Thank you for entering the Lakleland Festive Virtual Ultra Run. All of the money raised through this event will be donated to charity projects so your support is hugely appreciated. Please tell your friends about the event and encourage them to enter as individuals or as teams.
Let's get started!
The event takes places between December 9th-20th and the upload function will be live from midnight on December 8th until midnight on December 20th. That means you will only be allowed to upload run data between those dates. It's important that you understand, you can't start the challenge earlier that the 9th and you won't have the option to upload once the event has finished at midnight on the 20th. If you haven't uploaded data by midnight on the 20th, you will show as 'did not start' or 'started but did not finish'. Please also be aware that we don't accept evidence in any other form, other than uploading via the entry website. Please don't email us with pictures or other information, you must upload via the website.
The Opening Ceremony
If you joined us for previous virtual events, you will recall our opening ceremony and live 'Foxcasts' on our Facebook Page. Once again we hope you'll join us each evening to catch up on the events of the day. We will be interviewing guests and sharing your pictures and stories. The first live Foxcast will be on the evening of December 9th, on our Facebook Page. Join our community and throughout the 12 days, post up your pictures and stories.
How Do I Upload?
So let's answer the question that many of you are asking. What exactly happens during the 12 days? How do I upload my evidence? You can find detailed instructions on the Resultsbase website. When you entered you did so via Resultsbase. You need to log in, using the details you originally provided, then go to 'My Area' then select 'Your Tickets' and then select the Lakleland Festive Virtual Ultra Run ticket.
Alternatively, find the email confirmation you were sent when you entered and click the "EDIT CODE" number next to your name on the email receipt. This will take you straight into your entry.
IMPORTANT - If you entered yourself and then additional friends or family on your own Resultsbase account, their entries are stored in your personal account. You can upload their race data for them but if you want them to be able to do it themselves, you need to find that email confirmation you were sent when you entered. Within that email, you will see that each individual person you entered has their own EDIT CODE next to their name. Pass this code link onto each respective individual and it will allow them access to their entry on your account. Please note, it will only allow access to their Lakeland entry, it will not let them see your other events entered or personal info etc.
On the first page you will see 2 things which are of interest:
1. DOWNLOAD BIBNO - Click this to download your race number
2. ENTER YOUR RESULT - Click this to enter a result
3. CHANGES - If you want to use Garmin Connect for data upload then click the CHANGES button and then CONNECT GARMIN. IMPORTANT - The easiest way to upload evidence is manually, unless you are very familiar with Garmin connect, ignore point 3 and read on.
If you click ENTER YOUR RESULT you will see the live map. When the event starts, every time you upload a run, you will move across the map.
Click the button top right which says 'ADD RESULT'. This will take you to the manual upload page. It will ask you for the distance (KILOMETERS), the date you ran and the discipline (which will obviously be "run"). You then add the time in hours, minutes and seconds. Beneath this, you can then upload a photo of your watch, a screenshot from an app on your phone, or the screen on your treadmill to provide evidence. REMEMBER - None of this will work until midnight December 9th onwards.
It's as simple as that. Each day, upload how far you ran, how long it took and a picture as evidence and you'll move across the map. When you have completed your 50 or 105 miles (remember you have to put the distance in resultsbase in KILOMETERS) the system will tell you that you're complete and issue you with a certificate.
Schools Information
Everything above applies to you, but there's some additional notes that you need to understand:
1. When you download the event numbers (DOWNLOAD BIBNO) they should be identical and the school name will be on the front. If this isn't the case, there will have been a small error when you entered, which can be corrected, so email us. Otherwise you can print the event numbers and children can wear them on the front of their shirts when taking part.
2. The person who made the entry will manage the uploads. If you have 50 children and they run half a mile each, then the collective total for that day is 25 miles. You need to covert that figure to KILOMETERS then upload the KM number single figure. The school (or year group) will then move that distance along the map.
3. We don't need photo evidence for schools, with regards to distance covered.
4. Please do get involved with the Facebook activity, we would love to profile your school and see pictures of them running, Christmas stories or pictures they've created, videos of them taking part or singing Christmas songs. If you're collecting or donating to local causes, even better. Contact us, get involved and be part of the event community spirit.
Let's get started!
The event takes places between December 9th-20th and the upload function will be live from midnight on December 8th until midnight on December 20th. That means you will only be allowed to upload run data between those dates. It's important that you understand, you can't start the challenge earlier that the 9th and you won't have the option to upload once the event has finished at midnight on the 20th. If you haven't uploaded data by midnight on the 20th, you will show as 'did not start' or 'started but did not finish'. Please also be aware that we don't accept evidence in any other form, other than uploading via the entry website. Please don't email us with pictures or other information, you must upload via the website.
The Opening Ceremony
If you joined us for previous virtual events, you will recall our opening ceremony and live 'Foxcasts' on our Facebook Page. Once again we hope you'll join us each evening to catch up on the events of the day. We will be interviewing guests and sharing your pictures and stories. The first live Foxcast will be on the evening of December 9th, on our Facebook Page. Join our community and throughout the 12 days, post up your pictures and stories.
How Do I Upload?
So let's answer the question that many of you are asking. What exactly happens during the 12 days? How do I upload my evidence? You can find detailed instructions on the Resultsbase website. When you entered you did so via Resultsbase. You need to log in, using the details you originally provided, then go to 'My Area' then select 'Your Tickets' and then select the Lakleland Festive Virtual Ultra Run ticket.
Alternatively, find the email confirmation you were sent when you entered and click the "EDIT CODE" number next to your name on the email receipt. This will take you straight into your entry.
IMPORTANT - If you entered yourself and then additional friends or family on your own Resultsbase account, their entries are stored in your personal account. You can upload their race data for them but if you want them to be able to do it themselves, you need to find that email confirmation you were sent when you entered. Within that email, you will see that each individual person you entered has their own EDIT CODE next to their name. Pass this code link onto each respective individual and it will allow them access to their entry on your account. Please note, it will only allow access to their Lakeland entry, it will not let them see your other events entered or personal info etc.
On the first page you will see 2 things which are of interest:
1. DOWNLOAD BIBNO - Click this to download your race number
2. ENTER YOUR RESULT - Click this to enter a result
3. CHANGES - If you want to use Garmin Connect for data upload then click the CHANGES button and then CONNECT GARMIN. IMPORTANT - The easiest way to upload evidence is manually, unless you are very familiar with Garmin connect, ignore point 3 and read on.
If you click ENTER YOUR RESULT you will see the live map. When the event starts, every time you upload a run, you will move across the map.
Click the button top right which says 'ADD RESULT'. This will take you to the manual upload page. It will ask you for the distance (KILOMETERS), the date you ran and the discipline (which will obviously be "run"). You then add the time in hours, minutes and seconds. Beneath this, you can then upload a photo of your watch, a screenshot from an app on your phone, or the screen on your treadmill to provide evidence. REMEMBER - None of this will work until midnight December 9th onwards.
It's as simple as that. Each day, upload how far you ran, how long it took and a picture as evidence and you'll move across the map. When you have completed your 50 or 105 miles (remember you have to put the distance in resultsbase in KILOMETERS) the system will tell you that you're complete and issue you with a certificate.
Schools Information
Everything above applies to you, but there's some additional notes that you need to understand:
1. When you download the event numbers (DOWNLOAD BIBNO) they should be identical and the school name will be on the front. If this isn't the case, there will have been a small error when you entered, which can be corrected, so email us. Otherwise you can print the event numbers and children can wear them on the front of their shirts when taking part.
2. The person who made the entry will manage the uploads. If you have 50 children and they run half a mile each, then the collective total for that day is 25 miles. You need to covert that figure to KILOMETERS then upload the KM number single figure. The school (or year group) will then move that distance along the map.
3. We don't need photo evidence for schools, with regards to distance covered.
4. Please do get involved with the Facebook activity, we would love to profile your school and see pictures of them running, Christmas stories or pictures they've created, videos of them taking part or singing Christmas songs. If you're collecting or donating to local causes, even better. Contact us, get involved and be part of the event community spirit.