Vitality Running World Cup - HU TEAM 🤩💪💪💪

[linda9389]

Following some discussion over on the Bridge, Sparkey5000 has created a Heath Unlocked running team within the Vitality World Cup.

From her post: '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 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.

app.runningworldcup.com/tea...

Happy Running Everyone - Go Team HU!!'

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 😊

(your runs will still be recorded against your own country)

[Chris9R 10 Miles]

I'm in😁👍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Chris9R]

Go team HU 👍💪

[AllezLeChef Half Marathon]

I’m in, even though I am not really sure what it is and how it works

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to AllezLeChef]

Haha! Just link your strava account to your VRWC account and then keep running! 😍

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon]

I'm in xx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Curlygurly2]

Yay. Team HU'll show them how it's done 🤣

[Curlygurly2 Half Marathon]

How do we link our device? is that automatic if you've already linked?

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Curlygurly2]

I just chose strava for the linked tracker and have assumed it will do it automatically...

[Papillon17 Half Marathon]

How do you join the team?

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Papillon17]

Click the link up in the post (that'san invitationto join the HU team), then sign in to your account and you'll be added to the HU team. You need to have already registered to join the challenge.

[Papillon17 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Done thanks

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Papillon17]

👍

[tiggs1 Marathon]

I’m in

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to tiggs1]

👍👍👍 go HU!

[jacky-f Half Marathon]

I'm in too.

[Bike_and_Run Half Marathon]

I just joined Team HU.

Now to find a bit of spare cash lying around so I can get me one of those t-shirts.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Bike_and_Run]

🤣🤣🤣

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

After a fair amount of thought... I've joined.

My main reason holding me back is that I cannot currently contribute at the levels I previously could and that I still want to.

However, in the long run, every run is a run and I have to learn to overcome my competitive nature. I do run for fun, but I do also like to achieve, hence my previous 30 miles a week. Having to see that as low as it is currently it is a kick in the gut... but it's still more than I used to do on the sofa and it's still more than when I was in so much pain I could barely walk and I have to embrace that.

👍🏻💪🏻😁

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

You're doing great! Its really good to see you outside again and your confidence building (that's my interpretation of the increasing pace 😀). Once you're back to full fitness this will (honestly, not just a platitude) seem like a small blip. The qualifying week is in the period before my HM so my contribution will be equally low ... but 'every little helps' right?

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Yes, it does and we have to learn (the hard way) to cherish each and every run, just as we should each and every day. We can't always get what we want when we want 🤣

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

Nothing like having something taken away to make you fully appreciate it. At least with most running injuries we get a second (third, fourth ...) chance to appreciate 😍

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Yea... depends how dumb/soon we learn!!! 👍🏻🤣🤣🤣😘

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

When Sparkey5000 suggested this, I hesitated to promote it on C25K because of the '3K in 30 min' requirement and not wanting to put pressure on newbies, but on my ride today I was wondering if it might be worth promoting via the Consolidation club. Do you think it would be of interest? (not sure who is leading that at the moment)

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Maybe....🤔 it's Abi this month, mention it in Caff 👍🏻