NYSVR434 is an abbreviation for New York State Virtual Race 434 - 434 being the number of miles for the route from Niagara Square in Buffalo to Times Square in New York City, the original version. Enter your miles and see your position on the tracking map as well as the positions of others.
This iteration (the final), will map a course from San Francisco and ending where NYSVR434 began back in 2020 - Buffalo City Hall. The total one way map distance is 2,830 miles. The event will last the entire year. While the map will end at City Hall, mileage can be entered up to 10,000 miles (Challenge Accepted!).
Locate your position on the map and use the map's Street View to drop that little person on your pin to see where you are
Snip and share that image on the NYSVR434 Facebook group.
Sign up friends and family in the Team member events and combine your times. For maximum flexibility, join the Team Run-Bike. Each person contributes distance and time to the event as they choose. These are combined into a total for each race, each person shares in the completion of a race. Leaderboard and map locations will show both team accumulation and individual totals.
Since the NYSVR434 events were begun during Covid, we have been able to contribute over $108,000 from all of our virtual events.
These donations have been made possible by participation in the events and by your kind donations.
Nine deserving organizations throughout Western New York have benefited from these donations that have been made possible by participation in the events and by your kind donations.
For this final virtual event, we are elimination the shirts and medals and instead donating what would have been those costs to our 2024 chosen organization.
A portion of every registration will be donated to the Rural Outreach Center. Please help this worthy organization through your additional donation.
Based in East Aurora, ROC’s mission is to break the cycle of rural poverty by accompanying people towards self-sufficiency. We assist, empower, and elevate.
There are over 40,000 people in poverty in the southern WNY zip codes we serve. Rural poverty is called the invisible poverty because it is hidden and dispersed across a wide geographic area, making it difficult to provide services. The ROC is here to fill that service gap.
For more information on their programs, please visit their website at https://theroc.co/ or click the logo.
How does the NYSVR434 Final Countdown event work?
The NYSVR434 Event provides a virtual course from San Francisco to Buffalo city Hall with visual tracking of your progress.
Run or bike anywhere you like, recording your distance and time. Use your User ID or User link to access your personal entry page at www.NYSVR434.com/FinalCountdown. Enter the date of your run/bike, the distance covered, and the time it took.
How many miles can be logged on the courses?
The Course, from end to end, is 2830 miles. You can enter up to 10,000 miles during the year. Map position for miles > 2830 will be the endpoint - Buffalo City Hall.
What is the maximum number of miles that can be can be entered?
10,000 miles!!! Some have exceeded previous event totals no matter how much it's been extended. I'm sure some of you are already thinking CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS ALSO THE COMBINED TOTAL FOR TEAMS.
How does the Relay Team work?
Up to 10 participants can register per team. Each team member registers in the appropriate Team category and creates or chooses your team.
Each person shares in the completion of a course/event by entering their distance and time on their personal activity entry form. These are combined into a total for each race.
Map positions and Leaderboards are displayed for both the team and the individual team member.
How do I set up my User ID and User Link to enter activities?
At the end of the registration process, click the Get My User ID button. Your User ID and User Link will be displayed.
How do I find my User ID, User Link?
Use the Find_User feature on the top menu. Provide the requested information to get your User ID and User Link.
Your User Id and User Link will also be emailed to you the morning following the day you registered.
How can I log in?
On the home page, (www.NYSVR434.com/FinalCountdown) enter your User ID, or enter your User Link on your browser address bar, or use the Find User page found in the menu to lookup your info and use the Log Me In button.
Do I need a personal device (ie: Garmin, apple watch) or app (ie Strava) to record my times and upload to the website?
No, all activity is manually recorded (you type it) through your activity entry form on the website.
Where can I find my activity entry form?
Your personal activity entry form is found by using the My Entry button on the Home / Welcome page. You must be logged in to use it as we need to know who you are.
Why don't I see my activity entry form anymore?
The system will remember you until you shut down all instances of your browser, or another User ID is logged in. Use your User Id or User Link to re-login.
What kind of miles can be counted?
Miles can only be counted when that is the primary activity engaged in and it is measurable.
- use a premeasured course.
- use a device (ie Garmin) that will measure distance.
- walk/run/bike and afterwards use google maps, mapmyrun, or plot-a-route to get distance.
- treadmills and bike trainer programs are allowed if they provide distance.
- NOT ALLOWED - daily steps accumulated on a fitness app or golfing, etc. - not primary activity.
- NOT ALLOWED - converted miles, ie: estimating how far you would have run based on how much time was spent biking.
- NOT ALLOWED - scooters, e-bikes, skate boarding, rollerblading, horseback riding, hang gliding, surfing, etc.
- ALLOWED - crawling, skipping, strolling on a measured course. Unicycles, tricycles, big wheels on a measured course (if Bike or Run/Bike category).
Can multiple entries be made in one day (ie: I ran twice)
Yes and No. Only one entry per activity per day will be counted. So:
- If you plan to perform an activity multiple times per day, enter the total time and total distance for that day.
- If you already made an entry for that day, simply re-enter the same date and the total time and total distance. Your prior entry will be REPLACED.
- The exception is run-bike division, who can enter time for both a run and a bike on the same day.
Can I correct an entry made in error?
Yes you can. At the top of your entry form, set the activity date to the date of the entry to be corrected, then simply enter the correct miles and time. Your original entry will be replaced by the new information.
Can I use any miles for runs or rides done before or after the couse/event dates?
Sorry, no. Only runs or bike rides performed between the start and end dates of each course/event can be counted. The entry form will either not allow or display an error if dates other than those allowed are entered.
Can I still enter miles if I missed a day or I signed up after the race start?
Yes, you can always go back to a prior day and enter your mileage. Be sure to change the activity date on the entry form for each prior entry otherwise the entries will over-write the previous one.
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