Click here to check our Snowflake Tracker and your point totals
The Snowflake series is a set of club runs held January – March each year. The 1st race in the series is the New Year’s Day run and the final event is the last Sunday of March. Any member in good standing that meets the participation, volunteering, and Plogging requirements is eligible for a Snowflake prize. The prize is a surprise to those who earn it and will be a club logo’d item.
- Participants must be a paid member to accumulate points.
- Participants must pre-register or sign-in prior to the start of the run. Points will be awarded upon submitting your results via the QR code or link online prior to 8AM Monday morning.
- The Board is the only authority to designate runs and volunteer events
Requirements
Club members must earn a total of 10 points.
7 Participation points
- Participation includes running at the event, helping a run host, or cheering for fellow runners the entire event
2 Volunteer Points
- 1 point for volunteering at the Phunt, HAT Run, or Club Challenge during the 1st quarter.
- 1 point for hosting a Snowflake run
- 1 point for volunteering at any HCRC hosted trail cleanup – Dates TBD
- 1 point for participating in a HCRC Adopt-a-Highway cleanup – Dates TBD
As the dates for volunteer opportunities are made available they will be posted to Facebook and via email so you can sign up.
1 Plog Point
Plogging comes from combining, “plogga” in Swedish “to pick up” and jogging. Get fit and at the same time clean up; it burns more calories than conventional jogging and is much more rewarding. Caring about your environment and community begins with looking after the area around you! Learn more: https://www.goplogging.org/welcome
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- Run/Jog your favorite 5k route and pick up trash along that route.
- Keep your GPS tracker on so we can see where you cleaned and submit a screenshot of your tracker along with the trash you picked up to hcrcraceseries@runharford.com
- Share your plogging adventure on social media with hashtags #goplogging #ploggingHCRC
- Complete any day before March 31st
- Note: Cannot be combined with a scheduled snowflake series run.
We will once again offer a virtual option for the 2024 snowflake series.
2025 Virtual Run Guidelines
- Virtual runs must be done on the scheduled course (distance and location) on Saturday or Sunday Morning ONLY between 8 AM and 11 AM. (Run must be completed by 11 AM, eg. cannot start your run at 11)
- Participants must provide a screenshot confirming the completion of their run and email it to hcrcraceseries@runharford.com by 8 AM Monday morning and submit via the results link.
- Must attend a minimum of 4 regularly scheduled Snowflake Sunday runs in person (non-virtual)
- Virtual runs count for 1 participation point
Inclement Weather Policy
After three event cancellations, make-up runs will be arranged.
2025 Snowflake Event Schedule
We are in the process of finalizing our schedule with the previous run hosts. Once the calendar is finished we will populate the dates below. If you have an interest in hosting a run, please reach out to secretary@runharford.com for available dates.
| Date | Run Name | Distance |
| Jan 1 | New Years Day Run | 5 Miles |
| Jan 5 | Perk Up Run | 5 Miles |
| Jan 12 | Fox 5K | 5K |
| Jan 19 | Town Mash-Up | 4.5 Miles |
| Jan 26 | Get Schooled 5 Miler | 5 Miles |
| Feb 2 | Nobles Mill | 5 Miles |
| Feb 9 | Club Challenge Tune Up | 15K |
| Feb 16 | North Bend | 6.5 Miles |
| Feb 23 | MDDC RRCA Club Challenge | 10 Miles |
| Mar 2 | Happy Dinosaur Trail Run | 5K, 10K, 15K |
| Mar 9 | Name TBA | 5K |
| Mar 16 | Sweet Air Trail Run | 5.5 Miles |
| Mar 22 | HAT Run 50K | 50K |
| Mar 23 | Otter Point | 3.8 Miles |
| Mar 30 | Donut Hill Killer | 10K |
For questions please contact Snowflake Questions