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

[SmilingTortoise1 Half Marathon]

Thanks for all this Linda... I'm really looking forward to it! I'm going to have to change from HM to 10k (due to injury) x

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to SmilingTortoise1]

I'm sorry to hear that, but no problem at this end 😊

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Fantastic Linda, can’t wait! 10k this weekend at the Great Bristol 10k, HM next weekend, and I’ve signed up for virtual bling for that one too. That’ll get me over the line if nothing else does. 😍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to cheekychipmunks]

Bling will win the day!!! Have at fab time in Bristol 😊

[Cmoi Marathon]

Thanks linda9389 ! The fabulous TailChaser and I are finalising the Spotify playlist and will post the link just as soon as we can. Get ready for what can only be described as a eclectic mix of tunes!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

🤣🤣🤣

[Cmoi Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Can't even blame  TailChaser or me for the choices, everything comes from forum members' suggestions (well except one we threw in, and no it isn't Ave Verum Corpus!)

[TailChaser Marathon in reply to Cmoi]

It’s eclectic but not quite that eclectic 🤣🤣

[aliboo70 Half Marathon]

I think I signed up for the 10k to do sometime next week,as I was supposed to be doing Walk the Wight on Sunday 14th . But our whole household has the dreaded covid (my 1st time) so I'll have to see how it goes ! 😪😫xxx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Oh no!!! Get well soon Aliboo, may you all have minimal symptoms 🙏 I'll leave you on the list in hope (you have until 21st to do it) 😊

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to linda9389]

Ok thankyou Linda 🤞xxx

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon in reply to aliboo70]

Hope you all recover well and quickly Ali 🤞xxx

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Thanks IP 😘xxx

[Mummycav in reply to aliboo70]

ohhhhhh 😫 get well all of you x

[aliboo70 Half Marathon in reply to Mummycav]

Thanks Mummycav 😘xxx

[Birdlady64]

So not ready. But willing and hopefully able. 🤞 Though definitely not looking for a PB. Thanks for all the work in making this happen

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Birdlady64]

Willing and able is all you need and more 😍

[Mummycav]

hi linda9389 …I would really love to join in the 10k on Sunday…so count me in xx

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Mummycav]

Brilliant ... because we'd love to have you. Adding you to the list right now 🥰

[Kalessin Half Marathon]

I'm still planning to do the HUHM, even if I have to walk it - which is quite likely. However for various reasons it now looks as though the only day/time I can do it is early tomorrow, Saturday 13th May. I appreciate that this is against the rules and the playlist etc might not be ready. When I report my results, should I lie? reset the calendar on my phone? or just go ahead anyway and let you know my appallingly long time in due course? Or will I be on my own and not part of the event? 😢

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Kalessin]

Oh, you must still be part of the event! Chickenears did a course recce for us yesterday, but perhaps tou could check all is still good on Saturday 😍 No need to reset anything! The playlist is ready now and Cmoi has posted the spotify link here: healthunlocked.com/marathon... is a version of the route already available on Rungo (I'm still editing it but it works just fine): H.U.H.M. - spring 2023: the Vancouver Half Marathon soundtrack.

I should have the bib link ready in the next few hours too! Just keep an eye out for the post today.

Finally, bon courage and remember how long it takes is unimportant, the key is to enjoy it 😊

[Kalessin Half Marathon]

You are all very, very lovely people 😘

[ChannelRunner2 in reply to Kalessin]

I second that! And add a ton of gratitude for all the work that you're putting into making this event possible. I plan on running my first 10K on Sunday morning in Cologne and am totally psyched because it'll be part of this virtual event. As an introvert, this is giving me the best of both worlds: Running solo while being a part of a crowd! Thank you, thank you, thank you! 🙏

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to ChannelRunner2]

Fabulous. With HU, you're never running alone 😊 Enjoy. Enjoy. Enjoy!

[Run46 Half Marathon]

Thanks Linda, you and the team are awfully organised, very impressive as always 😊👍

Not sure when I'm doing it as a cold is taking hold...if I can talk it into sodding off sharpish then it'll be this weekend or if not I'm very pleased of the week's leeway we all have. I feel I'm not the only one this year 😆🤦‍♀️

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Run46]

Leeway is always useful 😍 I do hope that cold disappears fast 🤞🙏

[Hedgehogs123 Metric Marathon]

Can't remember what I was down to do, because this weekend was supposed to be our Yorkshire 3 Peaks challenge but we're now doing it next Sat 😳. Ive also now picked up a blinking minor groin strain 😒, so think I will go for the 10km, which hopefully I will do on Sunday. Excited for the playlist, well done to everyone involved in that, Im sure it will be fantastic!! 🎵🎼🎧

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Hedgehogs123]

I'll check and update it if necessary. Goodluck with the strain 🙏🤞

[Folkylass]

Good morning Linda. I’ve completed my HUHM10K Spring 2023.

However I’ve posted my results on the Bridge to10k. Is there a way I can transfer it to here instead of writing the whole post with results again? Thanks Linda😂👍

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Folkylass]

Congratulations! You can either copy the whole post on Bridge and paste that into a new post over here, or you can write a new short post and include the link for the post on bridge by copying the URL from the existing post and pasting it into the new one.If you're not sure how to do that ... write a short post here, saying full details are over on Bridge ... and then I'll edit the link in for you 😊