HLSA internal Challenge 1.0_ 2026

1.General Rules

1. Challenge starts from 11th October 12:01 AM and ends on 31st October 11:59 PM.
2. It's a 21-day virtual challenge.
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4. Challenge includes categories as Ride, Run and Walk.
5. Activities must be recorded on Strava or Garmin.
6. Individual can do only ONE activity per category in a day. Activities from a maximum of 2 categories will be scored. If more than one activity is done in any category, the activity with longest distance will be considered for scoring. In run and walk also one activity will be counted, the activities will be segregated based upon the pace. For example, you can Ride and Run, Or Run and Walk Or Ride and Walk.
7. Minimum ride distance for a single activity is 10km. Ride done less than 10km won't be scored
8. Minimum run/walk distance for a single activity is 2 km. Run/Walk done less than 2 km won't be scored.
9. All activities must be recorded on Strava or Garmin with map clearly visible. It's best to do the activities in an open area with good GPS signal strength. If the maps are not visible or are not clear that activity won't be considered for score.
10. Manual activities done on Strava or Garmin won't be considered for score.
11. Tagging an activity on Strava or Garmin won't be considered for score.
12. Elapsed time of any activity on Strava or Garmin can't be more than 2.0x of the moving time. For e.g. If in an activity moving time is 50 mins then total elapsed time can't be more than 100 mins (50 * 2.0). Elapsed time more than 2.0x will not be considered for score.
13. Pace is the criteria to distinguish between run and walk. Refer rules below.
14. No activity uploads allowed after 1 day.
15. All the activities will be monitored, any member found cheating will be disqualified from the challenge and their earlier score will be reduced to 0.

2. Award Categories for the challenge

1. Will be shared soon

Note - Participants got award in one category won't be considered for awards in another category.

3.Score calculation for the activities

1. Base Points & Elevation Rates by Category

Note: Activities below the minimum distance threshold receive 0 points.

2. Milestone Distance Bonus Points (Combined Table)

Bonus points are cumulative upon reaching each milestone distance during a single activity.

3. Scoring Illustration Table

The table below demonstrates how Base Points, Milestone Bonuses, and Elevation Gain combine to form the final score for each activity:

4. Daily Scoring Limits & Rules

1. Daily Category Cap: A maximum of 2 categories will be scored per participant per day. If any athlete has done all the 3 categories of activity on a particular day. The 2 categories with higher points will be counted.
2. Single Activity Rule: Only one activity per category is scored per day (if multiple activities occur in the same category, the one with the longest distance is selected).
3. Daily Combination Options:
4. Ride + Run (Ride at any pace + Run < 8m 30s/km)
5. Ride + Walk (Ride at any pace + Walk > 8m 30s/km)
6. Run + Walk (One activity < 8m 30s/km AND one activity > 8m 30s/km)