THE 2020 UTD LOCKDOWN EDITION.
During these first three weeks of lockdown it’s become clear that everyone’s training has transitioned indoors. Carpets, gardens, steps, garages, balconies…with technical terrain created by kids toys, laundry, gates, brick steps or pools.
Seeing that 2020 UTD’s original dates fall at the end of our 5 week national lockdown… it would be a shame to let all of that indoor training go to waste. Right?
We’re proud to announce… The 2020 UTD Lockdown Edition!
#LockdownUTD
POST EVENT UPDATES
Only the UTD Unlimited runners needed to submit their results via email to the Race Director. If you did the Unlimited, and you results are not on the list, contact us.
RACE FOOTAGE
Want to submit your UTD Lockdown Edition race footage?
1️⃣ Download the Google Drive app on your phone
2️⃣ Click on the link.
3️⃣ Click the plus sign on the app screen that opens and upload footage directly from your phone 📲
https://bit.ly/UTDRaceFootage
RACE MERCH
The caps are R240 each (delivery in South Africa included).
Once you have filled out the order form, please EFT the correct amount. Use your surname and initials as the reference.
Running Man Adventures (Pty) Ltd
Bank: First National Bank (FNB)
Account Name: Running Man Adventures
Account No.: 62464223008
Bank Code: 221025
RACE ENTRIES
Entries are OPEN. You can enter via Google Form linked below.
The entry fee is a voluntary donation of your choosing.
The donations will be split 50/50 between our Race Beneficiaries: WildlifeACT and Southern Lodestar Foundation. Donate HERE.
RACE DISTANCES
All 5 of our original events will take place at 10% of the distance.
The race starts will be the original start times. If you can’t make the start time, you can start any time after the official start time.
We added a 6th event: UTDunlimited which will start with UTD160 where runners can run as far as they want until the UTD160 cut-off.
PRIZES
All prizes are Lucky Draw!
Running Man Adventures will award a free entry UTD2021 into each of the 5 distances. The DRJ21 entry will be drawn from the 2.1km runners etc.
More prizes from: The North Face, Squirrels Nut Butter, Racefood, Trail Magazine, Balega and Jack Black Beer
UTDunlimited: The male and female runners who go the furthest will get a prize. This will need to be verified with a GPS watch
RACE NUMBERS
How to get your number:
Please check the Runners List to find your race number (https://bit.ly/RunnersList2020). Then pop into the Google Drive to search and download your race number (https://bit.ly/UTD2020RaceNumbers)
*If your name is not on the list, or you don’t have a race number… send us a message.
We are continuously getting more entries, and am trying to keep up with the race numbers. Please be patient with us.
RACE WEEKEND AGENDA
Thursday, April 23, 2020
Race Briefing at 5pm by the race director: Spurgeon Flemington.
Friday, April 24, 2020
UTD160 starts at 10am.
UTDuncapped starts at 10am
Saturday, April 25, 2020
UTD100 starts at 5am
GCU62 starts at 7am
DRJ starts at 8am
SDR32 starts at 1h30pm
Sunday, April 26, 2020
Prize giving lunch at home.
Spurgeon will announce the lucky draw prizes over Facebook Live during lunch.
The entry fee is a voluntary donation of your choosing. The donations will be split 50/50 between our Race Beneficiaries: WildlifeACT and Southern Lodestar Foundation.
Frequently Asked Questions
I can’t make the official start time – what should I do? The official start time is just a guide, start your run whenever you can.
I want to do the UTDunlimited run but I don’t want to run constantly from 10amFri-7amSun. UTDunlimited is not a non-stop effort, it’s just a challenge to see how far you can run within the official 45 hours. For example, you can run 40km on Fri, sleep the night, run 60km on Sat, sleep the night and do 15km on Sun before 7am and that’s quite ok.
I want to run further than the 10% distances but don’t want to do the UTDunlimited run, what should I do?
Enter more than one/all of the events, there is an unofficial Grand Slam for those who do all 5 events
Is there a kiddies race?
Sure, have them do the DRJ2.1km or SDR3.2km
I want to do more than one of the races but only want to make 1 donation, is that ok?
Sure, donations are voluntary, it is quite ok to enter an event and not make a donation. We understand that times are tough
I was planning on doing another virtual race on Saturday but want to do the UTD one as well, what should I do?
We are quite ok with runners using one run to ‘qualify’ for two events, so enter both and just do one run
When is prize giving?
The Race Direcotr will film the prize giving ceremony and we’ll post it on our social media feeds on Sunday afternoon.
Who needs to submit race results?
Only the UTD Unlimited runners need to submit their results via email to the Race Director: spurgeon@runningmanadventures.co.za The prizes in the other categories are all Lucky Draws - so you don't have to submit your results.
How do I submit race footage to be included in the race video?
We are assembling all the footage on Google Drive. It’s easiest if you have the Google Drive app on your phone. It’s free!
Step 1: Download the Google Drive app on your phone and sign in or create and account. Your Gmail account will work.
Step 2: Click on the link https://bit.ly/UTDRaceFootage - the app will open and you will see a plus sign on the bottom right of the screen.
Step 3: click the plus sign and upload footage directly from your phone