HDOR Monthly Series

January, 2020

Jan 2020 Running Challenge

Set up your goal. Then go ahead and beat them!

HDOR January Running Challenge is all about trying to be your best for the month, and start the new year on a solid note. Set a distance goal for the month, and then try to beat it!

Jan 2020 Running Challenge is part of our HDOR 2020 Monthly Series. Enjoy a different kind of challenge every month of the year.

Finisher Criteria

Beat your set target distance goal for the month to achieve a finisher status. All participants will receive the special personalized finisher certificate with your photo showcasing your performance (even if you were not able to complete the target distance).

How Do I Participate?

Take on the challenge

Set your target distance for the month and make a note of your daily or weekly mileage required to achieve that.

Run during the month

Do your challenge runs anytime between Jan 1st to Jan 31st to meet the finisher criteria for the event.

Run anywhere, anytime

Being a virtual event, you are free to run where you want, when you want without being bound by any time restrictions.

Submit your run data

Submit your run data on event website or app, compare your results with other participants. We can import your run data automatically!

Event Highlights

Register for HDOR Distance Challenges and get the following benefits.

Automatic run data import using Strava and other apps
Freedom to choose your run place and time
Leaderboard which shows your rank in your group, city, organization, country
Mobile app access for event info and reports
Digital finisher certificate with your photo showcasing your achievement

Personalized Finisher Certificate

For all participants, we will have a unique finishers certificate showcasing your participant stats as well as customized with your photo. Go for it!

Leaderboard & Reports

Once you have registered for the event, you will be able to download the official HDOR app from the Google Play Store and view your event stats for your submitted runs.

Check your rank against other participants as well as check out the podium place finishers in each run category.

You will also be able to view all the reports and leaderboards using your HDOR login account on your laptop or computer.

Use Your Favorite Apps

Being a virtual run, participants need to submit their run details online using any of the multiple apps we support.

You can record and submit your run using Strava, Endomondo, MapMyRun, Runkeeper, Garmin Connect, TomTom Sports, Fitbit or Apple Watch, in fact any other mobile app which supports sharing your run data as a public GPS activity link.

We also support automatic data import from Strava. If you use any other mobile app or device which can export app data to your Strava account, manual data submit is not required.

Register for Jan 2020 Running Challenge

Scale new heights in 2020 with the HDOR Jan 2020 Running Challenge. Sign Up now!

Entry + Certificate

Rs 49 / US$ 5

Entry into the event
Website and mobile app tracking
Access to leaderboard and reports
Automatic data import from Strava
Personalized finisher certificate with your photo

Rules & FAQs

Have any questions in mind about this event? Check out our Rules and FAQ below.

When do registrations end?

Event registration will end on the 10th day of the challenge month (example Jan Monthly Challenge registrations will end on Jan 10th).

How do I login to my account?

Participants need to login to the HDOR website using their communicated login credentials.

No new accounts will be created for pre-existing HDOR participants, they can use their existing HDOR accounts for data submission if they registered for the using the same email credentials as their HDOR account.

By when do I need to complete the distance challenge?

All challenges must be completed within the applicable calendar month for the challenge (starting 1st of the month and ending on the respective last date of the month).

How do I record and submit my run data?

Data submission: You can submit your run data directly on our website or HDOR app after logging in to your account with your credentials. You will need to submit your run distance, time as well as an activity link if the run distance exceeds 3 km.

Activity Link: Activity link is a URL or website link which has details of your recorded run activity, including date, time, distance, splits, pace, etc (see this for details). You can find and share or copy activity links from your running app or from the website for the app or GPS watch. You should ensure that all your activity links are public so that other event participants and event admin can view your activity data.

Manual entries: Actitivies without any data proof, not recorded using any mobile app or GPS device may only be submitted for our Challenge Series events, subject to a maximum distance of 3 km for a day. This can be done using our website or app after logging in. No manual entry will be considered for any Virtual Run Series events.

Running apps to use: For any data submission for distance exceeding 3 km, participants must run using a supported GPS running app (refer to supported apps article for details), or a GPS watch. Not all running apps provide a public activity link and hence may not be used if that is the case.

Automatic run data import: We support automatic import of your running app data if you have connected your HDOR account with your Strava account from the Connected Apps section on website. If you do not use Strava app, many apps, GPS watches and websites allow exporting recorded activity to Strava, something you can explore and consider if you do not want to manually submit each run data.

Multiple runs in day: Are allowed, and each have to be submitted separately. They will be counted towards your mileage for any of the annual distance based challenges.

Combining GPS activities using tools: All submitted runs must be a single recorded GPS activity. Multiple activities are not allowed to be combined into one activity using online tools and then submitted.

Public race data submission: You can also submit link to your finish timing from any public organized races (like Mumbai Marathon, etc) which use timing chip and have your event results online on a unique page with a unique URL or link. You can submit this using the manual entry data submission process.

Two runs for one event: For a run to be considered towards 5 km, 10 km, half marathon and marathon challenge events, it should be done in one go and recorded as a single run activity. Example recording 7 km and 3 km as two different runs in the day will not count towards a 10 km run as part of the 10 km challenge event. For other distance challenges there are no such restrictions.

Treadmill runs: Treadmill runs recorded using GPS watches or apps and for which you have a public activity link which shows distance, time, pace, and splits will be acceptable for submission.

When will my Strava run data be imported?

Your run will be available on our website within an hour of your run data submission or post availability in your Strava account if you have connected your HDOR account to Strava.

If your run data is not available in your account within one hour, please submit the activity link and run data manually via app or website.

Can my run be disqualified?

Event organizers can reject any entry which has suspect GPS data (straight line outside normal run route, unrealistic high pace like sub 3 min/km pace at any time during run, etc)

Event organizers have the right to take any decisions for disqualifying a participant if the participant is considered to have taken any external help in running the distance (like using a cycle or any other vehicle) or cheated in any way.