Setting Up Your Tracker

RTY and WTY 2027 Goals

Here is where you can set your INDIVIDUAL goal to be 500, 1,000, 1,500, or the full 2,027 miles in addition to deciding what activity types you want to count toward this mileage goal. You can choose to include biking, swimming, and/or all other types of activity like group exercise classes. You can change or update this goal at any time during the 2027 Challenge from RTY Goals in the Tracker.

Note: This setting does not apply to your team mileage goal. Any activity that is not a GPS, steps, or miles-based activity can be logged in manually to your tracker using the conversion of 20 minutes of activity = 1 mile.

Privacy

Make your tracker information private so no one can follow you or your team. Your profile is defaulted to private but you can toggle it to public at any time! Simply click the toggle from “no” to “yes” and you are all set. Only team admins will see the toggle to make a team private/public.

Sync Devices

Want to sync with Apple Health, Samsung Health, Garmin, Fitbit/Google Health, Oura Ring, or Strava?

There are tutorials in the tracker to show you how to sync each device. Please note Apple Health requires you to download an app called Trackery to relay the miles to the tracker.

Global Manual Entry

If you are in more than one RTE Challenge and are manually entering your miles, you can choose to make your manual miles global, meaning that you can enter them in one event and they will go to the others. Simply go to “Manual Entry” and click the toggle to “yes” if you would like your miles to apply to all Challenges. This feature is set to “no” by default.

Get Started

First Step: Download the RTE Tracker App or access the web app

As soon as you register, you can log into the tracker. If you already have an RTE Tracker account (2026 Challenge, Amerithon, or any previous Challenge), you can log in with your existing username and password. If this is your first Challenge with us, you can log in with the following:

Visit this Link: tracker.runtheedge.com

Your Username: (Email used at registration)

Your Password: (Do not copy & paste, please type in this password): gfh19ab. Please update your password from profile settings once you log in.

If you are currently participating in the 2026 Challenge, you will need to switch events in the tracker.

NEED HELP? If you are unable to log in, there was likely a typo in your email address at registration. Please email us at info@runtheedge.com, and we will get you up and running (pun intended) as quickly as possible.

All About Teams

Teams

This year, you can be on a team of up to 100 people for the 2027 RTY or WTY Challenge. The best part: you can be on a team and still complete the Challenge on your own. Each person can only be on one team at a time, but you can follow other teams to stay in touch.

Setting Up Your Team

Each team is started by an admin. To start a team, go to the Teams tab in the left-hand navigation, and click “Create a team.” Then, add your team name and invite your team members. They can also find the team with the search function when they sign into the tracker.

Joining a Team

You can do this in two ways. Your team captain can either invite you to the team using the email you used to sign up for the 2027 Challenge or you can find your team and ask to join using the search functionality in the Teams tab.

Setting Up Team Goal

This year, you can complete 10x the original goal of 2,027 miles to accommodate for larger goals and teams! Only the team admin can set your team goal. To change your team goal, go to the Teams tab in the left-hand navigation on the web-app and scroll down to “Change Team Chutzpah Factor” where you will see a slider to make your goal as much as 20,270 miles. You can change this goal at any time during the 2027 Challenge.

What Movement Counts

You Decide How to Accumulate Miles for YOUR 2027 Year!

Whether your goal is 500 miles or 2,027 miles, whether you run, walk, bike, swim, or just move, we hope the RTY and WTY 2027 Challenges motivate you to keep moving all year long.

At the beginning of each year, there is always a spirited discussion in the Facebook group about what counts as miles. Before posting in the Facebook group, we request that any questions about what can be counted towards your RTE 2027 Challenge be directed to us, your friendly neighborhood Run the Edge team. Please email us at info@runtheedge.com and we will answer any and all of your “what counts” questions! Any posts asking about “what counts?” in the group may be taken down if it sparks an unfriendly debate.

In addition to steps and miles, you can also bring in swimming and biking miles separately. Any other type of activity that is not based on miles or steps can be entered manually using the conversion of 20 minutes = 1 mile. This will not sync from a device. It is a manual entry option only.

This is an individual challenge so at the end of the day you are the one that decides what to count and how to count it. If you need any suggestions or guidance for any type of non-traditional or modified activity, we would love to chat with you and help you get set up the way you like.

2027 Bibs

Tell Your Friends "I'm In!"

Help us spread the word about the Run the Year 2027 Challenge and inspire your friends and family members to take the Challenge with you!

Add your picture to a 2027 Bib frame just like the ones below to share with your friends and family!

Click to make Bib

2027 Facebook Groups

You Can Join Starting January 1st for RTY 2027 and WTY 2027

You must be currently registered in the RTY or WTY 2027 Challenge to join. This helps us keep the robots out! We will do our best to add people as fast as we can.

It is awesome to see all the energy and enthusiasm in this group, but if this gets overwhelming, you can click on the “Notifications” button and control what appears from the group in your feed.

The first rule of the RTE 2027 Challenge Facebook groups is: Be Kind. The second rule of the RTE 2027 Challenge Facebook groups is: Be Kind. Please do not share content that your fellow participants may find offensive or disturbing. Any posts or comments that “stir the pot,” attack another group member, ask for money, or self-promote a product or service will be taken down.

Please click the link below to join.

RTY27 Facebook Group

WTY27 Facebook Group

Challenge Advice

Advice For First Timers & Experienced Participants

Take it slowly and build up miles when you can! Don’t overdo it by trying to bank extra miles early on. Only get in miles that you are ready for! When life happens, of course, it’s nice to have some extra miles in the bank, but remember this is about getting in the miles you can without comparing yourself to anyone else. Run, walk, bike, or move YOUR year.

No matter when your goal is, be thankful for the miles you’re able to complete. Sometimes life and injuries get in the way that we can’t control, and any miles are good miles. 500 miles is better than 0!

Consistency is key. Try to plan out ways to get in your miles. It can be by registering for races throughout the year, setting a regular time to meet friends to get your miles in, showing up for the local Park Run if you have one, or telling friends and family to hold you accountable by checking in! Try to implement what you know will help to keep yourself motivated.

Participate. Join the Facebook group, post on the Bib Wall, find a partner or local running club, read the newsletter, join a team, or do a Virtual 1-Day event!

This is your race; you’re only racing yourself, so don’t compare yourself to anyone else. The way someone is completing and counting their miles will probably be different than you, but that shouldn’t matter! Remember to have fun and make the best of this experience. ENJOY the miles!

Let’s Do This!

RTY and WTY 2027

ShippingShipping Schedule

Run and Walk the year merchandise is custom ordered to size. Due to the customization, the lead time is 90 days. If you place your order by December 10, 2026, your merchandise will arrive and be shipping by mid-March 2027.

If you place your order by January 30, 2027, your order will arrive and be shipped by the end of April 2027.

We will not have extra merchandise available. So, be sure to get your order in as soon as possible and no later than January 30th!

1. Login and Setting Up Your Tracker