Name: Isolation Run for Health Care Workers
Start: 2021-06-30T20:00:00-04:00
Location: Canada

Click on the Logo here to read about the new, July-August-September Team Fitness Challenge Opportunity led by Julie Dabrusin MP Danforth-Toronto.

Anyone and everyone are invited to Register, Share, Donate and support our health care workers across the world who are going to war each day. ITS FREE TO REGISTER!

Keep your distance out on your next run and encourage someone to donate to our cause. Run inside your home, in your backyard, on your condo balcony...whatever it takes and whatever it means for you to be safe. We are inviting every single health care facility across Canada to participate in this massive fundraising drive. Volunteers and Ambassadors wanted too, so maybe join us by spreading the news to every corner of Canada (for starters).

We are here to assist you with a particular goal you may have in mind. Are you a seasoned, veteran runner with little fundraising experience? Are you a new runner or jogger who believes you can train and run for an hour straight without stopping? Maybe you want to run every day for a month without a day off, and accumulate a certain amount of total miles or kilometres? Remember we want you to MOVE, so if running is not your thing consider walking, hiking, riding, swimming, paddling, wheeling or boarding!

We can match your interest with a reasonable fundraising total, and whether your goal is to join us for one day (one run), for a week or for a long time, we appreciate your involvement! Right now there is no finish line in sight in our collective battle against the Corona Virus. But every small thing you do will go a long way towards helping our cause.

#myisolationrun

This is what the cool Finisher's Certificates look like. Free when you complete your challenge.

Starting in August raise $1000 for the charity of your choice and WIN a $100 travel voucher good anywhere on Via Rail, across Canada, until December 2021!

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: I want to register but have never completed a "race" before.

A: The Isolation Run is not a "race" but you can go fast! It's a movement that allows anyone, of any ability, to run anywhere they can, indoors or outdoors, up/down your stairs, in your basement, in your backyard or if social distancing allows around your block and/or in your community. Run a full marathon even. Run for 24hrs straight! You can also Walk, Hike, Paddle, Swim, Ride, Wheel, Skate or (almost) anything that uses your heart and has no motor.

Q: Is this a Virtual Race that will send me a medal, tshirt and race bib?

A: No, this is not a Virtual Run or Race but somewhat comparable. The difference here is we are much more open and flexible with your goals. If we get some Sponsors and Partners we might be able to get people a souvenir of some kind, and some of our Charity Partners do have fundraising goals and incentives which will include some swag. One of our current Sponsors, www.roadraceresults.com will have a free downloadable certificate available on their website if/when you submit an actual real finish time if you use one of the many apps today connected to GPS. So you can record your efforts for posterity and social media sharing (this Certificate is coming later in April in the new platform release at www.roadraceresults.com

Q: How will I stay motivated when I am cooped up alone in my quarantine life?

A1: Check out great Facebook groups like Self Isolation Running or Quarantined Runners and get inspired, see how runners around the world are managing, setting up courses in their homes and challenging themselves to "go the extra mile" in these uncertain times.

A2: Use some of the many apps and technical devices to record your activity, there are now literally hundreds of them available and most are free. If you have the resources or means you can hire one of the many online coaches available, ask us for referrals if needed!

A3: There are no shortage of great books and inspiring sources to keep your focus up. BUT really all you need to do is turn on the news and check out how the nurses, doctors and everyone on staff are doing inside hospitals and nursing homes. That might inspire you to put those shoes on, again, and go further than you did yesterday.

A4: If you can, go for a run, in isolation and practicing social distancing, and head towards your nearest health care facility. Run your laps around the building and see how that feels. Maybe someone will be watching you from a window who you can provide a welcome distraction for. Or maybe while you are doing laps a Doctor, Nurse, Cleaner or staff member arrives or leaves their shift. Give them a remote high five and tell them you are doing what you can. Then go home and tell 100 friends to donate to your page!

Q: I don't have any alliances or connections to any hospitals, nursing homes since I live remotely and have never required support or medical needs.

A: Perfect. You are one of the lucky ones. Tiptop shape, great genetics, superior hand washing skills. We can suggest 847 places across Canada, don't worry, someone will accept your donations! Close your eyes and randomly pick one from our growing list! As of July we are opening up this opportunity to more non-specific charities in the health care space.

Q: How far should I be running and for how long?

A1: How far you go in kilometres or how long you run in minutes, hours or weeks(!) really depends on your fitness and fundraising goals. If you are new to running or maybe a little out of shape, a good 4-6 week goal would include a 5k run at the end, going non-stop without rest breaks for 5km or approximately 3500 steps! (you may get dizzy trying to count, so instead count how many steps you take in a minute and consider that distance travelled and extrapolate from there). This type of challenge should equate with a $500 fundraising goal.

A2: Maybe you are in decent shape because you are already very active, or you entered the Pandemic Period (PP - March 15th) with some decent fitness under your feet. A long time ago you even entered a charity 10k and survived. Now, with our guidance and support, you might decide that a two-hour run or half marathon distance (21.1kms) is your BHAG (Big Hairy Audacious Goal). YES! Since this isolation situation won't be going away anytime soon, you can SIGN UP for a 3-4 month plan, aim to raise $1000 (minimum in our opinion) and sink your teeth into this goal. It may change your life, but for certain this COMMITMENT will make a huge difference to or health care workers and its PROVEN 1,000 times over your friends, family and peer network will be impressed with this incredible, achievable goal.

A3: VETERAN, EXPERIENCED runners might be interested in this option. Since NO RACES are happening in the immediate future, the Isolation Run provides our serious endurance athletes with a unique, one-of-a-kind opportunity. Running another marathon for you? BORING. Doing some serious mileage week after week and filling up those training logs. YAWN. Taking your fitness challenge to never-seen-before heights? NOW DO YOU HAVE OUR ATTENTION? How about mentoring a handful of non-runners to take on the Isolation Challenge with you as their GUIDE? How about your GROUP, TRIBE or POSSE collectively taking on a TEAM CHALLENGE, enabling and assisting others and putting out there a BIG FUNDRAISING GOAL of....lets say....$5000? See now we're talking right? As we all know, that 8th marathon you finished really wasn't such a big deal after all. And you qualified for Boston. Big Deal. Today while you watched Netflix our health care workers finished another 16-hour shift and had to watch one of their fellow coworkers die. Maybe they are short on medical supplies and had to re-use their PPE instead of using a fresh, safe, clean one.

With your support anything here is possible. We just need big picture thinkers.

Join Us. Join the Movement. Register now and lets make a difference.

#myisolationrun

Registration fees

Isolation Run Closed

FREE! This is for anyone not really sure what to do and how to do it but start here for now!

Free

Apr 16 - Apr 30

New to running and jogging Closed

Experienced Fundraisers Closed

Runners who love high volume challenges! Closed

FREE! If you selected this option, it means you are probably a seasoned veteran of the marathon or ultra marathon, or you enjoy logging large amounts of volume weekly and monthly. You may not have gotten involved with any charitable fundraising efforts but now is the time!

Free

Apr 16 - Apr 30

5 for 5 for 5 Closed

FREE! Want to just raise $5, run 5k, 5 miles or 5 times this week? Then invite five friends? Boom! You can do this too.

Free

Apr 16 - Apr 30

I am on a Race across Canada MP team Closed

This category is new in July for anyone joining their local MP riding / constituency office team doing a little or alot of movement this summer!

Free

Apr 16 - Apr 30

Top donors

No.	Name	Amount
1	Wendy Wagner	CA$537.69
2	Jacqueline Slocombe	CA$418.08
3	Anonymous	CA$282.20
4	Wes and Bev	CA$261.30
5	Anonymous	CA$261.30
6	Anonymous	CA$261.30
7	Brian Wadsworth	CA$261.30
8	Diana Donato	CA$261.30
9	Anonymous	CA$250.00
10	Anonymous	CA$209.04
11	Anne Nachshen	CA$200.00
12	Anne and Jeffrey Schwartz	CA$188.14
13	Laurier Women’s Lacrosse Coaching Staff	CA$177.68
14	Nanna (Wren Crossland)	CA$156.78
15	Todd Prior	CA$137.97
16	Margaret and Larry Nachshen	CA$120.00
17	Anonymous	CA$108.31
18	Leah Powell & Family	CA$108.31
19	Hal Sclodnick	CA$108.31
20	Ninja and Kaia	CA$108.31
21	Hildi Wolfish	CA$108.31
22	Joan Giddy	CA$108.31
23	colin fraser	CA$108.31
24	Terri & Heather Crewson-Lessells	CA$108.31
25	Jennifer Nachshen	CA$108.31
26	Margaret Easton	CA$108.31
27	Bruce Murray	CA$108.31
28	Kenneth Peglar	CA$108.31
29	Angela Crowe	CA$108.31
30	Barb Saipe & Terry Saltsman	CA$108.31
31	Anonymous	CA$108.31
32	Patricia Decker	CA$104.52
33	Atticus Tiplady	CA$104.52
34	Karen Tan	CA$104.52
35	Ryan East	CA$104.52
36	Allan Revich	CA$104.52
37	Malek Family	CA$104.52
38	Susan Devins & Warren Rubenstein	CA$104.52
39	Allison Turpin	CA$104.52
40	Paulo Ferreira	CA$104.52
41	Julie Prentice	CA$104.52
42	Pat Philp	CA$104.52
43	Andrew Smith	CA$104.52
44	Mark Harnum	CA$104.52
45	Anonymous	CA$104.52
46	Greg Collins	CA$104.52
47	Paula and Bill Roberts	CA$104.52
48	Tara & Jackie Mowder	CA$104.52
49	Alison Coelho	CA$104.52
50	Lynn Daniel	CA$104.52

Top teams

1	Lifesavers Raised: CA$3,052.97	View page
2	Mantesso's Isolation Run for Health Care Workers CA$1,573.77 Raised CA$1,000.00 Goal	View page
3	Team Nanaimo-Ladysmith Raised: CA$1,198.59	View page
4	Team Toronto-Danforth! Raised: CA$1,113.84	View page
5	Sooke Trail and Road Runners Raised: CA$923.00	View page
6	Kanata Mavericks CA$843.57 Raised CA$500.00 Goal	View page
7	Team Milton: Race Across Canada Raised: CA$826.48	View page
8	Kid Runners CA$642.78 Raised CA$600.00 Goal	View page
9	Laurier Women's Lacrosse CA$630.10 Raised CA$500.00 Goal	View page
10	Island Health Runners Raised: CA$470.34	View page
11	Hawks Give Back CA$429.72 Raised CA$500.00 Goal	View page
12	Vancouver Granville Raised: CA$365.82	View page
13	The Kickers CA$251.78 Raised CA$250.00 Goal	View page
14	Caledon Ski Club CA$235.17 Raised CA$500.00 Goal	View page
15	Sunnybrook Lab Rats CA$232.91 Raised CA$3,000.00 Goal	View page
16	IESO One Raised: CA$230.65	View page
17	Ottawa Centre's Race across Canada: Team McKenna Raised: CA$190.48	View page
18	Team Peter Donato and RoadRaceResults.com CA$78.39 Raised CA$5,000.00 Goal	View page
19	Team Iqra Raised: CA$31.36	View page
20	Team Irek Raised: CA$27.80	View page
21	Team Juicy Raised: CA$26.13	View page
22	Darren’s runrun Team Raised: CA$26.13	View page
23	Team Humber Raised: CA$26.13	View page
24	McMaster Women's Soccer CA$10.46 Raised CA$1,000.00 Goal	View page
25	Team Maloney Raised: CA$10.45	View page
26	Team Erskine-Smith Raised: CA$5.23	View page
27	Cardio Care Counts Raised: CA$5.23	View page
28	Queen’s Cheerleading Raised: CA$5.23	View page

Top fundraisers

1	View fundraiser page for Stacey	Stacey Goldberg CA$3,049.43 Raised CA$2,000.00 Goal	View page for Stacey
2	View fundraiser page for Katharine	Katharine Casey CA$2,534.19 Raised CA$2,500.00 Goal	View page for Katharine
3	View fundraiser page for Susan	Susan Campbell CA$2,345.06 Raised CA$2,000.00 Goal	View page for Susan
4	View fundraiser page for Debbie	Debbie Wadsworth CA$1,629.38 Raised CA$1,500.00 Goal	View page for Debbie
5	View fundraiser page for Hildi	Hildi Wolfish Raised: CA$915.92	View page for Hildi
6	View fundraiser page for Leslie Ann	Leslie Ann Bent CA$791.11 Raised CA$500.00 Goal	View page for Leslie Ann
7	View fundraiser page for Lisa	Lisa Masters CA$681.78 Raised CA$250.00 Goal	View page for Lisa
8	View fundraiser page for Aristotle	Aristotle Domingo CA$669.62 Raised CA$500.00 Goal	View page for Aristotle
9	View fundraiser page for Keith	Keith Mantesso CA$487.26 Raised CA$1,000.00 Goal	View page for Keith
10	View fundraiser page for Anna-Lisa	Anna-Lisa Mantesso CA$474.13 Raised CA$1,000.00 Goal	View page for Anna-Lisa
11	View fundraiser page for Peter	Peter Donato CA$424.46 Raised CA$2,000.00 Goal	View page for Peter
12	View fundraiser page for Kristin	Kristin Dorsey CA$389.69 Raised CA$500.00 Goal	View page for Kristin
13	View fundraiser page for Paul	Paul Manly Raised: CA$365.82	View page for Paul
14	View fundraiser page for Angela	Angela Burnett CA$322.36 Raised CA$366.00 Goal	View page for Angela
15	View fundraiser page for Russell	Russell Lavis CA$298.64 Raised CA$500.00 Goal	View page for Russell
16	View fundraiser page for Julie	Julie Dabrusin Raised: CA$282.20	View page for Julie
17	View fundraiser page for Sarah	Sarah Masson CA$276.98 Raised CA$250.00 Goal	View page for Sarah
18	View fundraiser page for Vanessa	Vanessa De Hoog CA$275.12 Raised CA$300.00 Goal	View page for Vanessa
19	View fundraiser page for Tara	Tara Holmes CA$261.30 Raised CA$500.00 Goal	View page for Tara
20	View fundraiser page for Irene	Irene Brueckner-... CA$260.17 Raised CA$200.00 Goal	View page for Irene
21	View fundraiser page for David	David Masters CA$209.04 Raised CA$200.00 Goal	View page for David
22	View fundraiser page for Shay	Shay McCurdy CA$209.04 Raised CA$500.00 Goal	View page for Shay
23	View fundraiser page for Talia	Talia Ruffolo CA$182.91 Raised CA$250.00 Goal	View page for Talia
24	View fundraiser page for William	William Hipple CA$178.39 Raised CA$250.00 Goal	View page for William
25	View fundraiser page for Jacqueline	Jacqueline Kormylo CA$176.55 Raised CA$100.00 Goal	View page for Jacqueline
26	View fundraiser page for Emmel	Emmel Murray CA$163.91 Raised CA$100.00 Goal	View page for Emmel
27	View fundraiser page for Doug	Doug Eriksen Raised: CA$156.78	View page for Doug
28	View fundraiser page for Haley	Haley Montague CA$156.78 Raised CA$30.00 Goal	View page for Haley
29	View fundraiser page for Sarah	Sarah Porter CA$156.78 Raised CA$250.00 Goal	View page for Sarah
30	View fundraiser page for Grace	Grace Crossland... CA$151.55 Raised CA$350.00 Goal	View page for Grace
31	View fundraiser page for Hamid	Hamid Behnia CA$151.55 Raised CA$300.00 Goal	View page for Hamid
32	View fundraiser page for Matthew	Matthew Spagnuolo CA$134.69 Raised CA$300.00 Goal	View page for Matthew
33	View fundraiser page for Kelley	Kelley Fraser CA$134.44 Raised CA$1,000.00 Goal	View page for Kelley
34	View fundraiser page for Katie	Katie Cobb CA$109.75 Raised CA$500.00 Goal	View page for Katie
35	View fundraiser page for Angela	Angela Crowe CA$108.31 Raised CA$100.00 Goal	View page for Angela
36	View fundraiser page for Kim	Kim McFadden CA$106.89 Raised CA$50.00 Goal	View page for Kim
37	View fundraiser page for Ben	Ben Sabic CA$104.52 Raised CA$100.00 Goal	View page for Ben
38	View fundraiser page for Dan	Dan Carpenter Raised: CA$104.52	View page for Dan
39	View fundraiser page for Ilan	Ilan Goldenblat... Raised: CA$104.52	View page for Ilan
40	View fundraiser page for Jeremy	Jeremy Mantesso CA$104.52 Raised CA$1,000.00 Goal	View page for Jeremy
41	View fundraiser page for Paulo	Paulo Ferreira CA$104.52 Raised CA$100.00 Goal	View page for Paulo
42	View fundraiser page for Michael	Michael Lacorte CA$100.00 Raised CA$250.00 Goal	View page for Michael
43	View fundraiser page for Julia	Julia Read CA$94.07 Raised CA$50.00 Goal	View page for Julia
44	View fundraiser page for Deirdre	Deirdre O'Beirne-R... CA$78.39 Raised CA$200.00 Goal	View page for Deirdre
45	View fundraiser page for Keira	Keira Sainsbury CA$78.39 Raised CA$300.00 Goal	View page for Keira
46	View fundraiser page for Lucas	Lucas Read CA$78.39 Raised CA$50.00 Goal	View page for Lucas
47	View fundraiser page for Pauline	Pauline Nielsen Raised: CA$77.26	View page for Pauline
48	View fundraiser page for Ella	Ella Crossland-... CA$73.16 Raised CA$350.00 Goal	View page for Ella
49	View fundraiser page for Roman	Roman Crossland-... CA$73.16 Raised CA$350.00 Goal	View page for Roman
50	View fundraiser page for Madison	Madison Caine Raised: CA$57.49	View page for Madison