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The Challenge
Route 66: Chicago to Los Angeles
🛣️ 2,448 miles as a team
📅 March 1-31, 2026
👥 30 Heartland Ambassadors
Work together to collectively cover all 2,448 miles of historic Route 66, from Chicago to Santa Monica. Every activity you log contributes to the team's journey across 8 states!
Dual Scoring System
📊 Every activity counts twice:
- • Route 66 Miles = Team's collective journey progress
- • Leaderboard Points = Your individual ranking score
| Activity | Route 66 Miles | Leaderboard Points |
|---|---|---|
| 🏃 Run | 1 mile = 1 mile | 1 mile = 1 pt |
| 🚴 Bike | 1 mile = 1 mile | 3 miles = 1 pt |
| 🚶 Walk/Hike | 1 mile = 1 mile | 1 mile = 1 pt |
| 🏊 Swim | 1 mile = 1 mile | 1 mile = 3 pts |
| 🏋️ Lifting | No miles | 30 min = 2 pts |
| 🔥 HIIT | No miles | 30 min = 3 pts |
Note: Lifting and HIIT earn leaderboard points only — they do not add miles to the Route 66 journey. Time-based points are pro-rated (e.g., 45 min HIIT = 4.5 pts, 20 min Lifting = 1.3 pts).
Streaks
Keep your streak alive by logging at least one activity every day (by midnight Central Time).
Streak Rules:
- • Log ANY activity type to keep your streak
- • Miss a day = streak resets to 0
- • No rest days allowed!
- • Backdated activities count (up to 3 days back)
🎁 Streak Bonus Points:
- +3 ptsEvery 7-day streak milestone (7, 14, 21, 28 days)
- +15 ptsComplete all 31 days — Perfect Month bonus!
Bonus points are automatically added to your leaderboard score when you hit the milestone.
Streak Badges:
🔥 5 days: On Fire
💪 10 days: Unstoppable
⚡ 20 days: Iron Will
✨ 31 days: Perfect
Route 66 Milestones
Track the team's progress across 8 states with 10 major milestones:
Leaderboard
Other Rules
- • Backdating: You can backdate activities up to 3 days
- • Editing: You can edit an activity within 24 hours of logging it
- • Deleting: Activities cannot be deleted by ambassadors (admin only)
- • Time Zone: All times and daily cutoffs are in Central Time (America/Chicago)
- • Strava Sync: Activities from Strava are automatically imported