The M2M Ekiden is a virtual relay where teams of four* runners compete to see how quickly* they can cover the Marathon distance - 42.195km.
Saturday, September 26th, 2020
7:30AM Pacific/10:30AM Eastern/4:30PM Central European Time Start Time
Marathon Distance (42.195km)
Ekiden Format Relay
Teams of 4 runners*
10.55km each runner*
Using the Virtual Baton App to hand off the sash (it's an Ekiden thing!)
$40 entry fee per team
Focusing on a distance that we love and admire, the grand daddy, the distance from Marathon to Athens— the traditional 42.195km. And a format, the Ekiden - a multistage relay race, held mostly on roads. It’s origins are rooted in Japan and their amazing running culture features some of the most captivating long-distance running events in the world and they all use the Ekiden format. To connect runners from coast to coast, heck from all corners of the globe, we’ll be using the Virtual Baton App.
Assemble a relay team, set your runner order, then run while passing a single virtual baton between your teammates.
Your team members can be located anywhere in the world.
On race day a real-time leaderboard updates at the end of each runners leg of the relay, ie 10.55, 21.10, 31.65 and 42.195km.
How it Works
1 - Assemble Your Crew
Get a team captain to register your team. The team captain will get an email giving them access to the Virtual Baton app. Use the app to invite runners to your team (four runner teams are strongly encouraged, minimum is 2, maximum is 4), set the order that you’ll run in & track the leaderboard on race day!
When the race begins the first runner will get a notification telling them it’s time to run!
2 - Get to Work
Run your prescribed leg distance, upload your run to Strava, then use the Virtual Baton app to pass a virtual baton to the next runner on your team. They will get a notification telling them that it’s time to get to work!
3 - Keep Working
Pass the baton to each runner on your team to complete the marathon distance, move up the leaderboard, and compete for bragging rights/prizes.
What You Get
Your $40 per Team Entry includes:
- Full team (up to four runners) entry into the M2M Ekiden Relay
- Access to the Virtual Baton app
- Entry into a draw to win a M2M prize package full of cool stuff
- An opportunity to work together as a team to accomplish something you probably couldn't do on your own
Only the team captain needs to register. After you register you will receive a confirmation email with a team code that you can use to add runners to your team.
Awards
We won’t be handing out any medals for your accolades, but you can bet we’ll be honouring our participants in our own way. In true M2M style awards will cover a variety of competitive and fun categories including:
- The ‘Crown’ brought to you by Saucony – awarded to the Top male team, Top female Team, and Top mixed team (2 male + 2 female). Prize for each runner on winning teams is a new pair of Saucony shoes (some restrictions apply)
- The Globe Trotters - the team with the most (geographical) distance between it's 4 runners
- The ‘Lantern Rouge’ – a well known prize from the Tour de France, the ‘Lantern Rouge’ is awarded to the final finisher in each event
- The ‘Tony Tomsich’ – awarded to the individual with the best Strava drawing while completing the event
- The ‘Median’ – awarded to the individual finishing in the exact middle position in each event (or the first of the two middle positions in events with an even number of finishers)
Registration fees
The M2M Ekiden Closed
Includes a relay team entry for a full team of up to four runners. Only the team captain needs to register. Do not add any additional team members when you register your team. You will receive a confirmation email with info on how to add team members after you register.
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CA$40.00Aug 26 - Sep 25
Contact information
- Event contact
- Dylan Wykes
- dylan@mile2marathon.com
- Phone
- 7788398410
- Website
- Visit website
