VALKYRIE 100 Mile Challenge #3

This year the VALKYRIE 100 Mile Challenge has an extremely special medal that is a dynamic, beautiful, custom design of a pegasus taking flight.  This medal artwork was designed specifically for the VALKYRIE 100 MILE CHALLENGE and it is one of a kind. This medal resembles stained glass and has several transparent areas on the interior design around the pegasus. 

 

 When you join the VALKYRIE 100 Mile Challenge, for your completion, you will be getting the medal, dog tag, sticker and patch.  

 
VALKYRIE 100 Mile Challenge a personal challenge that you can join online, log your real world hours or miles with you horse or on your own power.  You can walk, run, bike, hike, drive a carriage, ground drive or for this challenge since it is your choice miles.   

More about the Challenges and how it works:

Your Challenge at Your Pace; for this challenge you will log hours miles either online, your own notebook or a calendar.  
You decide, ride as little as one mile at a time or divided the mileage into three days per week or a few short rides during the week followed by a few extra miles of adventure on the weekend.  

The idea is motivation and momentum in a goal for you and your horse to achieve your milestone of 100 miles. You set your pace, the days, the time/ miles and if you aim for 25 per week you will be finding yourself at 100 miles by the end of the month!  Or you can add up the miles over several weeks!  You decide what is right for you and your horse to create those 100 miles of memories with together.   THERE IS NO TIME LIMIT.   
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Follow to the Facebook Group for more information, encouragement and feedback on the challenges.  Check out our website WARHORSE ENDURANCE  to learn more about other challenges.

Here is the link to check us out on FB!  WARHORSE Endurance Conditioning Challenges on FB

Here are links to our podcasts: 

The Warhorse Journal

Endurance Horse Podcast

 

and also a link to our notebooks: 

Elegant Notebooks & Journals
 

A link to our #ad on Amazon for the Misty Mornings 30 Day Riding Diary

 

Here is a list of frequently asked questions:
 
CAN I TRACK RESULTS ONLINE? 
Yes, online tracking on our page is an option, though it is just that, one option. It is no required to use online tracking.  You can also track in your favorite fitness app, on a calendar or in a notebook.
 
*IMPORTANT*
You can track your mileage on this website under the "RESULTS" tab of your challenge.  *You will not show up under 'Participants' until you track your first miles under 'Submit Virtual Results'.  
Use of online tracking under the results tab is optional.

 
ARE THERE PLACINGS?
Yes and no.  While it may look like there are placings under results, there really are not because not everyone starts at the same time and also not everyone chooses to track online- and people update their miles at different times.    So, no, there really are no true placings.  Although this is categorized on this sign up page as a virtual race, the only winners are you & your horse spending time together gaining experience, fitness, friendship and miles.  This is a challenge, not a race.   

 
 
WHAT DO I RECEIVE FOR COMPLETION? 
A milestone medal, an embroidered patch and a pin to commemorate the100 miles you have achieved with your horse or run/walking on your own.  Many participants are putting the patch on a jacket, saddle pad or on their pommel bags. 
 
WHAT MILES COUNT?  
We are happy to say that this motivational challenge is open to riders, carriage drivers, those walking with their horses!  And it is also open to hikers, runners and cyclists! We even have had someone roller blading the 100 miles.  It is your choice if you do all riding miles or combine your own fitness with that of your horse. 
 
CAN I USE MORE THAN ONE HORSE?
The answer is YES!  Though you only get the one medal and one patch per sign up!  We are creating this Challenge to encourage each other and set goals in measurable 100 mile increments.  

CAN I COMBINE MY PERSONAL RUNNING TIME OR MILES WITH RIDING TIME / MILES TO REACH 100 GOAL FASTER? 
What do you want the medal to signify to you? If you would like the medal to symbolize all of your miles with one horse, then you count just the miles with one horse.  Would you like it to symbolize how many active miles you had then you can absolutely count run/walk/ride  time or miles all together.  
 
ARE THE MILES RETROACTIVE? 
No, they are not.  The nature of a challenge is for what you are going to do once you accept it, not what you did two months ago.  So your miles start tracking on the day you sign up.  
 
DOES ARENA RIDING COUNT? 
Yes, if you are riding in a standard to large arena.  
 

WHAT IF I AM NOT IN THE USA?  CAN I STILL I AND GET THE MEDAL?

Please note that this is a USA based, and to make things move along quicker we do ship the USA participants out first in order of sign up when possible.   The price includes shipping to addresses within the USA.  International participants, we love you though please do not join this challenge unless you are willing to wait possibly months for shipping.  We are a one person show- and invoicing, waiting to be paid and then shipping with customs takes a long time- and because we have not been paid for shipping in the past- we have to wait to be paid to ship unless you have already a good track record of paying your shipping costs.   Thank you for understanding.  

 

*** If you wish to have your medal shipped outside of the USA please prepared to to pay shipping via PayPal as that is the only form of online payment for shipping that we accept. 

Your Challenge, Your Pace. Design your own journey toward 100 miles of remarkable memories. Ride a few miles every day, divide the mileage into weekly adventures, or embark on shorter rides during the week and explore new horizons on weekends. Set your pace, choose your days, and create lasting memories and earn a commemorative medal in the process.

Join our Facebook group!  WARHORSE Endurance Challenges