Join the Finger Lakes Runners Club for the Happy Holidays Scavenger Hunt via the FLRC Forum! It’s free to participate and you can join any time during the event. The event will run for five weeks from Thanksgiving (November 28) to New Years Day (January 1). You may run, walk, or hike, and there’s no minimum mileage required. (“Run/running” below means run, walk, or hike.)
Each week, in Group Runs & Workouts on the Forum, I will post five items to find while on your run. For each item you find, photograph, and post to that week’s hunt list, you’ll get one point (no repeating items for multiple points). The items will be posted on Tuesdays for the next week beginning on Thursday, so you can plan your adventures over the following weekend (and holiday days!). The people with the most points each week will be entered into a drawing to win some fun swag and snacks at the end of the event.
Additionally, the race director (that’s me!) may choose an additional person to add to the drawing each week. This choice may be based on a particularly creative, artistic, or amusing photo, or how many “likes” a picture receives on the Forum.
Take selfies with that week’s hunt items while on your runs and post them in the hunt list thread on the Forum. (From a desktop computer, you can just drag your photo in; from a smartphone, tap the upload button and then pick a photo; see the screenshots below for an iPhone; the right-hand one looks different on Android.) If you’re feeling shy, a picture of the item alone is okay, but the goal here is to share in each other’s adventures. We can’t always be camera-ready when we run, so no judgments! (Bonus points for runny noses…)
Any questions? Feel free to comment here and ask away!
*Note: New York gun deer season has started and runs through December 8th. While you’re out on the trails, even if gun hunting isn’t allowed in that area, it would be best to wear bright colors, with blaze orange preferred.
