The Great EpisGOpal Race 2023

Short review

The United Thank Offering (UTO) Presents The Great EpisGOpal Race in partnership with Sawyerville and the Diocese of Alabama! 

Join us in gratitude and race YOUR way in the second annual Great EpisGOpal Race virtual race to support the 2021 UTO Ingathering and Sawyerville. Anytime between November 5 – November 14, choose your preferred mode and distance and race to raise money for creation care grants and Sawyerville. You can bike a 10K, run a half marathon, or skate a mile—the options are limitless. Let’s race together in gratitude!

How It Works:

Choose your location. This race is virtual, meaning you can compete from anywhere in the world! You can hike a mountain in Switzerland, cycle around your neighborhood, or run a marathon in your house.Choose your time. The race takes place from November 5 – November 14. Race at a time that works for you.Choose your mode. We are joining together in gratitude for our bodies. Move in a way that makes you happy – run, bike, swim, hike, paddle board, martial arts, the options are endless.Choose your distance. Whether you want to set your personal record or take a stroll around your neighborhood, this race is for you. 1 mile, 5k, marathon, or anywhere in between, you choose!

Ways to Participate

Race. Join in gratitude, grab your sneakers, and move your body. We invite you to take this time to celebrate yourself.Fundraise. You can choose to fundraise for UTO, Sawyerville, or both! 100% of the funds raised for UTO will support the Ingathering, which will fund creation care grants. Funds raised for Sawyerville will support opportunities for youth in Alabama.Create a team. Invite folks from your parish, diocese, province, or beyond to race with you and start a team on the race page.Challenge. Think your team can raise the most money or go the furthest distance? Challenge another team and see who wins!

Registration opens on September 15 and costs $30. Race participants will have the option to buy a UTO suncatcher from Blenko as a race medal for $15. If you raise $100 for UTO, you will receive a free suncatcher! There will be additional prizes and giveaways throughout October and November for race participants and fundraisers.