up as an INDIVIDUAL, can I still JOIN A GROUP/TEAM that my friend is on?
Yes, to affiliate your entry to a group, club or team go to your Race Roster "Athlete Dashboard,” sign in, and look for the "Join A Team” button. Click on the button, select the team you want to join and submit. You’ll now see the name affiliated with your entry!

I want to register as an individual and associate my entry to the group that my friend created. How do I do that?
Great, go to the Registration Page and click on the Individual Entry. During the registration process it will ask if you want to affiliate your entry to a group, club or team. Click on the “Join a group, club or relay team” and from the dropdown menu find the name of the team you want to join.

How do we log our miles?
The best way and the most accurate way to log your miles is using a GPS enable watch or app on your phone to record your distance. You can also use a pedometer or simply drive the route in your car to record the distance of your favorite route. Once you’ve finished your walk, jog or run you’ll need to manually record your miles on our website. As the miles get logged, the website will be updated and you’ll be able to see your accumulated progress.

Will we be able to sync our Garmin, Strava, or other GPS device?
We are working on the ability to sync to your Garmin Connect and or Strava account. We hope to have this feature enable before the start of the Run Across California. Stay tuned.

Can we start logging miles before July 18th?
No, the virtual challenge will start on July 18th. You can log miles anytime between 7/18/20 at 12:00am PDT to 10/26/20 at 11:59 pm PDT.

What type of miles count towards my total?
Only miles that are completed (walking, jogging, hiking, running) with the intent of exercising will count. Do NOT log miles completed by biking, driving, rollerblading, waterskiing or flying.

I wear a Fitbit all day long and it records the miles I do when I’m walking around the office and at home. Do these count?
No, miles accumulated during your daily routine or work routine do not count. [Example: walking from the couch to the kitchen to the couch to the bathroom to the couch to bed, do NOT count]

I also like to bike, will the miles I accumulate when biking count?
At this time we do NOT have a cycling or any alternative mode of transportation category. If you would like us to add a category for cycling, rollerblading, kayaking, etc., please email info@mermaidseries.com.

I just signed up, will we be getting an update with additional details?Yes, we will be emailing out an Athlete Update the week of the event. The update will also be posted on our website and the Mermaid Athlete Facebook page.

Will there be an *Official* kickoff to the event?
Yes, we will be doing a LIVE broadcast on the Mermaid Athlete Facebook page on July 18th starting at 7:00 am PDT.

HOW IT WORKS


  • Register online for the Run Across California and start training! Your run will start on July 18th.

  • For additional fun check in on the Mermaid Athlete Facebook Group as we keep you motivated and inspired.

  • Stay tuned as we unveil the race shirt and finisher medal

  • Start logging your miles on July 18th! Consistency wins the game!!! You need to average 2 miles a day to complete the run within 100 days.

  • Track your progress on our interactive map! Upload your daily miles and watch your progress on our interactive map

Top donors

No. Name Amount
1 Monica Gordon $107.35
2 Joshua Fisher $107.35
3 Anonymous $54.10
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6 Kirsten Mello $54.10
7 Anonymous $54.10
8 Alexis Hoverter $54.10
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10 Randy Cisneroz $27.48

Contact information

Event contact
Mermaid Series
Email
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