THE 2026 IDITARUN

The miles will be divided over the next 3 months -January, February, and March. Each teams total miles is the combined mileage of 4 dogs (runners) each month.
To make this fair and fun for all we’re going to do this by points that will be awarded to each team that reaches the mileage goals by the last day of each month.

Points breakdown per team each month as follows:

• 3 points – 400+ miles
• 2 points – 300-399 miles
• 1 point – 200- 299 miles

Bonus team points:

• 1 point – All 4 dogs on the team run 100 miles each
• 1 point – Strava drawing – Your team plans out the most suitable route and entire team must run/draw the same exact route within a minimum of 3 miles (roads/sidewalks/paths only, no parking lots or fields). Item to be drawn will posted each month. Substitute is permitted if one of your dogs is unable.
• 1 point – Best Strava drawing. Will be judged by neutral party.
• 1 point – All dogs in the race set their FB profile pic to their team badge for entire month.

Safety Line Points

A safety line point can be used for dogs on your team who are injured or unable to run. One safety line per team, per month. They do not carry over to the next month. They can be used in one of the 4 ways as follows:

1. REDEEM FOR ONE DOG’S MISSING STRAVA DRAWING, OR
2. REDEEM FOR ANY REMAINING MILES NEEDED TO HIT AT LEAST 200 MILES FOR THE MONTH, OR
3. REDEEM FOR 50 MILES TO BE ADDED TO TEAM’S OVERALL MILES NOT TO EXCEED 400

SAFETY LINES CANNOT BE USED FOR TEAMS WHO HAVE EARNED MAX POINTS FOR THE MONTH OR FOR ADDING MILES TO BREAK A TIE FOR A WIN. TEAMS WHO COMPLETE THE COMPETITION WITHOUT USING ANY SAFETY LINES OVER THE ENTIRE COMPETITION WILL BE REWARDED WITH 1 EXTRA POINT ON APRIL 1.

Max points available per team each month = 6

Total overall points up for grabs after 3 months = 18

THE IDITARUN WINNER

The team with the most points on March 31 wins THE 2026 IDITARUN RACE and will take home a sweet trophy that they will keep until December 1, 2026.
Should there be a tie, the tie-breaker will be the team with the most total miles.

THAT’S NOT ALL!
The team with most points at the end of each month wins a $100 prize (more miles is tie breaker). That’s $300 up for grabs and means your team has 3 chances to win their money back if nothing else!
In addition, all dogs in the race will receive a participant badge, and 100% of remaining profits will spent on trophy and award ceremony activities/drinks/food at the end of the competition.

Use hashtag #Iditarun and #RochesterRoadRunners in your social media.