RUN UP TO CHRISTMAS!

GOODGYM ADVENT CALENDAR DAY 1 - Register for 'Run Up to Christmas'.

Run Up to Christmas is a festive themed virtual running event – it can be run anywhere in whatever way you want. This year the profits from the event are going to be divided between GoodGym and the mental health charity MIND. You can register to take part here.

You have from the 1st December up to and including Christmas Day to run as many miles as you want. You can choose a goal reach and you can start on any date on or after 1/12/21. You can take part on your own or with your running buddies as part of a team! If you want to be part of the GoodGym Oxford team use this link. You can change your target along the way if your circumstances change. The targets are:

50km (avg. 2K a day)
100km (avg. 4k a day)
150km (avg. 6k a day)
200km (avg. 8k a day)
or a whopping 250km (avg. 10k a day)

This is not a run streak challenge, you do not need to run every day (and please bear in mind that injury sucks and rest days help make it less likely you'll get hurt). You just have to set a goal to hit one of the targets, track your runs through whatever running site you use. We would encourage the use of Strava as this can be linked directly to your account on the Run Things website, and we have a GoodGym Oxford Strava club here where we can encourage each other. If you prefer not to use Strava you can manually upload screenshots as proof of your runs from any popular running app, treadmill or watch.

At the end of the 25 days submit your distance through your account area on the Run Things dashboard. If you’ve hit one of the milestones you get a festive medal with a unique lanyard to mark your achievement.

Kids entries available, too - they won't need an account and their distances aren't tracked. They'll get a medal sent, just so long as you keep them active.