Nashville Striders Participation Awards Programs

The Nashville Striders mission is to promote running, walking, and general fitness as lifelong endeavors.

 

We are excited to continue two programs for 2025; the Striders Milers, and the Grand Prix/Volunteer Spirit. Participation is simple. Most important is that you are a current member of the Nashville Striders. By satisfying the program participation and volunteer requirements within a calendar year, a current club member will receive an award recognition.  Members may participate in both programs. Volunteer points accumulated apply simultaneously toward qualifying for both the Striders Milers and Grand Prix/Volunteer Spirit programs. Eligible program events can be found in the Nashville Striders race calendar HERE.

 

Any current member may participate.  If you are not already a member, sign up now to participate.

 

 

Qualifying tiers for the calendar year:

            Gold:   1500 Miles

            Silver: 1000 Miles

            Bronze: 500 Miles

 

 Here’s how it works:

 

A.      You must be a current Nashville Striders Member in good standing to participate.

 

B.      Maintain a training log of all the mileage you run/walk during the month. Race mileage, training runs, and walks counts!

 

C.     Volunteer in at least three (3) Nashville Striders events and during one of the three events, the member must work two (2) shifts AND not run/walk in any race at the event (see above for a link to eligible events in the Nashville Striders race calendar).

 

D.     At the end of each month, enter your monthly mileage. Our Program Coordinator will email a link to a mileage log spreadsheet. You can also reach the program coordinator directly at striders.milers@gmail.com who will record mileage for each month. Results will be published in the bi-monthly Funrunner. It is the participant's responsibility to keep accurate track of monthly mileage and communicate the mileage each month.

 

E.  At the end of the calendar year, participating members who have achieved the mileage and completed the volunteer requirements will be presented with a complimentary custom Nashville “Striders Milers” award. Participants can opt out of volunteering and will have the option to purchase the annual award at club cost. 

 

F.  For Youth 16 & under, the “300 Mile Club” will be implemented in the same format.

 

 

 Here’s how it works:

 

A.      You must be a current Nashville Striders Member in good standing to participate.

 

B.      Run or walk in at least five (5) Nashville Striders managed events (see above for a link to eligible events in the Nashville Striders race calendar).

 

C.     Volunteer for at least four (4) shifts over three (3) or more Nashville Striders managed events. This can be races, training runs, booth duty at expos, etc.

 

D.     At the end of the calendar year, members who have participated in the required number of events and completed the volunteer requirements will be presented with a complimentary custom Grand Prix award. Participants can opt out of volunteering and will have the option to purchase the annual award at club cost.

 

 

Here’s how it works:

 

A.      You must be a current Nashville Striders Member in good standing to participate.

 

B.  Volunteer for at least eight (8) shifts over four (4) or more Nashville Striders-managed events. This can be races, training runs, booth duty at expos, etc. (see above link to eligible events in the Nashville Striders race calendar).

 

C.  At the end of the calendar year, members who have participated in the required number of events and completed the volunteer requirements will be presented with a complimentary custom Volunteer Spirit award.  Members who qualify for both Grand Prix and Volunteer Spirit, will be recognized and awarded in the Grand Prix.

 

A spreadsheet showing year-to-date participation is generally e-mailed to all Striders members after each Striders-managed event. It is the participant’s responsibility to ensure the event participation and volunteer information is correct, and to satisfy event and volunteer requirements before race calendar year-end.