F.I.S.H. adds team competition to JOG N JAM
F.I.S.H. of Sanibel-Captiva recently announced a new addition to this year’s JOG N JAM, which is scheduled for Dec. 7: the opportunity for teams to compete in the in-person 10K and 5K races.
Participants can join forces with their friends, family or colleagues to create a team, with a chance to win a team competition award. Racers must sign up to be part of a team during the entry process.
“We’re excited to make this addition and celebrate team spirit at the starting line,” JOG N JAM Committee Co-chair Leah Winkler said. “We’re looking forward to all teams — seasoned runners, family teams or colleagues looking for a fun fitness challenge — to participate in the new team competition.”
Scored by official timer Lin-Mark Sports, the team competition will work as follows:
– Top five finishers scored: Each team can have an unlimited number of participants, but only the top five finishers will be counted for the team’s score.
– Chip time determines winner: The chip times of the top five finishers will be added together to produce a total team time. The team with the fastest total chip time will win.
– Tiebreaker: In the event of a tie, the team with the best sixth place finisher will be declared the winner.
There will be one team award per race.
Individuals who place in the team scoring are also eligible to win an overall or age group award.
As of Sept. 24, the following teams were registered: Captial Fitness, Doc Ford’s Sanibel, Lexi’s Legion, Lindsey, The Sanctuary Golf Club Foundation, The Sanibel Sisterhood and Tropical Sunrise.
The deadline for team signups is Dec. 6 at 6 p.m.
Those already registered who want to create or join a team should contact Mark at Lin-Mark Sports at linmarksports@linmarksports.com; include your name and the team you would like to join or create.
“Register today, build your team, and let’s make this year’s JOG N JAM the most competitive and fun race yet,” Winkler said.
For more information or to register, visit https://www.fishofsancap.org/jog-n-jam/.