C9  ·  A 90-Day Challenge

The Great
Turkey
Challenge

90 Days. 9 Disciplines. One Great Turkey.
Don’t chicken out.
Starts August 28 · Join before Day 1
Join C9
Joining C9 means two things 1 Join the challenge 2 Register for the Raleigh Turkey Trot The app walks you through both when you join. The race is the finish line — Thanksgiving morning, Nov 26.
The Nine ↓
What is C9

Quality over quantity.

Ninety days of simple things done consistently — time with God, care for your body, real investment in people, self-control, sleep, and keeping your word to yourself. Scored weekly. Raced monthly. Finished together at Thanksgiving.

C9 isn't about doing more. It's about becoming the kind of person who consistently does what matters.

The C9

Nine Disciplines

C·1
Cutoff
Screens are finished at your chosen evening cutoff. Phone away, laptop closed, TV off. 5 days a week.
5pts / wk
C·2
Christ
15 minutes actually alone with God — Bible, prayer, or both. Sermons and podcasts don't count. Mark 1:35. 5 days a week.
5pts / wk
C·3
Consume
Drink 64 ounces of water. 5 days a week.
5pts / wk
C·4
Clean Eating
One clear eating rule you choose before Day 1 — objective enough that you can't renegotiate it in the moment. 5 days a week.
5pts / wk
C·5
Crash
In bed by your chosen time — earlier than your normal pattern, aimed at 7–8 hours. 5 days a week.
5pts / wk
C·6
Conditioning
30 minutes of intentional exercise (2 pts) plus 1 additional intentional mile (1 pt) — separate from the workout, separate from normal steps. 4 days a week.
12pts / wk
C·7
Consecration
Fast one meal and use the time to seek God. Don't just not eat. Pray. Once a week.
3pts / wk
C·8
Connection
Invest in one family member or friend in a way you normally wouldn't. Photo posted to the GroupMe for points — the picture isn't the point, connecting is. Once a week.
3pts / wk
C·9
Character
Practice it daily. Score it weekly. One specific area of character for all 90 days. At the end of each week: was I at least 7/10 better than my normal pattern — and would my accountability partner agree? Private — only your partner sees it.
3pts / wk
A perfect regular week = 50 points
25 for the 5-day-a-week challenges  +  12 for the 4-day-a-week challenge  +  9 for the once-a-week challenges  +  3 for turning in by Saturday midnight  +  1 bonus for a perfect week
How the game works

90 days is the destination.
One week is the game.

Daily

Build the habits. Open the app, mark what you did, leave. Twenty seconds.

Weekly

Win the Week. 50 points on the table every Friday–Thursday. Lock your score by Saturday night for +3. A perfect week earns +1 more.

Monthly

Three fresh races. Your monthly score resets to zero each month — your Overall never does. A bad September can't touch your October.

Overall

Every point from Day 1 still counts toward the one standing that never resets — the race for the Great Turkey.

Monthly challenges

A new challenge every month

+3 bonus a week — all or nothing.

Aug 28 – Sep 30
September
People.

One additional intentional Connection each week, photo posted to the GroupMe.

+3 / week
Oct 1 – Oct 31
October
Depth.

Double the Christ requirement on all five days — 30 minutes with God instead of 15.

+3 / week
Nov 1 – Nov 25
November
Finish.

One long-mile day each week: 2, then 3, then 4, then 5 miles — building straight into the Turkey Trot.

+3 / week
Turkey Power

The ceremonial layer

Monthly champions earn no extra points. They earn something far less reasonable.

September Champion
Turkey Hat Power
October Champion
Turkey Glove Power
The Final Power
The Great Turkey
Turkey Costume Power

At the next church prayer gathering, the champion may wear the regalia — or bestow it upon another C9 participant. Everyone agrees to this before entering. There is no appeal process.

The finish

Turkey Trot

We finish together.

Thanksgiving morning, November 26. Every participant registers for the Raleigh Turkey Trot when they join — the race is the finish line of the whole challenge.

By Thanksgiving, the goal isn’t just to have more points. It’s to be closer to God, healthier, better rested, more present with the people you love — and a little more capable of doing what you said you would do.

Final standings

Prizes

1st
The Great Turkey
$100 running-shoe gift card
$100 Visa card — lunch with the family
Turkey Costume Power
2nd
Almost Turkey
$30 gift card
3rd
Turkey Adjacent
$20 gift card
Cost
$25

Each participant puts in $25 — it funds the prizes and gets you a Great Turkey Challenge 2026 T-shirt. You separately pay your own Raleigh Turkey Trot registration.

Pay $25 on Venmo

Put your name in the Venmo note so we can check you off.