Registration (click the link HERE) is required if you want to own the distinctive AG250 medal designed as part of our collective celebration of the upcoming 250th Anniversary of the AG Corps in 2025. A one-time registration allows you to participate in any of the fitness AG250 challenges throughout the year. So how does this work? Well, you have some options:
Option #1. You don’t feel like doing any of the fitness challenges, but are willing to support the AGCRA’s Scholarship Program. You register and receive the medal. No strings attached.
Option #2. You register to receive the AG250 medal. You choose the type of fitness activity that best fits your desire and capability, and provide the distance or time and the number of instances. It is your personal goal and, hopefully, something you had in mind to try doing but have never gotten around to doing so.
Option #3. You enjoy fitness activities but don’t think you should do so in a competitive manner. You can register to receive the AG250 medal. And then, you select which event you want to try as a personal challenge. Maybe invite a friend, neighbor, family member, or co-worker, and test your ability to complete the event. It’s just you against yourself!
Option #4. You compete in an event with your AG Unit or AGCRA Chapter. Let's say your AG Unit or AGCRA Chapter wants to use one of the events as a fun, team-building event. Unit Commanders / Chapter Presidents, if this is what you want to do, please send the AGCRA National Executive Council (NEC) photos of those who participated with a caption. Hopefully, they all register for an AG250 medal and can show off their medals in team photos.
Option #5. You have that competitive spirit and are always looking for a good challenge. Pay attention to our messaging on the upcoming events, use an appropriate fitness device to track your progress, and email your results to AG250VR@gmail.com based on the NLT date for each event.
Regardless, we would love to see photos of all of you and your team when you get together as an AG Unit or AGCRA Chapter. It’s a 250th celebration, and birthday celebrations typically involve a lot of pictures. Don’t forget to include the AG250 medals in those pictures too!
CW5 (Ret) Dave Betancourt, AG250 Virtual Race Manager
This is the challenge for January 2025:
AG250 5K
The January individual event is a 5K (3.1 miles). You must complete 3.1 miles in a single instance. No cumulative instances are allowed. You are NOT required to submit every attempt; only submit your very best attempt. You have until January 31st to submit your time. The submission must come from an automated fitness application/tracker, with no exceptions. No treadmill results are authorized. We will not adjust the final time if you go over 3.1 miles. It MUST be at least 3.1 miles and not less. Send a picture of your time to AG250VR@gmail.com. We will recognize the top 5 performers.
Events that also begin January 2025:
AG250 (12-Month) 250-Mile Retiree Walk
This event is for Retirees only. It begins on January 1st and ends on December 31st, 2025. You must complete 250 miles by December 31st or sooner. The submission must come from an automated fitness application/tracker, with no exceptions. Keeping a log on Excel is not an automated tracker. Treadmill results are authorized. Snap a picture of your instances or download a report from your fitness device and send it to AG250VR@gmail.com. You are NOT required to submit every attempt. You can send them all together once you finish your 250 miles. We will recognize the top 25 performers.
AG250 500-Miles Cycling
You must complete 500 miles of cycling by May 31st sooner. Cumulative instances are allowed. The submission must come from a fitness application/tracker, with no exceptions. Keeping a log on Excel is not an automated tracker. Stationary bicycles are authorized. Snap a picture of your instances or download a report from your fitness device and send it to AG250VR@gmail.com. You are NOT required to submit every attempt. You can send them all together once you finish your 500 miles. We will recognize the top 5 performers.
AG250 250-Miles Running/Walking
You must complete 250 running/walking miles by May 31st or sooner. Cumulative instances are allowed. The submission must come from a fitness application/tracker, with no exceptions. Keeping a log on Excel is not an automated tracker. Treadmill results are not authorized. Snap a picture of your instances or download a report from your fitness device and send it to AG250VR@gmail.com. You are NOT required to submit every attempt. You can send them all together once you finish your 250 miles. We will recognize the top 5 performers.
