Basic information

Which races form part of the PIM Women's Challenge?

The races forming part of the PIM Women's Challenge include individual and team races. The team races require the entry of a team of 4, who will run either the full distance or run as a relay. The team can include men, but only the women that are in the team are eligible for the PIM Women's Challenge.

The first phase of the PIM Women's Challenge will include the following races:

Hervis Prague Half Marathon - Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

• as individual (1x 21.0975km)
• as team (4x 21.0975km)
• as relay (3x 5km + 1x 6.097km)

Volkswagen Prague Marathon - Sunday, May 8th, 2011

• as individual (1x 42.195km)
• as team (4x 42.195km)
• as relay (3x 10km + 1x 12.195km)

Level 1 - Register, train and run

Anyone can enter and be part of the PIM women's community. There is no competition. The PIM Women's Challenge is aimed at giving a goal and a sense of belonging to all women who want to do something good for their health, body and soul. By registering to take part in one of the PIM races that form part of the PIM Women's Challenge, the preparation for the race and the taking part itself will give all those that enter the assistance and motivation to get started, and, finally, the enormous sense of achievement that completing the challenge will bring.

What do we offer to participants in Level 1?

• a special training plan designed by our coach and posted on the PIM website
• receipt of the PIM newsletter containing information about training, events, nutrition and health issues
• the possibility to take part in specially created running events
• PIM Women's Challenge T-shirt
• special start bag

How to register?

To become a member of the PIM Women's Challenge community, simply mark the assigned field when registering for your selected race.

Level 2 - Share your experiences and win the Challenge

Level 2 of the Challenge is open to all women living in the Czech Republic.

Would you like to be among the selected women who will receive special care and support in their preparation for their chosen race? The selected women will be assisted by a coaching team who will advise on their nutrition, training and motivation right up to the day of their own race (and after) and, awards will be given based on their overall improvement, whether they have reached their own personal goal, their perseverance in writing their training diaries, and various other criteria. There will also be one overall winner that will be chosen by the selected women themselves.

PIM will follow these women from the start of their training regime through to successful completion of their chosen race. PIM will help with their training, will cover their stories and will award prizes to those that meet with a number of criteria along the way.

How will we choose the women to follow?

The selection process of the Level 2 women takes into account the diversity of fitness level and aims to include different types of women based on their age, number of children, job, motivation, fitness level, etc. A panel of judges will make their decision based on the information provided by the applicants.

The judges will be looking to choose women that fall into any of the following categories:

• serious runners
• moderately active
• have never done any form of sport and don't know how to start!

How to register?

The process is similar to the Level 1 registration; you simply mark the assigned field when registering for your selected race. In addition, you should send any interesting information about yourself to Cette adresse email est protégée contre les robots des spammeurs, vous devez activer Javascript pour la voir. , including your background, interesting facts, a photo and anything else that you believe could win you the judge's vote.

The deadline for application for Level 2 is January 15th, 2011.

(Note to the runners who took part in the adidas Women's Race 5 km in 2010: This new deadline was created in order to attract more women to get involved, particularly those that have never run before).

Information relating to the women chosen to take part in the 2010 PIM Women's Challenge, Level 2, will be available on this website from the end of January, 2011.

What do we offer to participants in Level 2?

The selected women will receive all of the benefits of Level 1 participants, plus:

• free race entry
• fitness tests after selection and on a regular basis during their preparation, and before and after the race
• free entry to selected fitness centres
• regular training sessions specifically for women with our coaching team
• adidas outfit and "miCoach", the new electronic training device from adidas
• access to the VIP area near the start and finishing line on race day
• race briefing from our coaching team
• free race photos

PIM Women's Challenge - Awards

Award for the biggest improvement in each category

• election by the panel of judges together with the coaching team
• each woman will be given a personal goal, based on her overall fitness level and personal situation. The award will be attributed according to the level of achievement of the individual's personal goal

Award for the most disciplined woman

• election by the panel of judges together with the project manager of the PIM Women's Challenge
• based on a number of criteria, such as attendance at meetings, frequency and quality of diaries, respect for deadlines and availability for interviews and photo shooting

Miscellaneous

There is no special ranking for the PIM Women's Challenge as there is no time competition. The women taking part in the PIM Women's Challenge will be listed in the normal ranking lists.

Keep an eye on these pages for further information on the PIM Women's Challenge 2011!