2024 MRC Challenges

The Melrose Running Club 2024 MRC Challenges
	The 2024 LAPhabet Challenge
		Starting with your Last Initial...
    	During your run find the a street that has a word with your letter
		As long as...
			Nobody has earned a letter from that street already
			Your total run distance is at least a mile
			Your GPS records that you ran on that street
			For X, any city that starts or ends with an X counts
    	Once your run is loaded, search for your letter using the ↺ button
            Wait 1 minute for the run to be searched
            review the list of streets run and see if you earned a letter
            If you did, your letter will increment to the next letter in the alphabet
            Note, only one letter can be earned per run.
        Continue to earn a letter per run and lap the alphabet, once, twice, or many times!
	January Streak into the New Year Challenge
		Run at least one continous mile each day in the month of January
        Run can be inside or outside
    February 100 Mile Challenge
    	Rack up the miles in the short month towards goals of 50, 75, and 100 miles
    March Scrabble Challenge
        Earn points for the highest scoring city you ran in on that day
        Once you score with a city, that one cannot be reused for 7 days
        Runs must be outdoors to count
FAQ
    How do I log in?
        If you have a social media account using a matching email to your MRC registration, use it
        Otherwise enter the email you used for your MRC registration and click Forgot Password
            An email will be sent to allow you to set your MRC account password
    How do I join a challenge? 
    	Check the boxes for the challenges you want to join 
        Uncheck it if you want to leave the challenge
    How do I load a run?
    	Strava is the preferred way to load the run
        If you do not have a Strava account join
        Connect your Strava account and press Load Run
    What if I do not want to Strava? 
    	You can export GPX or TXC files from your fitness tracker and manually upload them
    Can I use my Apple Watch? 
    	Yes, but you will need to convert your FIT files to GPX files for upload
        Or you can connect your Apple health data to Strava
    Can I run on my treadmill? 
    	Yes for the Streak and Miles Challenges
        No for the ABC Challenge or the Elevation Challenge