Let's Go on Volksmarch: Awards and Record Books
IVV Achievement Award Program: Earn awards by walking events and distance at volkssport events worldwide. Redeem your IVV Record Books at milestones such as 10 events, 30 events, 500 kilometers, 1000 kilometers for a certificate, patch, and hatpin to display your achievement.
IVV Record Books: Record books are sold by the clubs at each event, in the USA the books are $5 each, and are good worldwide. An incentive for new walkers is to buy the New Walkers Packet and receive the first set of IVV Record Books at a big discount. You get both an event record book and a distance record book for a total of $5.
Record Book Types
Event Record Books: Stamped once for each event (no matter how many times you completed the trail distance). Redeem at milestones: 10 events, 30 events, 50 events, 75 events, etc.
Distance Record Books: Stamped once for each completion of the trail with the distance recorded. Redeem at milestones 500 kilometers, 1000 kilometers, 1500 kilometers, etc.
At each event, by paying a single credit fee or buying the event award, you get BOTH books stamped.
Completing a Record Book: When the book is full, make a copy for your records and mail the book to the address listed on the front (to AVA for USA walkers) Be sure to then buy a new set of books at the next event to keep going while the AVA processes your books and sends you back your Achievement Award. AVA address: 1001 Pat Booker Rd. Suite 101, Universal City, TX 78148.
Passbook: After you redeem your first record book, the AVA also sends you back a little passbook that you will include when redeeming future books. Don't worry about this when redeeming your first book - you won't have it yet! The AVA also requires you send in the last previously redeemed book when redeeming future books. This is to check for any duplicates.
You've Reached the End of Your Walk
1. Finding a walk
2. Registration
3. Starting
4. Walking
5. Checkpoints
6. Finish and Awards
7. Record Books
More Information
AVA
Clubs
Walking Event Calendar
Images courtesy of the American Volkssport Association, used with permission
