Virtual Run FAQs and Answers
Run your virtual race between October 1-4th 2020.
Register to one or more of the race distances below:
2K
5K
15K
Marathon - 42K
Kids - 500m
Inline Skate - 10km*
You can run, walk or inline skate.
The route is up to you as long as the distance is maintained.(*Inline skate course should be flat or downhill elevation equal to uphill elevation)
2K
5K
15K
Marathon - 42K
Kids - 500m
Inline Skate - 10km*
You can run, walk or inline skate.
The route is up to you as long as the distance is maintained.(*Inline skate course should be flat or downhill elevation equal to uphill elevation)
Enter www.ekerkosu.com/en then click Register / Virtual Race. Register until October 1st. Keep in mind, likewise registering to a real race you need to have a profile account to register to a virtual race. Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email.
You can view your own registered races under your profile / BAŞVURULARIM -meaning ‘registered’.
You can view your own registered races under your profile / BAŞVURULARIM -meaning ‘registered’.
Registering to the virtual races are FREE of charge.
If you want to ‘run for good’ you can buy as an optional, a medal and/or tee where the price you pay becomes an income to the charity projects, money will be passed to the listed Adım Adım NGO`s.
If you want to ‘run for good’ you can buy as an optional, a medal and/or tee where the price you pay becomes an income to the charity projects, money will be passed to the listed Adım Adım NGO`s.
Yes, you surely can. But you need to register to each one of them, run and record for each registered distance. eg. If you have a 5K + 2K race, please run and record them one by one. Do not add all registered distances and run into as one race. Try to run one event per day to keep your immune system strong.
Yes. Anywhere in the world you can run your Eker I Run Virtual race, on your own course. Please run your race in Turkish time zone between 1-4th October and enter your result and activity record link until October 5th. Medal and finisher certificate will be online and digital for you.
Yes. Just like the real Eker I Run race, we are running again for good in the virtual one. Partnering with Adım Adım - İyilik Peşinde Koş platform, choose one of the listed charity NGO`s, open a campaign for one of them and run for good. For more information: CHARITY RUN PAGE.
You need to record your activity with an app that has a GPS tracker. Once you finish your activity, share your activity link to the results page. Please follow guidelines below for how. If you do not have a result, you will not become a finisher.
Record your race, after you finish your race, the activity should have a share link, copy this link to the race results page. Make sure your link can be viewed publicly.
You need to register first to add a result of your race!
Please note: Just like any race you need to enter your elapsed time, not moving time of your activity.
You need to register first to add a result of your race!
Please note: Just like any race you need to enter your elapsed time, not moving time of your activity.
We congrat you for moving, taking a healthy step! However in order for us to rank you as a finisher, we require your valid and solid activity record of your race that maintains your race distance. Otherwise we regret to inform you, we can not add you to race finishers result rank.
Yes, you can. Please use the app of the watch and use the share link from the app.
All you need is a smart phone! Download one of the GPS based free sport apps and use during activity. Nike Run Club, Strava, SportsTracker are few of the most popular ones.
Run your race anywhere outdoors, where there is a GPS signal.For inline skaters, please note: The course should more or less be flat overall. Inline skate activity data should be shared with us that has an elevation gain and loss info.
Eker I Run Virtual Race is designed to be an outdoor activity. Treadmill runs can not be recorded by a GPS, therefore both home activities can NOT be included in the finisher results rank page.
Yes, after you make a start to your race, you should come to the finish line within the same activity. There should be one link of your race that covers your activity with one single record.
Yes, but time never stops when you stop.
Rules for a virtual race are no different than a real race itself. When you are running your virtual race you can stop to eat, pee, take a selfie, for whatever reason and how many times, you can stop. When you stop, do NOT resume or pause your watch/phone.
We will ask you to submit your race result based on your elapsed time, not moving time.
Rules for a virtual race are no different than a real race itself. When you are running your virtual race you can stop to eat, pee, take a selfie, for whatever reason and how many times, you can stop. When you stop, do NOT resume or pause your watch/phone.
We will ask you to submit your race result based on your elapsed time, not moving time.
Eker I Run is held as a virtual race for this pandemic year 2020. We all need to watch out for social distancing and keep personal hygiene practices. If you want to run your race as a group, we suggest you do with people who you live together with.
You can register as a corporate team and participate in the corporate team race. All participants of the corporate team must be legally working – being paid in the same company/institution. Fastest 5 runners` finish times are added up and ranked accordingly. Corporate Team distances are 2K, 5K, 15K and 42K. You register together, but run separately.
How to register, please follow details from here:
https://www.ekerkosu.com/en/eker/kurumsal-kayit
How to register, please follow details from here:
https://www.ekerkosu.com/en/eker/kurumsal-kayit
You can run and/or walk, complete your race distance as you wish, as your body allows. What matters is that you move. If your body is not used to moving, please see a doctor and go for a check up first.
Before and after your run, please put on your mask. Keep social distancing and hygiene practice standards high as the pandemic period requires. During, before and after your race eat, drink, sleep well. In case you don't feel well, if you feel sick, do not start your race. Do not share your personal items with anyone else, do not throw away your medical waste on the course, dispose of them properly, if needed. Also follow local measures.
No. Never. When you run you need to breathe properly with your mouth and nose. Turkish Government Ministry of Health, Covid-19 guideline states runners and heavy cardio exercises should not wear a mask when performing. If you are walking in a public area wear a mask. (Article 38)
Yes, but you need to work a bit. Find your bib number from the registered runners list, download your bib design or be creative, do it all on your own, run with your own bib design.
2K 5K 15K 42K Paten-Skate Minik Adımlar-Kids
2K 5K 15K 42K Paten-Skate Minik Adımlar-Kids
Yes, but you need a little time to have it. Download your virtual run digital medal from the web, draw and color it as per your personal taste.
If you have requested and bought for the optional (hard) finisher medal, your medal will be shipped in mid of October. You can order your medal until October 10th from here. All purchases of these medals, the income will be directed to the NGO resources.
If you have requested and bought for the optional (hard) finisher medal, your medal will be shipped in mid of October. You can order your medal until October 10th from here. All purchases of these medals, the income will be directed to the NGO resources.
7th Eker I Run Virtual Race is a free race. You can register and run at free of charge. If you want to purchase a race tee and a finisher medal, which is an optional package designed to create a resource for the listed NGO`s. All income of the tees will be delivered to the NGO`s. So if you run for good, you can also buy for good. Order your tee until October 10th from here.
No. There are no prizes, rewards or special medals for the podium winners. For those who provide valid results of their race will go into a draw, where sponsored brands could provide some gifts to the draw. Gifts of the draw will be announced later through the web and social media. Each finisher receives one draw chance.