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
