The University of Maine at Augusta Wellness Committee is pleased to announce our 1st Annual Tour de UMA Wellness Relay which will take place during the 2023-2024 academic year. We are inviting you to join us as we embark on our “virtual journey” across the UMA system. This free activity was created to encourage you and others to be active and promote a better and healthier lifestyle. We hope you choose to join us for the great fun and excitement of the Tour de UMA, a “virtual trek” across the state with stops at each one of our beautiful locations.
Completing this activity will count for your Level 2 Wellness Incentive.
Step 1: Sign Up (Registration Deadline is Friday, September 30, 2023)
Create a four-person team and give yourselves a creative team name.
No Team? No problem! Register as an individual and we will place you on a team.
To register, simply fill out the online Tour de UMA registration form.
Information you will need to complete registration:
- Team Name
- Individual names of team members
- Individual email addresses of team members
- Team member location
Step 2: Begin tracking your activity on Monday, October 2, 2023
Each virtual leg of the tour will start on a specific date, beginning with the trek from the Augusta Campus to the Rockland Center, on October 2, 2023.
The length of time to complete each leg of the Tour de UMA will be determined by the number of miles between each location.
Miles will be obtained using a time/distance ratio system which is based upon the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendation of 150 minutes of physical activity per week. 1 minute of activity = .3 miles (ex: 30 minutes of activity x .3 = 9 miles)
Exercise Activity Examples Qualified for this Event include: walking, jogging, running, biking, swimming, skiing, snowshoeing, elliptical, rowing, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, Yoga, Zumba, Aikido, Aerobics, weight lifting, cross training, tennis, racquetball, volleyball, pickleball, wallyball, basketball, softball, baseball, soccer, dancing, frisbee, gardening, and active yard games.
Keeping Track of Your Progress
- Teams will be responsible for tracking their progress through each leg of the race.
- Teams will record their progress using the provided online tracking form.
- Team progress must be submitted by the deadline provided for each leg of the tour.
- The deadline for submitting team progress will be 12:00pm every Monday when a new leg of the Tour de UMA begins.
Tour de UMA Schedule (miles between each location are estimated)
- Monday, Oct 2, 2023 – Augusta to Rockland
(45 Miles / 150 minutes of activity) - Monday, Oct 9, 2023* – Rockland to Brunswick
(45 Miles / 150 minutes of activity) - Monday, Oct 16, 2023* – Brunswick to Saco
(45 Miles / 150 minutes of activity) - Monday, Oct 23, 2023* – Saco to Lewiston
(45 Miles / 150 minutes of activity) - Monday, Oct 30, 2023* – Lewiston to Rumford
(45 Miles / 150 minutes of activity) - Monday, Nov 6, 2023* – Rumford to East Millinocket
(180 Miles / 600 minutes of activity) - Monday, Jan 1, 2024* – East Millinocket to Houlton
(45 Miles / 150 minutes of activity) - Monday, Jan 8, 2024* – Houlton to Bangor
(90 Miles / 300 minutes of activity) - Monday, Jan 22, 2024* – Bangor to Ellsworth LOOP
(45 Miles / 150 minutes of activity) - Monday, Jan 29, 2024* – Bangor to Augusta
(90 Miles / 300 minutes of activity) - Monday, Feb 12, 2024* – Tour de UMA Finish
*Team progress due by 12:00pm for the previous leg of the Tour de UMA.
Step 3: Win Prizes!
T-Shirts
The first 10 teams to register for the Tour de UMA will receive a free T-shirt!
Grand Prize – Airpods (2nd Generation)
To earn a qualifying entry, one team member must fully complete the scheduled leg of the tour during the allotted time and record their progress using the provided online tracking form by the scheduled deadline.
The number of entries a team receives will be determined by the number of team members who complete the scheduled leg of the tour.
One winning team will be drawn at random on Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Each team member will receive a set of Airpod 2nd Generation earbuds.
Team members may not combine activity time to complete any leg of the tour.