Prairie 500 FAQ

Why are we riding?

  • Learn more about Habitat for Humanity Manitoba HERE


What activities can I do?

  • Any activity can be incorporated into the Prairie 500. Choose from: cycling, walking, running, rowing, elliptical, steps, swimming or any variation at all. If you want to skip your way across Manitoba you can.


How can I track my activity?

  • You can automatically send distances from apps such as Runkeeper, Strava, Fitbit, and Map My Run/Ride/Walk/Fitness, Apple Health, Google Fit, or simply enter them manually. The choice is yours.


Is there an age restriction?

  • Absolutely not. Everyone is welcome to participate


Can I bring some friends or co-workers?

  • You bet! Recruit as many friends, family members and co-workers as you like


How long is the virtual ride?

  • The Prairie 500 can be as long or as short as you like. You do not have to complete the entire 500 km route


Do I have to ride the entire 500km distance?

  • Absolutely not. You can ride as much or as little as you wish.


How do I sign up?

  • Signing up is easy – Simply click JOIN on the mission page


What is the cost?

  • The virtual event is $49 per participant


What is the minimum fundraising?

  • There is no minimum fundraising requirement. However, we suggest a target of $100 for participants that are new to fundraising.  For more experienced fundraisers, we encourage you to set your own fundraising goal of $250, $500, $1,000 or more!


Where does the fundraising go?

  • All of the fundraising is directed to the Habitat for Humanity Manitoba Build fund in the community you want to support.


Can I fundraise for my local Chapter?

  • You bet. On the donation page there is a drop-down menu for all of the Habitat chapters in Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario


How can I track my activity?

  • You can automatically send distances from apps such as Runkeeper, Strava, Fitbit, and Map My Run/Ride/Walk/Fitness, Apple Health, Google Fit, or simply enter them manually. The choice is yours. Once you have registered, go to MY ACCOUNT and click on MY CONNECTIONS


How many steps would it take to walk 500 km?

  • It would take approximately 656, 168 steps to walk 500km. If you average 10,000 steps per day, it would take you just over 65 days to complete the walk across Manitoba.


I am very competitive. How can I see how I compare to others doing the same activities?

  • Go to the Mission page and click on the Leaderboard tab. Select the appropriate leaderboard settings and filters. You can choose from weekly, monthly or all time statistics and choose from a variety of activity types and tracking devices.


Learn more about Habitat Chapters here: //www.habitat.mb.ca/chapters/

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