Name: 6th Annual Amity Island Running Club's Cheers to the New Year Run/Walk Challenge
Start: 2026-01-01
End: 2026-01-31
Location: Edgartown

About the Event

What is this streaking event?
We challenge you to run or walk at least 1 mile per day for the entire month of January. Your goal is to run/walk for 31 straight days and cover at least 31 miles. You can cover more distance if you'd like, but the minimum requirement is 1 mile per day.

When does the event start?
The event starts on January 1, 2026.

When does the event end?
The event concludes on January 31, 2026.

What swag is included with my entry fee?

You will get a one-of-a-kind scarf.

Where do I log my daily mileage?
Participants will log their mileage on RunSignUp.com. Just log into your account and enter your daily miles. Mileage entry is on your honor, but we will be checking to make sure all entries look legitimate.

This year, we will not be allowing mileage dumping! All miles need to be entered within 72 hours of being completed

Can I compete for prizes?
Yes! We will have awards for the male and female with the highest mileage totals (must have completed the 31 consecutive day streak). There will also be random prizes throughout the month.

Do I have to run or walk every day?
Technically, no; it is your challenge. However, the intent is for participants to cover at least 1 mile per day during the entire month of January.

Do I have to run or walk outside?
No! We know that January can bring snow and ice, so please be safe!

Steps Challenge Information:

We are adding a new event this year- a steps challenge. We know a lot of people work jobs that have them moving A LOT! This has been a request for the last few years so we are finally adding it in. The person with the most steps at the end of the month (both male and female) will win a prize! Yes, you can enter both challenges, you just need to register for both! Any questions, just reach out. We will be sending out information about how to log. your steps in a separate email.

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of 6th Annual Amity Island Running Club's Cheers to the New Year Run/Walk Challenge.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Reaan Steenkamp	M	56	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
🥇	Pete Ambrozaitis	M	64	Edgartown, MA	—
🥈	Chantal Desgagne	F	57	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
🥉	Jon Moore	M	39	Edgartown, MA	—
4	Ashley Baril	F	37	Boston, MA	—
4	Marylee Schroeder	F	62	West Tisbury, MA	—
5	Eliska Suryckova	F	54	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
6	Ryan Sawyer	M	29	Edgartown, MA	—
7	Chris Edwards	M	35	Edgartown, MA	—
7	Barbara Basbanes Richter	F	42	Larchmont, NY	—
8	Kyle Curtis	M	40	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
8	Marcy Bettencourt	F	52	Edgartown, MA	—
9	Chris Cajolet	M	59	Edgartown, MA	—
10	Laura Monies	F	50	Somerville, MA	—
11	Susan Lopes	F	64	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
12	Melanie Brown	F	47	Edgartown, MA	—
13	Rachel Shanor	F	67	Milton, MA	—
14	Pamela Thomas	F	59	Edgartown, MA	—
14	Meredith Goldthwait	F	61	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
15	Paula Caron	F	56	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
16	Alyssa Starzyk	F	51	Edgartown, MA	—
17	Walter Ricciardi	M	71	Aquinnah, MA	—
18	Michael Mayone	M	58	Edgartown, MA	—
18	Rachel Bachmann	F	38	Brentwood, TN	—
19	Steve Brightman	M	56	Providence, RI	—
19	Stefanie Cronin	F	55	Edgartown, MA	—
20	Douglas Cronin	M	57	Edgartown, MA	—
20	Cal Nannes	M	39	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
21	Q Williams	M	53	Walnut Creek, CA	—
21	marvin tumaneng	M	42	Edgartown, MA	—
22	Roberta Miceli	F	66	Edgartown, MA	—
22	Chris Warren	M	48	Suwanee, GA	—
23	Meeghan Athearn	F	45	Chilmark, MA	—
23	Amelia Smith	F	54	West Tisbury, MA	—
24	Evan Scall	F	41	Edgartown, MA	—
24	Brenda Gerosa-Beal	F	72	Hingham, MA	—
25	P.J. Costa	M	68	New Bedford, MA	—
26	Hollis McLaughlin	M	41	Edgartown, MA	—
26	Jacqueline Francisco	F	54	East Freetown, MA	—
27	Donna Creighton	F	61	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
28	Ruth Ambrozaitis	F	63	Edgartown, MA	—
28	Kate Arters	F	38	Charleston, SC	—
29	Grant Joiner	M	39	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
29	Robin Breen	F	60	Edgartown, MA	—
30	Theresa Janeczek	F	56	Edgartown, MA	—
30	Susan Bernier	F	68	Edgartown, MA	—
31	Gerard Du Toit	M	56	Lincoln, MA	—
31	Cathy Mayone	F	55	Edgartown, MA	—
32	Beth Wike	F	46	Chilmark, MA	—
33	Diane Carr	F	67	Edgartown, MA	—
34	Hans Riis	M	57	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
34	Joseph Smith Klein	M	24	Edgartown, MA	—
35	Anthony Janeczek	M	57	Edgartown, MA	—
35	Kristin Wild	F	54	Potomac Falls, VA	—
36	Anne Moller	F	49	Brookline, MA	—
36	CHANTALE Duguay Patterson	F	46	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
37	Charles Creighton	M	58	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
37	Elizabeth Cosgrove	F	62	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
38	Jonathan Searle	M	58	Edgartown, MA	—
38	Sabrina Schaeffer	F	47	Bethesda, MD	—
39	Kaleigh Cole	F	36	Westerville, OH	—
39	Andrew Wild	M	58	Potomac Falls, VA	—
40	Cammie Bryant	F	75	Vero Beach, FL	—
41	Karen BURKE	F	56	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
42	Mollee Lewis	F	59	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
42	Katie Van Riper	F	27	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
43	Hannah Riis	F	53	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
43	Lori Ford	F	54	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
44	Anne Williamson	F	58	Edgartown, MA	—
44	John Adams	M	33	Edgartown, MA	—
45	Jeff Plain	M	64	Huntsville, AL	—
45	Sarah Banks	F	37	Edgartown, MA	—
46	Marcela Pouliot	F	52	Edgartown, MA	—
46	Sudwiti Chanda	F	48	New York, NY	—
47	Melinda Sowizral	F	66	Edgartown, MA	—
47	Megan McDonald	F	44	Edgartown, MA	—
48	Erica Rodney	F	52	Stow, MA	—
48	Susan Garrett	F	61	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
49	Alexander Bryant	M	46	Lebanon, NH	—
49	Tam Hartl	F	50	Mountain View, CA	—
50	Jennifer Cummings	F	45	Edgartown, MA	—
50	Lorraine Stark	F	68	Oak Bluffs, MA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Stefanie Cronin	F	54	Edgartown, MA	—
🥈	Ryan Sawyer	M	27	Edgartown, MA	—
🥉	Elizabeth Mullaney	F	48	Dedham, MA	—
4	CHANTALE Duguay Patterson	F	45	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
5	Tracy Malowski	F	45	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
6	Meeghan Athearn	F	44	Chilmark, MA	—
7	Colleen Masse	F	52	West Hartford, CT	—
8	Brenda Gerosa-Beal	F	71	Hingham, MA	—
9	Robert F. Beal, Jr.	M	73	hingham, MA	—
10	Diane Carr	F	65	Edgartown, MA	—
11	Sudwiti Chanda	F	47	New York, NY	—
12	Teri Carilli	F	60	Lexington, MA	—
13	Kristin Wild	F	53	Potomac Falls, VA	—
14	Andrew Wild	M	57	Potomac Falls, VA	—
15	Alex Lam	M	31	Edgartown, MA	—
16	Sydney Mullen	F	44	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
17	Serene Forte	F	61	Lexington, MA	—
18	Samantha Spina	F	42	Canton, MA	—
19	Laura Monies	F	48	Somerville, MA	—
20	Jessica Seeman	F	40	Aquinnah, MA	—
21	Kaleigh Cole	F	34	Westerville, OH	—
22	Tory Sowizral	F	30	Edgartown, MA	—
23	Beth Wike	F	44	Chilmark, MA	—
24	Sarah Banks	F	36	Edgartown, MA	—
25	Laurie Pereira	F	47	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
26	Ashley Baril	F	36	Boston, MA	—
27	Jessie Merriam	F	49	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
28	Meredith Goldthwait	F	60	Vineyard HavenVineyard Haven, MA	—
29	Jan Foley Orosz	F	65	Powell, OH	—
30	Anne Williamson	F	57	Edgartown, MA	—
31	Taylor Achin	F	31	West Tisbury, MA	—
32	Mary Beth Naron	F	56	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
33	Sean McHale	M	49	Wayne, PA	—
34	Ceili Brennan	F	31	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
35	Amelia Smith	F	52	West Tisbury, MA	—
36	Eliza Curtis	F	38	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
37	Kyle Curtis	M	38	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
38	Chris Cajolet	M	57	Edgartown, MA	—
39	Eliska Suryckova	F	52	Edgartown, MA	—
40	Theresa Janeczek	F	54	Edgartown, MA	—
41	Anthony Janeczek	M	55	Edgartown, MA	—
42	Clare Bast	F	55	Edgartown, MA	—
43	Robin Breen	F	59	Edgartown, MA	—
44	Susie Mondry	F	62	Edgartown, MA	—
45	Mia Jeffers	F	19	Edgartown, MA	—
46	Reaan Steenkamp	M	55	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
47	Dianne Booth	F	56	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
48	Elizabeth Cosgrove	F	61	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
49	Debra Dolliver	F	67	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
50	Pia Gundersen	F	53	Edgartown, MA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Jon Moore	M	45	Edgartown, MA	—
🥈	Ryan Sawyer	M	30	Edgartown, MA	—
🥉	Eliska Suryckova	F	55	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
4	Donna Creighton	F	62	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
5	Chris Cajolet	M	60	Edgartown, MA	—
6	Laura Monies	F	51	Somerville, MA	—
7	Heather Heinz	F	53	Edgartown, MA	—
8	Susan Brown	F	81	Edgartown, MA	—
9	Cailie Burns	F	40	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
10	Eric Jacobsen	M	54	Hopkinton, MA	—
11	Roberta Miceli	F	67	Edgartown, MA	—
12	Paula Caron	F	57	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
13	Michael Langlais	M	50	Stowe, VT	—
14	Kristin Wild	F	56	Potomac Falls, VA	—
15	Tory Sowizral	F	33	Edgartown, MA	—
16	Andrew Wild	M	60	Potomac Falls, VA	—
17	Paul Barrows	M	55	Holliston, MA	—
18	Anne Williamson	F	60	Edgartown, MA	—
19	Jill McKelvey	F	59	Ashland, MA	—
20	Heather Lee Van Murphy	F	43	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
21	Megan McDonald	F	45	Edgartown, MA	—
22	Beth Glynn	F	59	Edgartown, MA	—
23	Camilla Tamargo	F	31	Edgartown, MA	—
24	Charles Creighton	M	59	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
25	Kevin Santos	M	37	Edgartown, MA	—
26	Sudwiti Chanda	F	50	New York, NY	—
27	Jan Foley Orosz	F	68	Powell, OH	—
28	Chris Edwards	M	36	Edgartown, MA	—
29	Lorraine Stark	F	70	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
30	Jean Zdankowski	F	63	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
31	Debra Alley	F	55	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
32	Dennis Dignardi	M	69	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
33	Melinda Sowizral	F	68	Edgartown, MA	—
34	Michelle Bielunis	F	47	Boston, MA	—
35	Deborah Regan	F	58	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
36	John Adams IV	M	34	Edgartown, MA	—
37	Amanda Alon	F	35	Plymouth, MA	—
38	Kyle Shortell	M	36	Methuen, MA	—
39	Ashley Van Murphy	F	41	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
40	Christina Park	F	39	Edgartown, MA	—
41	Julia Tarka	F	32	Edgartown, MA	—
42	Robert F. Beal, Jr.	M	76	hingham, MA	—
43	Susan Bernier	F	70	Edgartown, MA	—
44	Meeghan Athearn	F	47	Chilmark, MA	—
45	Eliza Curtis	F	41	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
46	Laurie Jennings	F	50	Vineyard Haven, MA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Heather Lee Van Murphy	F	43	Oak Bluffs, MA	—
🥈	Pete Ambrozaitis	M	65	Edgartown, MA	—
🥉	Melanie Brown	F	48	Edgartown, MA	—
4	Sudwiti Chanda	F	50	New York, NY	—
5	Diane Carr	F	68	Boca Raton, FL	—
6	Ruth Ambrozaitis	F	65	Edgartown, MA	—
7	Cammie Bryant	F	76	Vero Beach, FL	—
8	Alexander Bryant	M	47	LEBANON, NH	—
9	Brenda Gerosa-Beal	F	74	Hingham, MA	—
10	Jessie Merriam	F	52	Vineyard Haven, MA	—
11	Alyssa Starzyk	F	52	Edgartown, MA	—

6th Annual Amity Island Running Club's Cheers to the New Year Run/Walk Challenge

About the Event

This year, we will not be allowing mileage dumping! All miles need to be entered within 72 hours of being completed

Races Offered

1st Annual Steps Challenge