Workforce Team Challenge
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025
Albany, NY
Thank-you to all the participants and volunteers for a successful 2024 CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge. We were excited to have over 8,300 registered participants. Collectively, you donated nearly $20,000 to the 2024 Charities of Choice: Wizard's Wardrobe and Reeling for Recovery. We look forward to another exciting CDPHP WTC in 2025.
Welcome to the CDPHP Workforce Team Challenge! This is the largest running event in the Capital District of New York, and is organized by, and serves as the major fundraiser for, the Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club (HMRRC).
Team captains were emailed in January to activate their teams for 2025.
The proceeds help underwrite many of HMRRC’s activities and offerings, including college scholarships, grants, free races for members, and the Just Run® Program, which encourages grade school children to run for exercise and fun.
CDPHP is now in its 18th year as the primary sponsor of this event.
Registration is tentatively scheduled to open on February 23rd.
2024 Recap Video
SUPPORTING THE COMMUNITY
Each year, in conjunction with the race, HMRRC and CDPHP select one or more charities of choice, each of which receives a donation from CDPHP, as well as direct contributions from race participants.
Please note that the deadline for the CoC application was Friday, January 24, 2025
About Girls on the Run Capital Region
Girls on the Run Capital Region inspires girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using fun, experience-based curricula that creatively integrates running. Girls on the Run is the only national physical activity-based, positive youth development (PA-PYD) program for girls with an evidence-based curriculum, trained coaches, and a commitment to serving all girls. As the only out-of-school time program of its kind, Girls on the Run underscores the important connection between physical and emotional health and empowers adolescent girls to build healthy physical and mental habits that last a lifetime. Evidence shows that Girls on the Run makes a stronger impact than organized and physical education programs in teaching life skills such as managing emotions, resolving conflict, helping others, and making intentional decisions. It strengthens a sense of confidence in girls while fostering care and compassion for self and others. Trained, caring, and qualified coaches deliver the life skills curriculum by guiding small teams of girls through twice-a-week lessons that promote social-emotional learning concurrently with physical activity. The program culminates with girls positively impacting their communities through a service project and completing a celebratory, non-competitive 5K event providing the framework for confidence through accomplishment and to be the author of her story.
About Unity House
Unity House is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people living in poverty, adults with mental illness, victims of domestic violence, children with developmental delays and their families, people living with HIV/AIDS, and others whose needs can effectively be met by Unity House services and philosophy. Unity House provides direct service and works toward social justice. We help individuals identify their strengths and needs, draw upon their abilities, and access community resources. We educate, collaborate with others and advocate to influence public policy and to create awareness of the people we serve and the issues they face.
OVERVIEW
Will be fully updated for 2025 by mid-winter.
Date
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Time
6:25PM
Location
Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY
Course
Course Map
A 3.5 Mile loop around Washington Park.
Registration
(It will then remain open until May 5th.)
$30: In-Person Participants
$30: Virtual Participants | Details
Note: Teams have the option to subsidize a portion (or all) of the entry fee. Reach out to your team captain to find out if your team is doing so.
RegisterVirtual Participation Option
Participants have the option to participate virtually. Participating virtually means that you will complete the 3.5 Mile run/walk on your own (ie. not at the in-person event).
You are welcome to do it anywhere you like, including on a treadmill.
- You must register for the event.
- You have from (DATES MAY CHANGE SLIGHTLY) the Saturday prior to the in-person event through the Saturday after the in-person event to complete your 3.5 Miles. (This is not a 5K [3.1M])
- It is recommended that you use some type of distance measuring device (ie. GPS watch/GPS Phone App like Strava), to ensure you cover the distance. (These devices are not perfect, but are sufficient if you don't otherwise have access to a certified 3.5M route.)
- Once you complete the distance, you are to submit your results via your Registrant Portal (linked in your Confirmation Email).
- Virtual participants are not included in the team scoring.
AWARDS
- Individual awards will go to the top three individual males and females overall.
- Team awards will go to the top five four-person female, male and coed teams.
- Team participation awards will go to the largest three teams in five categories.
- T-shirt awards will go to the top three organizations with the best t-shirts in four categories.
- Individual and team awards will be mailed to the winners post-race. Team participation and T-shirt awards will be distributed with team packets.
CONTACT US
Need assistance?
- General Race Information – info.cdphpwtc@hmrrc.com
- Registration Information – info@zippyreg.com
- Corporate Sponsorship Information – todd.mesick@broadviewfcu.com
Team Captains
Each company that participates requires a team captain. The team captain is the individual responsible for setting up your team at the Team Management Portal (TMP).
For employees of a particular company to register for this year's event, the team captain must update that team's information via the TMP linked above.
TIPS FOR THE TEAM CAPTAIN
Who is my Team Captain?
If your company has a Human Resources Department, we suggest reaching out to them for more information.
I am the Team Captain. How can I spread the word?
If you are the Team Captain, we recommend that you email your colleagues and encourage them to participate.
We also encourage you to download this flyer and to place it in any breakrooms and other well-traffic spaces at your place of work.
My team doesn't appear on the list. How do I add it?
If you are certain that your team (company) doesn't appear on the list (ie. has not previously participated), you can add it
here. The individual adding it should be whomever
will assume the Team Captain responsibility; if you are interested in participating and do not see your team but not otherwise authorized
to make decisions on behalf of your company, please have your HR Manager/CEO, etc. assign someone to do this.
T-Shirt Contest
Please refer here.
Team Scoring
At 8PM on race night, the Team Management Portal will be updated to show the results for your teammates.
You will have until *TBD* (generally 24-48 hours) to create 4 person teams (All Male, All Female, Coed [2 max from any particular gender]).
Teams for scoring are only comprised of IN-PERSON participants. (Virtual participants are not eligible to be scored as part of the 4 person teams that are scored.)
Team Category Results
Results from the Team Competition will be shared the week after the event.
TEAM Captain Assistance
Please refer to the CONTACT US section.