![]() ![]() The Covid-19 pandemic has had a massive effect on charities with the cancellation or postponement of mass participation events resulting in a huge loss of fundraising opportunities. Over the coming weeks, we’ll be working with OpenTrack on new developments including support tools, automatic Strava API integration and use for virtual track and field competitions. Click here for details on how to set-up your club/group on the OpenTrack platform and organise your virtual challenge, on the OpenTrack platform.Click here to learn more about virtual running and the OpenTrack offering.Charitable donation options on any raceĮngland Athletics affiliated clubs and RunTogether groups can set-up their club/group on OpenTrack and will be able to use the service free of charge:.Ability to submit results easily with one copy/paste from Garmin or Strava.Instantaneous scoring across a range of formats enabling inter-club and league competition.The OpenTrack virtual running platform offers: You can also click here to access our guidance document for ‘Organising a virtual race’. Runners should consider the time of day and period of time they exercise, carefully select their route, and apply social distancing to stay clear/give priority to pedestrians and people using public spaces. Remember – clubs, running groups, virtual race organisers and runners should continue to follow all relevant guidance from the government, police and our sport – particularly in relation to out-of-home exercise and social distancing. Read more below about the 2.6 Challenge and how to use OpenTrack. It’s a great way to engage your club and group members and you can fundraise for any charity. We’re encouraging all affiliated clubs and RunTogether groups to use OpenTrack to create a 26-minute virtual challenge in support of the 2.6 Challenge, starting on Sunday 26 April but running across the duration of that week. Our virtual running partnership with OpenTrack means that all England Athletics affiliated clubs, and RunTogether groups, are now able to use the OpenTrack platform free of charge to create virtual running challenges. To celebrate the launch of our OpenTrack virtual running partnership, we’re encouraging all England Athletics affiliated clubs and RunTogether groups to support the 2.6 Challenge – a new initiative which aims to raise the £67 million for UK charities that would have been raised by the now-postponed Virgin Money London Marathon.
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