Setting the right goal makes your Virtual Race engaging, fair, and achievable — especially when teams are involved. This guide walks you through how team scoring works, how to calculate an appropriate race distance, and how to choose a goal your participants can realistically hit.
How Team Virtual Race Scoring Works
Team Virtual Race scoring is based on the average total distance per team member, not the combined total.
This ensures:
Large teams don’t have an unfair advantage
Small teams aren’t penalized
Every participant’s effort contributes equally
The Formula
We use the exact same scoring logic shown in our detailed Team Scoring article:
Team Average = (Total distance from all team members) ÷ (Number of team members)
Example:
Team A (4 members): 200 total miles
→ 200 ÷ 4 = 50 average miles
Team B (7 members): 343 total miles
→ 343 ÷ 7 = 49 average miles
Team A is ahead, even though Team B moved farther overall — because their per-person average is higher.
👉 Learn more: Understanding Team Scoring in Stridekick
🎯 What This Means for Setting Your Goal
Because team scores are based on each individual’s total distance, your race goal must be something an individual participant can complete within the challenge timeframe.
This means:
Don’t set the goal as a team total
Don’t multiply it by team size
Don’t plan for combined miles
Your race goal = the finish line every participant is aiming for.
Teams will compete by how close each person gets to that goal (and beyond), averaged across the group.
How to Choose the Right Virtual Race Goal
Use this quick formula to choose an appropriate race distance:
[Daily Distance per Person] × [Total Days in Challenge]
Most groups perform best with:
2–5 miles per day per person, with 3 miles/day being a happy medium for mixed-ability teams.
Recommended Race Distances
These examples show what participants need to average per day to finish the race goal by your challenge end date:
Challenge Length | Recommended Goal (Total Miles) | Daily Average Per Person |
7 days | 14–21 miles | ~2–3 miles/day |
14 days | 28–42 miles | ~2–3 miles/day |
30 days | 60–90 miles | ~2–3 miles/day |
60 days | 120–180 miles | ~2–3 miles/day |
These ranges keep the challenge doable for most participants — and still motivating for highly active teams.
💡 Tip: If your group skews less active, aim for the low end of each range. If they’re more competitive, choose the high end.
⚙️ How to Set Your Goal in SuperDash
Select Virtual Race as one of your challenge modes.
Enter your total race distance (e.g., 75 miles).
Confirm that the goal aligns with your challenge timeline.
Click Create Challenge to finalize.
That’s it! Participants will now progress across the race map based on their activity.
🔄 Editing Your Goal Mid-Challenge
Good news — you can update your Virtual Race goal at any time in SuperDash:
Need to lower the goal to keep more participants engaged?
Need to increase it for a highly active group?
Just click Edit Challenge, adjust your distance goal, save, and the update will immediately reflect in participants’ progress.
🏁 After the Race Starts
Once your challenge is live:
Participants move along the map based on synced distance
Teams appear on the leaderboard based on their average distance
Late syncs still count — standings may shift even after the end date
Individuals can continue progressing even after the race “finishes”
TL;DR
✅ Set a goal that an individual can reach within your challenge timeframe.
🧮 Teams are scored by the average total activity per member, not by combined totals.
🏆 Teams can still climb the leaderboard even after the race ends (as late syncs roll in).