HUHM10k spring 2023 - are you ready???????? 🙃😎🏃

[linda9389]

Hi all you fabulous runners!!

🔊🔊🔊 It’s almost time for the spring 2023 HU HM and 10K 🔊🔊🔊

Apologies at being so late with this update. Life is busy, but we’re almost ready to go!

⭐⭐ ⭐ YOU CAN STILL SIGN UP!!! ⭐⭐ ⭐

★ It's not too late to join in, this event is still OPEN for entries!!! Comment below if you are interested

Half Marathon or 10K - Main event Sunday 14th May, 9.30am

(for greater flexibility we will accept runs at any time on Sunday 14th May or at any point during the following week of Mon 15th - Sun 21st May)

★ See this post for more details: healthunlocked.com/marathon...

⭐⭐ ⭐ MUSIC!!! ⭐⭐ ⭐

★ We have created a public playlist using your fabulous suggestions. It will be available in Spotify.

★ A post with a link to the playlist will follow (though possibly not until Saturday).

⭐⭐ ⭐ RUN SOUNDTRACK!!! ⭐⭐ ⭐

★ We have produced a new RunGo virtual HM ‘run experience’. This time we will take you around the Vancouver half marathon! Link to follow as soon as it is ‘proof-listened’! (again, it may not be available until Saturday)

★ The Edinburgh 10K one is still available for anyone doing the 10k. If I can find time, I will also do a 10K version of the Vancouver route, but it may not be available for Sunday.

★ We have created a ‘Try Me’ virtual 1k route so you can test RunGo out. If you wish to use the soundtrack, we suggest you try a practice run in advance of your HM or 10k to make sure you are familiar with the tech! Download the free RunGo app to your phone. We created a short virtual route to help you try it out: HU spring 2021 1Kilometre Try Me (you can search for this route in the app or you can access it via the web using this link routes.rungoapp.com/route/4... )

Select and download that route. When you are ready to run, you need to start it to run as a virtual outdoor run. Although this virtual route is only 1km long, you can keep running and it will quietly wait for you to press stop when you have finished your run!

If you have any issues when you try it out, please let us know as soon as possible. Chances are you won’t be the only person to hit the problem and it would be great to iron out any teething problems in advance if we can.

★ In 2021, we produced guides for using RunGo to access our ‘run soundtrack’. (These notes were based on my use on my own android phone and on downloading the app to my son’s iPhone; it is possible/likely that your phone may look a little different depending on your own set up, and the app has probably changed a little since the guides were written, but they may help in the first instance!)

The Android version can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/...

The Apple version here: docs.google.com/document/d/...

Do get Rungo and the routes set up in advance of the event. There will be no need to create an account or register any personal details, but you will need your phone when you run!

⭐⭐ ⭐ BIBS!!! ⭐⭐ ⭐

★ In the past, bibs proved very popular (if rather hard to print!). If you want to complete your race experience and proudly show your HU allegiance to the world, you will be able to print your personalised bib (more easily this time!) Again the link will be provided before Sunday in a separate post. Bibs will be in alphabetical order for anyone who has already entered – HM entries first, followed by 10k entries; simply select and print the page that is yours.

★If you have only just requested to enter, your bib will be available once we have given you your race number.

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Music, soundtrack and bibs are all optional - what we really want is for you to run, have fun .... and then tell us all about it!

Let us know if you have any questions, or if you would like to make a late entry or a change of entry!

Do watch out for the final update posts with links to the playlist, new Rungo route and bibs option. Here's to a great race!!!

The Marathon team xxx

[Dexy5 Graduate10]

Amazing how you have done all this while travelling to Canada to be with family, training for and running an HM, and those awful health issues. Many thanks to you and Cmoi for all the work you’ve put in.

[linda9389 Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

That's much appreciated 😘

[Cmoi Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

Thanks Dexy5 - and a big shout-out to TailChaser for all her help with the playlist, which is very much a joint effort!

[Dexy5 Graduate10 in reply to Cmoi]

Oh yes , definitely TailChaser too .

[TailChaser Graduate10 in reply to Dexy5]

😳

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate10]

Thanks to you and Cmoi for all your amazing hard work...I'm as ready as I'll ever be...going to try out the 1K try me...tomorrow, before we head home.

! X

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

What a lot you've done to pur this together, thank you

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10]

Amazing organisation! Thanks to you Linda and all of the gang. I am really sorry that I will be one of the few who won’t be plugging in to the carefully selected music …I think that I will need CB in my ear (bones I suppose) to get me through. The tech would probably defeat me anyway!

I haven’t decided on my running day yet. Thursday is the current favourite, but we will see. These taper runs are good; no pressure. I wish that I had had another couple of weeks prep….but everybody probably feels that way at this stage. 🤞 and on we go!!

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10]

Hi Linda,

Sorry to report I will be a DNS, I haven't been able to run for 3 weeks with tendonitis behind my knee. Its painful to kneel, my leg aches and my foot is numb and tingly. I am resting it. Will see a doc if it doesn't improve soon.

Good luck to all those running this virtual event, it will be great to read the reports. Waving pom poms for you all.

🙋‍♀️xxx

[linda9389 Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Oh no BB. I'm so sorry to hear that. That's just not fair!!! I do hope it improves soon for you 🥰

[Cantstopmenow Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

Sorry to read this BBR. I have missed you on Strava and wondered if you are ok. I hope this is soon resolved for you. Xxx

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10 in reply to Cantstopmenow]

Thank you for your good wishes R.Hope to be back before too long.

🌷xxx

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10 in reply to Bluebirdrunner]

ohhhhh

[Bluebirdrunner Graduate10 in reply to Mummycav]

xx

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10]

Hi Linda..I’m late to the party as usual…I’ll be completing my run sometime during the week ..😉

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate10]

…and the organisation and planning is amazing 🤩

[ReyC Graduate10]

can I join for the 10k please?

[linda9389 Graduate10 in reply to ReyC]

You certainly can! I will add you to the list now 😊