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#5kMay2024

REGISTER FOR #5kMAY2024 TODAY!!

YOU ARE OFFICIALLY INVITED TO JOIN ME IN RUNNING (AND / OR WALKING) AT LEAST A 5K EVERY DAY IN THE MONTH OF MAY!

Oh yes!  It is that magical time of year again.

The month of May is nearly upon us, and with the dawning of a new May comes yet another “5k Every Day in the Month of May” challenge!

Friend, consider yourself to be officially invited to participate.  (It’s a pretty big deal.)

Yay!

[cue thunderclaps and dancing ninjas]

THE MAIN CHALLENGE:

The main challenge is simple.  If you sign up, you are committing to run (and / or walk) at least a 5k (3.1 miles) every single day in the month of May 2024.  If you complete the challenge and follow the simple rules, you will receive a FREE FINISHER’S T-SHIRT.

*Please note that this is a running (and / or walking) challenge* Treadmill running (and / or walking) is perfectly acceptable (even if I personally despise the dreadmill, myself, I know that some people love it).  Bike riding, canoeing, rollerskating, horseback riding, video gaming, pretending to run, and any other form of not actually running (and / or walking) does not count for this challenge.  If you are super in to those other activities, awesome!  Perhaps there is a challenge out there just for you… but this is not it.

*Please note that this is an intentional, daily workout challenge* Wearing a Fitbit throughout the day and counting non-intentional, cumulative miles while you were at work or just going through your typical day misses the spirit of the challenge.  We want to see you rise to the challenge of going over and above your typical daily steps by setting out for an intentional, daily workout.  As such, we do not count “roll-over miles”.  In other words, it is not acceptable, for the purpose of this particular challenge, to run a 10k on Monday so that you can take Tuesday off.  Nor is it acceptable to just go out and run 21.7 miles on Sunday to make up for all of the miles you missed Monday through Saturday.

*Please note that there are FOUR official CHECK-IN days* I am REQUIRING everyone who is participating in hopes of receiving a prize, to check in on May 1, May 15, May 30, and June 1.  If you miss the check-in on those dates, you will forfeit your prize.  There will be a specific blog post on each of those days called “CHECK IN”.  You will need to follow the simple instructions on those pages to stay in the challenge.  Don’t miss them!  They will be posted to the blog at http://www.JeffPolenMusic.com.

THE BONUS CHALLENGES:

The “BONUS CHALLENGES” are completely optional. You DO NOT have to complete any Bonus Challenges in order to claim your free Finisher’s T-Shirt, but they are super fun so I hope you will plan to join in.

*Bonus Challenge #1 – Scripture reading* Along with running (and / or walking) 3.1 miles every day in May, join me in reading 3 chapters of scripture every day.  We will start on May 1 with Matthew 1 and will read 3 chapters every day, getting all the way to Acts 4 by the end of the month.  To make this bonus challenge easier for you, I will be uploading a daily podcast that you can download and listen to while you do your daily 5k.  The podcast will include the 3 chapters or scripture for that day (along with some colorful commentary), some songs I have written and recorded throughout the years, and some good old fashioned inspiration to help you along the way!  There is no physical prize for completing this bonus challenge, but I believe the spiritual benefit is worth it!

*Bonus Challenge #2 – #5kMayhem* I love how the 5k Every Day in the Month of May challenge has pushed people to do things they never thought possible, and it brings together a community of fellow encouragers to help along the way.  It is amazing to see people set a goal for running or walking at least 3.1 miles every day for an entire month.  All of the inspiring moments along the way caused me to pause and wonder… how far could we go in a single day?  To answer this question, we created an ultra epic bonus challenge… #5kMayhem!!

On Saturday, May 25, from 6:30am to 6:30pm, we will attempt to run or walk at least a 5k every hour on the half hour!  If you finish the challenge, you will have run or walked 37.2 miles!

I think you can, I think you can, I think you can…

It is going to be an amazing day.  Just like in past years, I really believe that people are going to surprise themselves with what they are able to accomplish in a single day committed to running and / or walking.  If you complete the #5kMayhem Bonus Challenge, in addition to the #5kMay2024 main challenge, we will send your a super cool patch to celebrate your insanity victory!

*Bonus Challenge #3 – Daily Fun Photo Challenge* This was so much fun last year, so let’s do it again!  Each day I will issue a “Daily Fun Photo Challenge” on my blog (which will also go to Facebook).  To engage with this challenge, simply do what the challenge says and snap a pic to prove you did it.  Then upload that photo to the Facebook group, in the comments section on my blog, on Strava, or to any of the socials (like InstaTwit or FaceTube)… and interact with the rest of the Daily Fun Photo Challenge people as much as you like.  Hopefully they will do the same.  The goal of this bonus challenge is to keep it funky and fresh each day as we spice up our daily run (and / or walk) and virtually interact with other #5kMayers, and to remind one another that we are doing this together.  There is no physical prize for completing this Bonus Challenge, but I believe it will enhance your overall enjoyment of #5kMay2024 by approximately 13.7%.

QUICK RECAP OF WHAT YOU’RE SIGNING UP FOR AND HOW TO COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE(s)  It’s simple (not easy, but simple).

  1. Commit to running (and / or walking) at least 3.1 miles (5k) each day in May 2024
  2. (optional) Along with running / walking 3.1 miles every day in May, read (or listen to) 3 chapters of scripture every day
  3. (optional) Challenge yourself with the #5kMayhem event on Saturday, May 25, 2024
  4. (optional) Engage in the Daily Fun Photo Challenge
  5. Check in on May 1, May 15, May 30, and June 1 on the corresponding “CHECK-IN” blog posts at www.jeffpolenmusic.com
  6. Realize that there is no number 6
  7. Claim your awesome prize(s)!!

Be sure to register before May 1 so you can be sure to hit the ground running and / or walking (do you see what I did there?).

Let’s do this!  The challenge has officially been issued, and you are officially invited.  Get registered, take the next few days to get mentally prepared, and let the month of May begin!

Let’s do this together!!

-Jeff Polen, Jeff Polen Music