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Tomato 10

Fri August 6 - Sun August 8 Rochester, NY 14626 US

Place

Anywhere in the USA
Rochester, NY US 14626

Description

Obatron Productions' exercise arm, Obatron Fitness, is proud to introduce a new race option, Tomato 10. Walker and mobility-impaired friendly. Diet sensitive. Virtual. Race indoors or out.

Distance Available

This is a ten-mile virtual race with some limited Enhanced Experiences for those who'd like to make it a little less virtual.

Where You Can Get Your Miles

Walk or run ten miles at any point during the race weekend at a location of your choosing and submit your results online. Increase the size of your packet by participating in Earned Extras online or through email upon request, if you don't use Facebook. Pick up your packet or get it delivered within a few weeks of your race.

When to Race and Entering Results

You can race from 12 a.m. on Friday, August 6, to 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 8, 2021. This is the honor system. If you choose to race earlier for any reason, know that you will NOT be able to access any of the race materials or Earned Extras early.

All results must be submitted by 10 a.m. on Monday, August 9, 2021. Enter your ENTIRE time, including seconds, each time you have an entry. If you don't enter your race time on time, you won't be in the results. Simply go to the Results page and click on "Submit Virtual Results." The race reserves the right to request evidence for especially speedy performances. However, it's a lot of fun to share our stellar performances and new accomplishments, so feel free to share pictures of your device recordings and such at Obatron Fitness Conversation Space on Facebook under the Earned Extras posts for such things.

What You Get

Individual Races

  • Keychain.
  • Tomato Snack Pack: A variety of tomato-y edibles.
  • Packet Expanders: Surprise items to round out your experience.
  • Earned Extras: Opportunities to earn points that get you more swag and chances to receive premier prizes from Obatron Fitness and any sponsors, predominantly through the Obatron Fitness Facebook Group.  See Sponsors Prizes for Earned Extras below for more information.
    • trivia
    • image scavenger hunt
    • multiple questions throughout the series
    • pre- and post-race activities
  • Virtual bib
  • Digital finisher's certificate for each race (ready the after the race)
  • $10 gift card for Road iD (offered at registration; be sure to opt-in)
  • RunGoo discount (See Sponsors from menu)
  • Facebook group to interact with fellow racers and their supporters as well as participate in challenges, ask questions, and get updates.

Teams (Groups)

  • Team token
  • Team standings
  • Small prize for team members with the most participation in Earned Extras Points Posts, if at least three teams are formed.
  • Team captains and members get bonus points toward Earned Extras.

Prizes for Earned Extras Participants and Racer Raffle

Prizes may include skin care items, sweet treats, stress relief trinkets, an entry into another Obatron Fitness race or training, RunGoo by Foot Kinetics, and other items to be determined. Items are sorted into tiers. The first five tiers guarantee you a specific prize. The final two are for chances to receive the premier prizes (race entry and training, for example).

Swag Details

Keychains: Tomato keychain will be personalized with your name and finish time. (Results entry required for time personalization.)

Tomato Snack Pack: At registration, you'll have choices about dietary specifications. If you make no choices, we'll default to a traditional, unrestricted diet. If you choose contradictory things (vegan and traditional, for example), we'll default to traditional. You will get an assortment of tomato snacks and one beverage item. If items don't suit you, consider donating to a food pantry or blessing box.

Packet Pick-up/Delivery/Shipping: You have three options: pick-up in person, delivery, or shipping. If you do not choose an option from the store, we'll assume you're picking up. Options are offered during registration as part of the race store.

FREE In-person Packet Pick-up: Tentatively on Wednesday, September 15, at 8:20 a.m. or Sunday, September 19, at 8:45 a.m. in the Millennium Lodge parking lot of Greece Canal Park at 241 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester, NY 14626. You can have someone else pick up your packet; just let the RD know that's your plan after the race is complete and before that Sunday. If you miss packet pick-up, you will need to make alternate arrangements for picking up your packet.

$4 Delivery: Available only to addresses within 30 minutes of Greece Canal Park (241 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester, NY 14626). Use Google Maps to determine if you're within the delivery area as that's what the RD will use for her mapping. Delivery will be at the RD's convenience from September 15-22. 

$7 Shipping: For anyone beyond the delivery zone, uncomfortable with a drop-off without specific time/date, or unable/uninterested in coming to packet pick-up. Shipping is usually done via USPS Priority Mail within 3-6 weeks of the event.

Enhanced Experiences

Want to make your virtual a little less virtual? Check out the Enhanced Experiences in the store during registration. The race director will meet you and others who choose the same option to provide the following:

  • Suggested route slip
  • Laminated bib
  • Pre-race water
  • Starting countdown
  • Warm-up
  • Cool-down
  • Post-race refreshments

It is important to note this is NOT an in-person race. You are still responsible for your own safety, on-course support, and results entry. Locations will have a restroom. However, public facilities are subject to the park workers' priorities, so no guarantees are implied by stating that restrooms exist. Suggested courses will have a loop or otherwise bring you back to the start about midway through the race for an aid station stop.

Discount Offers & Referrals

Being Part of a Team
Teams with four or more members get discounted registration. The first three people pay the price in effect for the race (Ex. $200). When the fourth person registers, that person pays the team rate (Ex. $190) and the first three people get a partial refund (Ex. $10). The fifth, sixth, and seventh members pay the same team rate as the fourth person (Ex. $190). However, when an eighth person joins, that person pays a new, lower rate (Ex. $175), triggering a partial refund to the first seven members ($15). In that way, the entire team would have paid the same price per person after all team discounts have been triggered, excluding any coupons or other discounts individual registrants might have had (Ex. $175 instead of $200). There are no further discounts for additional members. 

Being in a Club
If you are a member of any club with a presence on RunSignUp (ex. GRTC, Fleet Feet Race Team, Medved, or Obatron Fitness), you get a discount at checkout for that. If you join a team within this race at registration, you get partial refunds when you get to enough people (detailed earlier in this section).

Referrals
You may earn back some of your registration by having other racers use your personal referral link, generated after you register. See the "Referrals" section for more information.

Caveats
While club and team discounts, coupons, and referrals rebates may be combined, there is a discount floor to ensure we are fiscally responsible with our pricing. For example, if you could get a total of $11 off a race that only costs $16 to begin with, you would pay $10, not $5.

Awards

No formal placement awards are planned for winners, but there will be acknowledgements for Top and Tenacious finishes. However, you are encouraged to enter (down to the second) your time to establish a race history, be able to create a finisher's certificate, and to embrace the fun of it. Besides, you never know what may happen as the event gets underway! (We've been known to surprise people.)

If there are three or more teams formed, there will be a small bonus prize for members of the most active group in the Earned Extras challenges. If there are five or more, there will be acknowledgement of the Top and Tenacious Team finishes. If only one or two teams are formed, there will be no planned prizes.

Sponsors

As our sponsors come on board and provide logos, a full list will be available on our sponsors page. If you know someone who you think would be a good sponsor, let them know to contact the race director at vickey@obatron.com. Sponsors provide discounts, prizes, or both and make their clients aware of the event in exchange for advertising and an optional discount for their clients.

Additional Details

Changes and Updates

I will post additional details as they are finalized. Any changes will be updated here, on the Obatron Fitness Facebook page, in our Facebook group, and communicated through RunSignUp messaging.

Gender Designations

We recognize there are those who would rather not pick male or female when asked to choose. Unfortunately, we've not seen a way to provide other options within that field's parameters. As such, we ask your understanding that we are limited by the nature of registration tools and finite resources rather than disregarding anyone's preferences in how they are addressed or define themselves.

Event Contact Info

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Sponsors

Packet Pick-up

You have three options: pick-up in person, delivery, or shipping. These are available in our store! If you didn't pick one when you registered, please do now.

FREE In-person Packet Pick-up: Racers can meet the race director on Wednesday, December 1 at 8:20 a.m. or Sunday, December 5 at 8:45 a.m. in the Millennium Lodge parking lot of Greece Canal Park at 241 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester, NY 14626. You can have someone else pick up your packet; just let the RD know that's your plan after the race is complete and before that Sunday. A workout on a three-mile route follows at 9 a.m. for anyone who is interested.

$4 Delivery: Available only to addresses within 30 minutes of Greece Canal Park (241 Elmgrove Rd., Rochester, NY 14626). Use Google Maps to determine if you're within the delivery area as that's what the RD will use for her mapping. Delivery will be at the RD's convenience and done all at once on any single day from Wed., December 1 - Tues., December 7. Use this option only if you are comfortable with a bag being left on your doorstep if you are not home.

$7 Shipping: For anyone beyond the delivery zone, uncomfortable with a drop-off without specific time/date, or unable/uninterested in coming to packet pick-up. 

Event Website

Additional event information can be found at https://obatron.com/obatron-fitness/races/.

Enhanced Experiences

Enhanced Experiences
Want to make your virtual a little less virtual? Check out the Enhanced Experiences in the store during registration. The race director will meet you and others who choose the same option to provide the following:

  • Suggested route slip
  • Laminated bib
  • Pre-race water
  • Starting countdown
  • Warm-up
  • Cool-down
  • Post-race refreshments
     

It is important to note this is NOT an in-person race. You are still responsible for your own safety, on-course support, and results entry. Locations will have a restroom. However, public facilities are subject to the park workers' priorities, so no guarantees are implied by stating that restrooms exist. Suggested courses will have a loop or otherwise bring you back to the start about midway through the race an aid station stop.

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