Welcome to the CPZ Quarantine RunGo Challenge!
A fun and healthy way to connect the CPZ heartists while we are apart and at home! A 3.65 mile run around Century City/Beverly Hills that starts and ends at our truly missed, Fairmont Century Plaza. Get your running shoes on, RunGo app started and join the CPZ team in some friendly and socially distant competition!
Complete before the end of May, 2020
How this works
Download the free RunGo app for iPhone, Android, or Apple Watch, and run our hotel’s route named “Beverly Hills Sign and The Golden Triangle- Fairmont Century Plaza.” You can run the actual route, or you can run this route virtually from wherever you are in the world outdoors with the voice-guided tour on Virtual Mode, or on your treadmill in Indoor Mode.
Quick summary
👉 Watch this 2 minute video.
⏰ Do a dry run before your race effort to familiarize yourself with starting and ending the timer.
🏃♀️ Be sure to start the route in the correct mode: Normal, Virtual Treadmill, or Virtual Outdoor.
📲 If you run in Indoor Mode on a treadmill, make sure your iPhone or Apple Watch with the route is on you: arm, hand, pocket, etc.
💪 Have fun and enjoy the voice messages!
How to participate
Step 1: Get the free RunGo app
If you’d like to run our suggested, curated route, download the RunGo app for iPhone, Android, or Apple Watch. You may also load the course GPX to your Garmin, Suunto, etc. devices.
We suggest creating a free RunGo account to keep track of your completed runs, but this is optional to participate.
Step 2: Check out our route
Find your race route or routes below. The voice-guided app highlights some of the stories, supporters, and points of interest in our city.
Read the route’s description on RunGo to prepare for your run.
Step 3: Run the route!
You can follow these routes on RunGo with the built-in turn-by-turn voice navigation, without getting lost, and without needing a map!
We suggest trying a dry run, as a separate run or warm-up: select your race route, choose Virtual Treadmill or Virtual Outdoor Mode (if you’re not at the real route), start your run, and end after taking a number of steps, in order to make yourself comfortable with the start and finish.
Step 4: Seamless submit to the leaderboard
At the end of the run, you'll have the option in the RunGo app to “Share with Virtual Race,” where you’ll select your race by name. This will seamlessly add your run or runs to the leaderboard on the race website.
You may submit multiple runs to the results.
Step 5: Celebrate!
You did it. Way to go! Check your race’s website as the leaderboard is constantly updated. Tell us your story! Share your run, photo, or video on social media, and mention @rungoapp or #rungoapp
Alternate steps 1-4
You may also submit any run activity! If you run with the RunGo app, but a different route, or without following a route, you can submit to the leaderboard at the completion of your run.
You may also submit from another running app or manually, via the form below.
Course Map
Results Leaderboard
Manual Submission Form
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to run the suggested route?
No, you may run anywhere you like, even on a treadmill. Even a 130 foot lap in your backyard!
Can I listen to music while using the RunGo route?
Yes. RunGo will lower the music volume for a moment while telling you where to go, then the music will come back.
How do I find the route in the RunGo app?
Open the route on the web on your phone, then tap the button “View in RunGo App” to view the route in the app. The app will open on the route page. You can also search for the route in the app; just make sure you have the correct one.
How do I find the route on the RunGo Apple Watch app?
You may also run only with your Apple Watch, without bringing a phone. Make sure you have the route loaded on your RunGo Apple Watch app before starting: You may find the route in the iPhone app and tap the Apple Watch icon on the route view to send to your watch. You may search for the route directly in the Apple Watch app.
Any Apple Watch tips?
Swipe side to side to view different screens, like run stats, map and elevation guide, directions, and pause/stop/lock screen. You may swipe up on the Digital Crown to pause and resume your run!
What happens if I go off course by mistake?
The RunGo app will remind you that you're off course. It will only remind you a second time if you're still off course before assuming you're doing that deliberately. You can open the map in the app to figure out where to go, if you need.
How much does the app cost?
It's free! There are some power-user features for a paid upgrade, but that doesn't change this virtual race experience.
Do I need the app to follow the route?
It's certainly recommended -- it's much easier. But you may also view the route on the web on your phone. If you grant access for location to your browser, you can see your location as the familiar blue dot, and you can trace the route that way too.
Does the app use cellular data while I'm out?
As soon as you start the route, no data is used by the app. The route is saved to your phone, so the app works offline.
How will my race time for a 21.1 half marathon get compared to someone who posts a shorter -- ie. 20km -- "half marathon"?
Run tracking apps won't always capture the exact same distance for runners doing the same route. That's why we provide a race "Time" as well as an "Adjusted Time." The latter aims to make everyone's run comparable.