Guidelines, Rules and FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Accounts get deactivated when the participant upload false activities in the IR account after repeated warnings
- Misbehaviour or using abusive language with the organising team on any platform.
Request to organising team at support@indianrunners.in with supportive reason to reactivate the IR account.
Steps to follow:
- Go to www.indianrunners.in
- Click on the Login button on the top right corner of home page: A pop-up window opens
- Click on New to Indian Runners? Register here, placed at bottom of pop-up window.
- A new window opens, fill in all the required details. (Name, email, address, mobile no.)
- Click on Register (It will send a confirmation email to your registered email id.).
- Click on "Confirm Account" by login in into your registered email account.
- Once confirmed, It redirects you to the Indian runners login window with the message "Your Account has been Activated".
Steps to follow:
Login to your IR account.
Click on your Name written besides data submission button.
Click on My Account from the drop down list > A window opens.
Click on "Edit Profile" from the menu placed at extreme left.
Fill / Edit all the required details correctly.
Click on Update.
Your profile has been edited & updated.
Steps to follow:
Login to your IR account.
Click on your Name written beside to Data Submission button
Click on My Account from the drop down list > A window opens .
Click on Edit Profile from the menu bar, placed at extreme corner.
Fill in the correct required details in respective columns under each heading (do not include your Names in Address).
- Click on Update.
- Your address will be updated.
Steps to follow:
Log in to your IR account
Click on My Account
On the left side menu under the picture & your name Click on the Orange Color button named "Connect with Strava"
It will navigate you to strava login > Fill in the details of your strava account > Click on Authorize
You will be redirected back to your IR account and you will see the "Connect with Strava" button is replaced with "My Strava ID: xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
Your Strava is connected.
Indian Runners account is a lifetime free account. One user has to create his/her account only once, all registered challenges will be assigned in the same account forever.
1. It takes upto 48 hours for activities to get linked to your IR account from Strava, if it does not reflect please connect to the IR helpine.
2. Make sure you connected the correct & same strava which you are using to record your activities.
Send an email to support@indianrunners.in with your IR Passport number.
Steps to submit data for walkathon manually
- Login in your Account
- Click on My Account
- Click on Submit Activity button
- Select Datatype as Walk, fill in Date of Run, Time Taken & Distance
- Click on Browse, select the image of your activity and click on Save Walking Data
PS: Take the screenshot of your activity from your tracking application before submitting the data manually
All your Synchronised data is also removed and no further data import is possible until you re-connect Strava and authorise Indian Runners to import your activities.
In such cases all your previous challenges qualification is also lost due to loss of activities data.
Steps to follow:
Login to your IR account.
Click on your Name written beside to Data Submission button.
Click on MY Account from the drop down list: A window opens
On the left side menu under the picture & your name Click on the orange button named "Connect with Strava".
It will navigate you to strava login and ask for the details > Click on Authorise
You will be redirected back to your IR account and you will see the "Connect with Strava" button is replaced with "My Strava ID: xxxxxxxxxxxxx"
Your Strava is connected.
Steps to follow:
Log in to your IR account
Click on My Account > A window opens.
Click on Submit Activity from the menu placed at the extreme left of the window > A new window opens.
Select Data Type as Run & Fill in all the required details (Preferred date, Time taken, Distance, Activity Link or Screenshot)
Proof of activity is must either submit the link or picture of your activity done on a respective day.
Click on Save Running Data
Data will be submitted successfully.
PS: After saving your activity manually, it takes a maximum of 2 hours to reflect in your IR account.
Steps to follow:
Login to your IR account.
Click on My Account button > A window opens.
Click on Submit Activity from the menu placed at the extreme left of the window > A new window opens.
Select Data Type as Ride
Fill in all the required details (Preferred date, Time taken, Distance, Screenshot)
Click on Save Riding data
Data will be submitted successfully.
PS: Take the screenshot of your activity from your tracking application before submitting the data manually
Steps to follow:
Login in your Strava application
Go to Settings.
Android users- Select "Link Other Services" AND Iphone users- Select "Application, Services and Devices".
Click on "Connect a device to Strava".
Select the device you want to connect.
Fill in the login details of your watch
- Click on Authorize.
- Your respective device will be connected to Strava.
- Join the Indian Runners facebook group
- Post your Video with the count
- Log in to your IR account
Click on your Name located beside the Data submission button.
Click on My Account from the drop-down list > A window opens.
Click on Submit Activity from the menu placed at the extreme left of the window> A new window opens.
Select Data Type as Fitness
Fill in all the required details: Date, Time Taken, Count and Select the activity from available options (No. of count should be equivalent to the video)
Click on Save Data.
Yes, it is necessary to post activity in the Indian Runners group to qualify for the registered fitness challenge.
If runner has split his/her activity in two or more parts or attempted two or more sports on same day, S/he can submit the activities one by one for that particular date by choosing the respective datatype under "Submit Activity" section of their IR account.
Website will automatically fetch them on respective leaderboard.
Total Kms are displayed in the "All Challenges" section in your IR account.
- Due to duplicate entry in your account
- False entry in your account
In case of automatic import of activities from Strava to your Indian Runners account before the event starts.
You must link correct Strava to your IR account before the challenge starts, to avoid any discrepancies of not import of activities.
Connect your CORRECT Strava only ONCE with your lifetime Indian Runners Account.
In Running Challenge you set a number of days & daily Kms as your self-set target for the month
In the Distance Challenge, you set a monthly Kms as your target and no restriction to a number of days
When you register in Basic Category of the monthly challenge it shows Contact Admin.
If you want to upgrade the category write us on support@indianrunners.in
One can be Super Challenger by qualifying 6 monthly walkathon challenge in a calendar year.
You will be titled as an Indian Walkathon Super-Duper Challenger and you can claim for IW Super-Duper Challenger Trophy by paying a prescribed fee
Challenger Frames are optional and limited to only few for every challenge. you can send your Photo with full name along with IR Passport number and name of the challenge to request for the Challenger Frame for that particular challenge on our WhatsApp helpline +91-7400189911
These are 3 different categories to register for the challenge.
Prime: Register for Medal + E-Certificate + Leaderboard + Free Fitness Challenges (e-certificate will be provided)
Advance: Registered for E-certificate + Leaderboard + Free Fitness Challenges (e-certificate will be provided)
Basic: Registered for Fitness only (name on the leaderboard)
- If you are submitting activities manually, It takes maximum of 2 hours to reflect activities in your IR account.
- If activities are automatically imported from strava. it takes maximum of 48 hours to reflect activities in your IR account.
You have to submit the activity in your IR account once, either manually or via automatic strava import. Website will automatically add those activities from your IR account in all the challenges leaderboard, you are registered for.
One can split his/her self set target into multiple parts, your daily target must be achieved.
You need to email: support@indianrunners.in with all your details to request the change in the desired category.
Steps to follow:
Download any running/cycling application from your play/app store.
Register or login yourself as per the process of the application.
Choose the option to Start/Record the activity (choose either Run or Ride).
Sports watch- Before you start running, wear your watch and start the new activity, Once completed finish the created activity.
It will record your activity.
Registering themselves on website www.indianrunners.in, you will be updated for all upcoming monthly challenge.
Following Indian runners, Indian marathon and Indian Cyclothon page on FB & Instagram to get updates about the monthly challenge link where one can login and register themselves for each challenge.
The registered event on Indian Marathon on Townscript.
By joining Indian runners & Indian marathon group on FB to get updates about the monthly challenge link from where one can login and register themselves for each challenge.
One will be eligible to earn the Indian Cyclothon medal if S/he registered in Prime category & completes the self-set target within that particular month and submit the data in respective IR account.
Once registered for the event, It takes upto 3-4 working days after registration to assign a challenge in your IR account.
Please refer to the timeline of that event to know all the scheduled dates.
Steps to follow:
- Login to your IR account.
- Click on Name located besides Data submission button.
- Click on My Account from the drop down list > A window opens.
- Click on "My Certificates" from the menu placed at the extreme left of the window > A new window opens.
- Click on the Green button named as Download certificate under the heading "Certificates".
- Your Certificate will be downloaded.
Challenger medals will be sent to all the qualifiers via courier service as per their registered address in respective IR account.
You have to be a registered participant under Prime category to be eligible for Challenger Medal.
Please refer to the timeline of that event to know all the scheduled dates.
If the runner request change of category within 7 days of challenge official start date.Â
One cannot change the event, strictly not possible.
Reasons of not receiving the medal can be
- If one has not filled the correct and complete address in respective IR account.
- Medals can be out for shipment.
- Courier service has returned the medal back to us, if undelivered due to any reason.
One can be Super Challenger by qualifying 6 monthly running challenge in a calendar year.
One can be Super Challenger by qualifying 6 monthly cycling challenge in a calendar year.
You will be titled as an Indian Marathon Super Challenger and you can claim your IM Super Challenger Trophy/kit by paying a prescribed fees in your IR account.
It's a title awarded based on calendar year and all the trophies will be awarded to Qualified runners at the end of every year.
You will be titled as an Indian Marathon Super-Duper Challenger and you can claim for IM Super-Duper Challenger Trophy by paying a prescribed fee
You will be titled as an Indian Cyclothon Super Challenger and you can claim for IC Super Challenger Trophy/Kit by paying a prescribed fees in your IR account.
It's a title awarded based on calendar year and all the trophies will be awarded to Qualified riders at the end of every year.
You will be titled as an Indian Cyclothon Super-Duper Challenger and you can claim for IC Super-Duper Challenger Trophy by paying a prescribed fees
Expert - When an athlete registered for 21 days as a self-set target in a month
Intermediate- When an athlete registered for 10 days as a self-set target in a month
Beginner- When an athlete registered for 5 days as a self-set target in a month
Rules
Prime category = Participation in Challenge with digital finisher certificate & Challenger Medal
Advance category = Participation in Challenge with digital finisher certificate.
Upgrade to Prime for Digital finisher certificate with Challenger Medal
Basic category = Participation in Challenge with Leaderboard access.
Upgrade to Advance for Digital finisher certificate
Upgrade to Prime for Digital finisher certificate with Challenger Medal