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VRWC Guinness 5k World Record attempt today!

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Run46Graduate10
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Hi guys, just seen this morning that the Vitality Running World Cup are doing a Guinness Book World Record attempt today for the most virtual 5k runs in 1 day.

I had no plans to run today, in fact knowing that, I had a good few drinks last night ๐Ÿ˜ but I'm thinking it's definitely worth doing...and I can be slow as long as I make 5k.

Anyone else joining in? ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ‰

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Well done Run46 I did mine at Bognor Regis Parkrun this morning๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ‘ Iโ€™m having to upload the details manually as the VRWC appโ€™s not picking it up direct from Strava, although they are linked๐Ÿ˜  Iโ€™ve reported the issue to them in the hope it can be sorted out ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿคž

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Run46Graduate10 in reply to David_G

Fab job David ๐Ÿ‘I seem to remember lots of us having the same problem last year too, you'd have hoped they'd have got it sorted by now! Oh well, we runners are a resilient bunch, we work it out one way or the other ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply to David_G

Mine also did not automatically pick up from strava, had to manually enter details ๐Ÿ˜

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Instructor57Graduate10

Just submitted ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘

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Run46Graduate10 in reply to Instructor57

Brillaint, well done...also, if this is your 1st run for VRWC they will donate a Polio Vaccine to UNICEF on your behalf ๐Ÿ˜Š

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Instructor57Graduate10 in reply to Run46

๐Ÿ‘

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nowsterGraduate10

Sadly my Garmin under-recorded the parkrun this morning, so I was 500m short. ๐Ÿ˜ข

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Run46Graduate10 in reply to nowster

Oh no, gutted for you ๐Ÿ˜–

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SkiMondayGraduate10

Hmm.

I'm assuming that this is part of the Vitality Running World Cup?

My Strava account is linked to it and I've recorder a run of over 5k today. Does that count?

Looking at my account on there, beyond having a run of over 5k with a green tick, I can't see anything specific about progress on the 5k record.

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Run46Graduate10 in reply to SkiMonday

I think so but me neither, it's not very clear! In fact even though mine shows a full circle and agrees I've run over 8k, 5k of that today it's in red & says nearly there ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

We'll see, we've done what we can to contribute!

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SkiMondayGraduate10 in reply to Run46

Thanks Run46.

Mine too shows a complete red circle but the text starts with "Well done on acieving your personal goal".

I agree, we've done what we can to contribute so it's up to them now.

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CantstopmenowGraduate10

Thanks for this post Run46. This explains why I had an email 2 days saying i had unlocked my account (presumably from 2019) I have run 5k today, so hopefully that will count. How are you? Did you run the Chester10k or HM last week? Xx

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Run46Graduate10 in reply to Cantstopmenow

Hi CSMN, I had an email too saying I'd registered & was thinking, no I didn't...that must have been from a previous year too! And my Garmin must still be linked up coz after a 2 miler on Thursday I had another email saying as I'd run more than 3k it was recorded & a Polio Vaccine had been donated to UNICEF on my behalf, which was nice ๐Ÿ˜Š

No, I've had some viral thing going on for a while so hadn't run much for 8 weeks, seem to be through it now so started with a couple of short runs a week in the last fortnight, then pleased to manage my 1st 5k today. So glad to get back too it ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ‘

Have you still been keeping on?

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CantstopmenowGraduate10

Yes, my garmin is still linked too.Sorry you've not been well, but glad you're feeling better now.

I've been running but not as much over the summer . I'm hoping to build back up to my March/April pace and distances. ๐Ÿคž

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Skiddle1Graduate10

Hi, I uploaded a screen shot of a run I did yesterday to vitality so will this count towards the Guinness world record thing or is this just for the runner's world cup? I assumed it was for the latter but then just read this thread??

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Run46Graduate10 in reply to Skiddle1

They've not made it very clear have they, but my understanding is that it's linked to runners world cup so as long as you ran/uploaded 5k on Saturday it will count towards the World Record attempt too...their Facebook page says this is the case too so we should be all good ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿคž

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Skiddle1Graduate10

Is your personal number on vitality next to race # under your name? Thanks.

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Run46Graduate10 in reply to Skiddle1

Whether it's different as I'm logging in via Google rather than on the app but there's no number under my name ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

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Skiddle1Graduate10 in reply to Run46

Oh ๐Ÿคท the t-shirt is a bit pricey isn't it... That's what I was looking at because you can have your number put on it. Not sure I'll bother though. The ยฃ30 odd is probably best spent on a hi Viz running jacket ready for autumn/winter. โ˜บ๏ธ

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Run46Graduate10 in reply to Skiddle1

Definitely, you'll need one of those for drizzly dusky runs ๐Ÿ‘

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Skiddle1Graduate10

Guys, does anyone know where to find what number you are in the world cup running? I might order the t-shirt as a keep sake (it will be the first event I've taken part in whilst running) and I think you can have your number put on the t-shirt. โ˜บ๏ธ

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Papillon17Graduate10 in reply to Skiddle1

If using the app there are 3 dots bottom right hand corner. Click on that and the tops gives you your name and number I believe thatโ€™s what you want.

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