Participant Guide

Everything you need to
run it right.

A step-by-step guide to registering, tracking, submitting and getting verified — plus exactly what a valid activity looks like.

Step 1

Register & choose your kit

Sign up, pick your milestone goal and build your race pack. Your pack ships in waves from end-October 2026, in order of registration.

Step 2

Track any activity

Walk or run anywhere, on any route, with any app or GPS watch. It's cumulative — every kilometre in the challenge window counts toward your total.

Step 3

Submit in your Heyrace account

Log in to your Heyrace account and submit whichever way you prefer: upload a screenshot of your activity, or a direct sync with Strava.

Step 4

The Heymetriq™ Engine verifies

Every submission is checked by the Heymetriq™ Engine, which validates each activity against the challenge's parameters and screens for duplicates or edits.

Step 5

Watch your milestones unlock

Your cumulative distance moves your pin along the route map. Reach 36 km, 150 km or 360 km to unlock each finisher title and badge.

Step 6

Earn your rewards

Every milestone reached within the 45-day window earns its badge and finisher entitlements — delivered to your door.

What makes a valid submission

Every submission is screened by the Heymetriq™ Engine to confirm it's genuine. Keep these in mind so yours is approved first time. Prefer to sync? A direct Strava sync works too.

Gets approved

A clear, full screenshot of the activity summary

Distance and duration visible (date optional)

Activity falls within the challenge window

Original, uncropped and unedited image

One screenshot per activity

Gets flagged

Blurry, cropped or partial screenshots

Missing distance or duration

An impossibly fast or slow pace

Edited, retouched or manually altered numbers

Duplicate uploads of the same activity

Activities dated outside the challenge window

Works with your favourite app

Any app that shows the distance and duration works. A few popular ones:

StravaHealthy 365Apple FitnessGarmin ConnectNike Run ClubSamsung HealthFitbitCorosPolar FlowSuuntoGoogle FitMi Fitness (Xiaomi)Huawei HealthZepp (Amazfit)adidas RunningMapMyRunRunkeeperDecathlon Coach

Play fair, keep it fun

This is a community challenge for a good cause. Genuine effort only — Heymetriq™ keeps the leaderboard honest for everyone.

Read the rules →

Still have a question?

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