(apologies if you've already seen this)
One of my daughter's friends sent me a link to join this Vitality Running World Cup. While the cynic in me said 'huh, just a marketing exercise to give my email to running companies' ... my heart said 'yes, why not .... and who am I to turn down running discounts anyway' ๐๐๐
Anyone fancy contributing some kilometres for their country?
Hi Iโve signed up and downloaded the app but not really sure how it works ๐
You got further than me. I didn't download the app, but I did connect my web account with strava so I was hoping all I have to do now is run ๐
Wel I guess between us Iโm sure weโll work it out. Oh yes I forgot about the running bit ๐
Just checked and my app and it is linked to Strava more by luck than judgement ๐
Signed up and raring to go.
I'm already signed up and linked through Strava. Should be fun๐
Yup, am signed up and ready to go! Linked to strava and Samsung health apps, but I think you have to load the app and make sure your runs are counted or they don't get on there... At least that is what it looks like to me!
I thought I was ok by linking strava thru the website, but I will double check!
It is probably different if you are just usi g the website and not the app, but don't know!
Maybe we could make up a team of VRBs ๐
Is that easy to do?
Hi - seemed to be - You set up a team and then send a link to whoever you want to be in your team. So you could post on here for people to join if they want to. I'm not sure whether it should be an administrator on this forum that manages this process, but I am happy to if no-one objects and others are interested
I've checked with HU admin and there's no problem in setting up a team and posting it on here for people to join ๐. Given you were much more on the ball than me, I suggest you go for it - create the HU team and then make a post here on Bridge for people to join via the link you create (thank you for offering to do it). I can then make a post on the marathon and race support forum linking to your post or to the link itself (unless you'd like to join that forum, in which case you'd be able to add the post there yourself).
I hesitated to promote the Cup on C25K in case any newbies feel they have to try to run 3k in 30 minutes - not a suggestion we would ordinarily push! However, if you'd like to promote the team on the C25K forum, it might be as well to stress that we don't suggest anyone should push themselves beyond their comfortable, easy pace and therefore it might be of more interest to people who have already graduated and are already covering that distance in 30 minutes.
Does that all sound OK? ๐. Again, thanks for the idea and the offer to set it all up - should be good fun to see how much we can do ๐
Hi....I'll add a separate post in a sec, but here's the link app.runningworldcup.com/tea.... Thank for offering to add to the marathon forum....I'm not ready to head over ther just yet ;-). Agree with you on the C2K.
Perfect. When you're ready, Marathon and Race support is a lovely, friendly place to be - most of us still have no intention of running a marathon ๐คฉ
Thank you - I love these forums, get so much joy out of hearing about everyone's progress and the help I get as I move towards 10km
I just tried the link and got an error before it let me join 'oops something went wrong on our servers' ... although it clearly knew I was trying to join a Healtunlocked team. Will try again in a bit.
Tried again. This time it took me straight to the team and I was already there. I guess it did work despite the error!
Signed up too some time ago when I got email from parkrun about it โบ๏ธ
For a novice runner like me it feels quite exciting to take part in something like this!
Come on ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ I'm already in and ready to go, through my Strava app
I signed up for this a while ago, it will be interesting x
signed, sealed and connected last year! 
๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ I'll go back into hiding ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ
to be fair, it was marketed very well.... but there are always those who miss these things (mentioning no names!!) so always worth a post.......... even if just for the banter! ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ๐ช
Always happy to be the fall guy ๐๐
I'm also in, but it will be even better if we have a HU team!!
Quite a lot of us did a virtual race last year and set up a HU team but I then discovered you need to go public with Strava , which I am not willing to do. I like to be in control of information such as my running routes and routines. Iโm probably a bit more wary than most.
Have fun !
I am in managed to register was already in the World Cup just didnโt have a Team well I do now
Hi Iโve just registered with this and joined the HU team. Looks like I managed to connect my Fitbit too and it has picked up the run I did this morning- just 2.45 km but was only a 20 min run anyway. I should be off out again Sunday for a 50 minute run so fingers crossed it will register that one too and itโll be over 3km. Not sure how well/far Iโll get with this but the more the merrier!!
Excellent. Interesting that it has picked up the 2.45km, even though they say only 3km plus runs will count. Enjoy your run at the weekend
Out of interest, if you look at your goal page on the VRWC website, has the 2.45k recorded - does it say you have run 2.45 already there?
My goal is showing as the qualifying 5k and still to do. There is a list of my last 3 runs that have been picked up from my Fitbit. In the HU team by my name ( vicky turner, not my HU tag name) it lists the 2.45km so I may have misunderstood what counted where! Will see where Sundayโs run goes!
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