Following a bit of a discussion on here, I have created a Heath Unlocked running team to keep us all motivated and help support each other. It's free to join and the whole country's running efforts count no matter how small an individual contribution may be. It looks a fun, so hope you'll join in. You link up one of the various tracking devices you may use and that logs your running. It doesn't officially start until March when you are asked to log a qualifying 3km run in under 30 minutes.
I've joined the team too! Just one thing to note - it does add you with the name you signed up to the Vitality challenge with. If that bothers anyone you can always change your Vitality profile to match your HU userid 😊
I don't think you should do that. The profile page states that you need to use a real name for verification purposes. Using the HU name may mean that your runs do not count.
I noticed this when I was about to change my name on the profile
Thanks for the heads up. Maybe I'll change it back again. In my case all I've done is truncate my surname, and I don't have my full name on my linked strava account either so at least the two match 😀.
I don't know really if it does matter. My Garmin name is similar to my Health Unlocked name but they both use the same email address (I use a separate one unlinked to any financial accounts for all running apps, or indeed anything where I want to reduce unnecessary personal data being harvested)
I think the team can be made up of different countries membership - but you do get a country flag next your name......be interesting to see if someone from outside the UK joins
The only way I get to see the team HU is by clicking the link Sparkey5000 put on and signing in and clicking on 'members' to see the list. But I'm sure there will be a different way 😊
If you sign in to the running world cup 2020 . Then click on the 3 lines at the top right hand corner it will give you a list . Click on 'teams' and HU is there 😊
Annoyingly it doesn’t link runs from Runkeeper, which I have been using since I started running. I am somewhat loathe to switch to another tracker just for this.
From the app, in the tracker section, you can suggest a tracker if it's not listed. I've sent a request for Runkeeper but I imagine the more people who request it the more likely they are to add it if they can so you might want to send the same request
Thanks for posting this Coddfish . I also use Runkeeper, have used it for years and don't want to change running platforms. I'd love to join and get a Canadian flag on there but not unless Runkeeper can be used. I tried strava for a day a couple years ago and got some weird friend requests immediately that made me super uncomfortable so I deleted it and never went back on. Let me know if Runkeeper gets added and I'll be all over it!
From the app, in the tracker section, you can suggest a tracker if it's not listed. I've sent a request for Runkeeper but I imagine the more people who request it the more likely they are to add it if they can so you might want to send the same request (though not sure why I'm telling you this with your Canadian flag 😍)
Mine are all over the place these days and (I think) I have the privacy zone set in strava as well. I start and stop recording after my wu/before my cd walk too.
I have joined! I've linked my Garmin but I got a message about it not giving permission s, not sure what that's about. Does it automatically pick up all your runs in March or do I need to do something else?
It hasn’t got any worse but I’ve got an appointment with a sports physio at 8.30 tomorrow so hopefully will find out more. They didn’t have any appointments until 3 March but when I said I’ve got a HM on 15 March she offered to see me before she officially starts. Not bad eh?
When you use for instance strava as your tracking evidence its using whatever name you have on there Linda. I'm Buddy34 on here but my actual name is on strava 😊
It didn't use my strava name Buddy - it used the name I entered when I signed up to the Vitality cup (which was originally my full name, but I then edited). My strava name is similar to my HU id but slightly different, and my strava id is similar to both but slightly different.
I assumed the Vitality system used my email address to make the connection to my strava account.
I'm pretty certain it's whatever you typed in to register to the cup, regardless of anything else. I can still see my runs so I know it has successfully linked to my strava account regardless of the different names.
It's therw now. Several people have said they're in but it turns out they don't show win the team. Not sure why it keeps happening, but it's definitely not just you!
Thanks for setting this up. I've joined the team and have changed my profile name from my real name to HU handle. Not sure if this will cause problem with syncing my run data over
From the website version, when you are logged in.....If you go into "my Runs", click on your tracker and then it should show you the last runs - mine seems to have sync'd back as far as 11th Feb and I'm using a fitbit. So not sure if any of those factors make it unique - earning with you guys as we go along
I’ve just joined, not that I totally understand how it works! I’m on Week 7 of the magic plan and this should stop me from lapsing into laziness when it finishes. Thanks for setting up the team.
Thanks for organising Sparkey, all joined up 🥰 There was someone at our parkrun on Saturday wearing a Running World Cup top and I was quite curious about it.
I wouldn’t go out of my way for it but it did look a good quality wicking top. It was white with red writing on it. I don’t do well with white, I tend to spill things over it 🙄
Me too.....always admire those wearing white jeans and still looking smart at the end of the evening where as I am sure I’d look like I’d cleaned the floor and had a toddler sat on my knees eating chocolate buttons!!
Whites not the best colour, my oldest daughter is 24 and she has a white superdry jacket. Let's just say you would think she had cleaned the street with it🤣
You can't check the teams on the app. But if you use this link and sign into your account, then select 'teams' from the left hand side you can see all members in the HU team - if you're in app.runningworldcup.com/home! Alternatively just click the joining link in the post above - it just tells you you've already joined if it has already worked
Thank you for doing this Sparkey. I’ve joined the team and although I live in New Zealand am running for the UK, which is wear my heart is ❤️ I used my Strava name which is the same name I use on here. Go us!
Hi Sparkey! Well I tried several times to sign up for this. Now it doesn’t recognise my email. Then when I start all over again with new password it’s telling me that it’s already being used my email etc. So I cannot for the life of me make out what’s going on. 😬🤯One thing for sure I’m just not getting any further with this. I’ve got in touch with vitality a few times and their not very helpful. Shame ......I really wanted to join the team.
Sorry to hear you are having problems....hope you get sorted soon and join us
Hi sparkey me again.
Have just read terms and conditions. I won’t be able to do this after all as I don’t have a smart phone or a smart watch ,which is a shame as I would have liked to do this never mind.
I believe you have a Garmin watch Myfi. That's one of the things on the running world cup list
Yes I do have a Garmin ! I’m really twitty . I did not read all of the list correctly. Thank you Buddy you’ve made my day! Now just have to try again to register.🤗🤗x
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