This year we’ve got the ultimate giveaway to match UBC’s most iconic intramural event: Storm the Wall! We want you moving and prepping for your big race! In doing so, you could win big prizes for signing up for the event and participating in our Storm the Wall punch card program!
How Do I Participate?
First off – make sure you’ve got your UBC Rec account set up to access our facilities! Once you have that set up, you can collect a punch card from the Rec North L2 Desk or the Aquatic Centre and complete the following activities:
- Swim – Swim at the Aquatic Centre! UBC Students swim free, so check out the pool any time or hang out at Student Swim Nights on Thursday from 8:00 PM onwards!
- Sprint – Check in at the L2 desk and sprint at the Rec North track!
- Bike – try a group fitness spin class, go on the cardio bikes in Rec North or ARC* , or take a ride on your bike around campus!
- Run – do any cardio on the machines in Rec North or ARC* or go for a run on main mall!
- Storm – do pull ups or dead hang for 60 seconds in Rec North/ARC.* If you don’t have a fitness membership, you can get content of you performing this somewhere on campus.
- Just For Fun – take a photo with an Intramural staff wearing their jacket, or draw a Storm the Wall lightning bolt on the whiteboard in your lecture room.
Be sure to collect photos or video of you completing each activity** as you’ll need to show proof by uploading these to the form below. You can also share your content on their Instagram stories and tag @ubcrec for additional entries (must be public for it to count for additional entries)!
Finally, make sure you’re signed up for Storm the Wall! Whether you’re an Iron Person or on a team, we’ll be checking whether or not you are on a Storm the Wall roster. If you are not on a Storm the Wall roster by the roster deadline, March 18th at 5:00 PM, you will not be eligible for any prizes.
*Fitness Centre required to access Rec North or ARC Fitness Centres . Alternatively, interested participants can pay a drop-in price to participate in a fitness class or drop-in price to work out at our fitness centres.
**Photos taken at our facilities must abide by our photo & filming policy.
How Do I Enter The Draw for the Giveaway?
- Set up your UBC Rec account with your CWL.
- Make sure you’re signed up for a Storm the Wall team. If your friend signs up as a captain, they will be able to add you once they receive their captain’s package, starting the week of March 9th.
- The roster deadline for Storm the Wall is March 18th at 5:00 PM.
- Grab your punch card and collect stickers from completing the above activities.
- Submit your response in our Contest Form before March 13th, 11:59 PM to complete their entries.
What’s In It For You?
- Grand Prize (Individual): 1x Nintendo Switch 2 ($650)
- Team Prize: 5x Storm the Wall Crewnecks ($240)
- Team Prize: 5x Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. New York City FC tickets ($400)
- Team Prize: 5x $50 Game Bands to Rec Room Granville ($250)
Contest Period: The contest period begins at 12:01 p.m. Pacific Time on March 2, 2026 and closes at 11:59 p.m. Pacific time on March 13, 2026 (the "Contest Period").
Eligibility: This contest is open to UBC Students with a UBC Rec account only. UBC Recreation Intramurals staff are not eligible in the draw.
UBC students may enter the Contest by completing 1–6 punch‑card activities and submitting the Contest Form during the Contest Period, without registering for Storm the Wall. One submission per participant.
Eligibility for Bonus Entries: To be eligible to win bonus entries, entrants must appear on an official Storm the Wall roster by March 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM. Entrants may enter the Contest without registering for the event; however, prizes will only be awarded to entrants who meet all eligibility requirements at the time of prize award.
Prizes to be won:
- Grand Prize (Individual): 1x Nintendo Switch 2 ($650)
- Team Prize: 5x Storm the Wall Crewnecks ($240)
- Team Prize: 5x Vancouver Whitecaps FC vs. New York City FC tickets ($400)
- Team Prize: 5x $50 Game Bands to Rec Room Granville ($250)
How to Enter:
No purchase or event registration is required to enter the Contest. All free entry requests must be received by March 13, 2026. Those who will enter via the no purchase necessary path must select no to all tasks. Limit of one (1) free entry per person.
Individuals who are registered participants in Storm the Wall may earn additional contest entries by completing designated training activities as outlined with our punch card or if they tag us @ubcrec on their Instagram accounts (must be public). Participants can complete anywhere from 1- 6 punches/stickers to be entered to win. Each punch/stickers = 1 entry. Completing all punches/stickers = 10 bonus entries. Tagging @ubcrec in a public IG story = 1 bonus entry per story.
- Each completed and verified punch card activity earns one (1) additional contest entry.
- Punch card activities must be completed and submitted by March 13, 11:59 p.m. as indicated in the contest
- Verification of completion is subject to review and approval by the UBC Recreation in its sole discretion.
- Bonus entries are only available to registered race participants; however, the availability of bonus entries does not affect the equal odds of winning among all eligible entries received.
Draw:
Submissions must be entered by March 13, 11:59 pm to count. All entries, including free entries and bonus entries, will be included in the random draw. Verification for bonus entries, proof that one is on a Storm the Wall roster, will be done after the Storm the Wall roster deadline on March 18th at 5:00 p.m. Odds depend on number of eligible entries received. Winners will be selected via random draw on March 20, 2026. Winners must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question before prize is awarded.
Privacy Notice:
Form submissions include personal information such as your first name, last name, and email address. Entering this contest does not subscribe you to marketing emails and we will only use your email address for contest administration (e.g. verifying eligibility or contacting winners) also include content of participant performing the activity. Personal information is managed in accordance with BC’s Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA).
We collect your photos/videos for the purpose of administering the contest, verifying activity completion, and awarding prizes. Contact recreation.marketing@ubc.ca with questions.
Contact: If you have any questions, DM @ubcrec or email recreation.marketing@ubc.ca