What is It
The challenges are once again based around our traditional Grand Slams - spanning a time frame of 100 Days. Runners will have between January 1st 2022 and April 10th 2022 to take on either the equivalent of the 50 mile Grand Slam - 200 Miles, the 100 Mile Grand Slam - 400 Miles, or the Double Slam - 600 Miles. We have also kept the 100 mile challenge. Kids can enter and compete on bike or scooter if they want. We have also added a stretch goal of 1000 miles too.
You can also register for the canicross event - Simply select 'yes' during registration to 'running with a dog?' and you will appear in your age group but also the canicross category (medals are not provided for our canine friends but you can give them your one!).
All you have to do is run whenever and wherever you like, then submit your distance to the database. You can do this automatically, by syncing your entry with strava or by just manually entering how far you ran, each time you do so. The system will then calculate your total distance and update both the results table and your position on our virtual map. It will add together your cumulative run distance only.
The submit results page is now live here.
If you are a strava user, you can link directly to strava and the results table will automatically update for you. No more manual uploads!
The results for each event will show in order of cumulative distance only. Remember this is not a race, the primary objective is to complete the challenge you set for yourself and to engage with your friends, family and the Centurion Community by sharing your journey.
Beyond the results/ leaderboard this is about community engagement. We want you to share the journey to your own finish line via any and all social media channels. You can tag us on facebook, twitter or instagram under the hashtag #centurioncommunity. Photos are strongly encouraged! We will share what we can and award spot prizes to the best uploads and engagements over the course of the event.
Bolt Ons
Beyond your chosen Slam distance, we are incorporating 5 Bolt On events. You will need to enter your result at the end of the given day, and you will receive a tick next to the bolt on event on the leaderboard.
These take place on the following days.
- One Night
- 2nd January 2022 during the hours of darkness
- Complete a night run of any length
- Re-Run Random
- 17th January 2022
- 'Most Depressing' day of the year. Dan Lawson and James Elson will be announcing the event details live on 'Blue Monday'.
- One Love
- 12th-13th February
- Run (Bike or Scoot) 50km over one weekend.
- One Community
- 14th-20th February
- Aim for a weekly goal between 5km and 100 miles total as per our three prior One C events.
- One Up
- 19th March
- Achieve as much vertical / elevation gain as you can in 24 hours.
What You Get
- Personal Bib Number - downloadable at the start of race week by clicking on your race number on the Entrants page here
- Live updates to your progress throughout the event via the Leaderboard
- One Slam Medal sent to you in the post once you complete your event - this will be a large metal medal (100mm wide) pictured below, with the event logo. The ribbon will be a blue woven ribbon as shown, with your completed race distance and our logo.
- If you complete the 1000 mile distance on foot, you will receive a huge buckle for your efforts. 150mm wide, artwork below.
- **You can opt out of receiving the medal or buckle during the registration process, in favour of planting a tree with trees not tees
- Spot prizes for best posts/ photos/ interactions via social media/ email and the hashtag #centurioncommunity
- 10% of all entry fees will go to two charities. 5% to MIND (Charity no. 219830) and 5% to NHS Charities Together (Charity no. 1186569.) We have between our virtual events, raised over £20,000 for these two charities across 2020 and 2021.
- A proportion of each entry fee will also go to Re-Run
How to Register
You can register by clicking on the button linked at the top of this page. Registrations are open until the final minutes of the 10th April 2022, so you can join in at any time and count any mileage you have already accumulated from January 1st 2022.
During registration you are able to register for just you, or an extended group of family or friends as you wish.
The event is open to everybody no matter your age or location. We hope to see many international runners taking part.
You can also register for the canicross event - Simply select 'yes' during registration to 'running with a dog?' and you will appear in your age group but also the canicross category.
When you sign up you will need to include a shipping address. We will then post out your medal to you when the event closes on 10th April.
Costs
- £40 for adults and includes all five bolt on events.
- £20 for Under 18s and includes all five bolt on events.
