Tioga County Fitness Challenge

Here’s how it works:

On event days, there will be a fitness contest at a predetermined location (see schedule). Contestants will compete on an individual basis within their age and gender division (see Divisions page). Each contestant will be awarded points for their relative placement within their division.

Registration begins at 8:30 AM and close at 9:30 AM. Most contests will start approximately 9:00 AM. Contests will be finished by approximately 11:00 AM It’s important that contestants arrive by 9:30 AM. Check the website prior to the event for any changes to these times.

These is a brief awards ceremony immediately following each event to recognize individual winners of each division. The Committee believes it is important for busy people to be able to get in and out quickly. Once you participate in the event, there is no need to stick around for the awards. You may call us at 589-7688 to make arrangements to get your award. Event day results are always unofficial until data is input, confirmed and posted (Revised 4/30/08)

At the end of the year, those with the most points accumulated within their division will receive the coveted Tioga County’s Fittest Athlete title.

The fee to compete is $10 per contest or $80 to compete for the whole year. New! There is a discount for families: All youth 17 and under are only $5 each with a participating parent.

All proceeds of the Tioga County Fitness Challenge benefit non-profit organizations in Tioga County, NY that promote fitness.

Divisions (Revised for 2008)

Age Divisions – Women and Men compete in a total of 16 divisions- see Divisions page for details. Age as of December 1, 2008, and gender determine division and standard.

Point Scoring (Revised for 2008)

First Place – 5 Points

Second Place – 4 Points

Third Place – 3 Points

Fourth – 2 Points

Participant – 1 point

Winners in divisions with less than 5 contestants will have their points prorated to reflect the number of contestants that competed in that division. An example would be a division with 4 contestants- 1^st place receives 4 points, 2^nd place gets 3 points and so on.

Eligibility (Revised for 2008) Anyone is eligible to compete and be awarded individual medals or compete on a team, regardless of residency.

Teams (Revised for 2008)

Anyone can enter a team. There is no minimum number of members per team. For teams with more than 5 members, the highest scores of 5 members are used to determine winners.

Teams must register separately. The fee is $10 per participant, per contest, or $80 per participant for the year. Discounts apply.

In order to be considered rostered on a team, each member must compete in a minimum of 3 events during 2008. New team members may be added through all year, through the bike race. After the Bike race, no new members may be added.

Team Point Scoring

Team points are awarded independently of individual points so that teams will be stack ranked against team scores only, not individual scores.

Any team members who do not compete in a minimum of 3 events will have their points deducted from the team at the end of the year. The winning team at the end of 2008 will receive the coveted #1 Team trophy.