Info and terms of participation
Aug 19, 2021
Info
Unfortunately, we had to cancel this year’s Generali Cologne Marathon. Instead we will organise a virtual edition, the Generali Cologne Marathon 2021 virtual edition.
You are to run the selected distance at a prefered time of the day on a course selected by your own within the given time period (see below) – wherever in the world you will be at that time.
For the course measurement and chronometry you will not need any transponder, but our Generali Cologne Marathon app. Before your run you can download it from the app stores (procedure see below). You are to take your smartphone with you during your run.
All features will be explained here.
Additionally to your virtual run via app we will offer another service, the ‘special scoring: Run for the flood victims’ in Cologne. Please find information and details here.
Terms and conditions
Here please find all important information for the Generali Cologne Marathon 2021 virtual edition. Only when accepting them and complying to them you are allowed to take part in the virtual race.
Note: You have to take your smartphone with you during the race for the tracking (Note: Tracking or smart watches cannot be used!). The GPS data will be transferred to our service and app provider for analysis and display in the map of the app.
You can run between October 3 to 17, 2021 (Central European Summer Time/CEST). Within this period the tracking will be activated.
Supported are Apple iPhones iOS 13 and newer as well as Google Android 7 and newer. Please update the software of your smartphone if necessary.
3 steps to the Generali Cologne Marathon 2021 virtual edition
1. Register online via our website
- In case you had already registered for the real 2021 race just confirm the transfer of your data via the edit link in the email we sent to you.
- When you intend to newly participate in the Generali Cologne Marathon 2021 virtual edition please register here.
2. Download the updated Cologne Marathon app
For the participation in the virtual race the use of the new Cologne Marathon app and running with your smartphone are compulsory.
The Cologne Marathon app will be available in the Apple and Google Play Stores soon:
Download the corresponding app for your smartphone.
3. Log in into the app – done and start running!
- Once you have registered for the virtual race (see step 1 above) and downloaded the app (see step 2 above), you will receive an email with your personal login data for the app, your Registration ID (dates of despatch depending on the day you have registered for the virtual race: September 27 and 30, October 4, 7, 11 and 13.).
- Log in with your Registration ID.
- We recommend to make yourselves familiar with the app already in advance (see “Use of the app” below).
Use of the app
- Make yourselves familiar with the numerous features of the app and click yourselves through the navigation.
- Please take your smartphone during the entire run with you for tracking purposes (Note: Tracking or smart watches cannot be used instead!).
- Please select your favourite unit of length in the “Settings”, enable push messages and download audio experiences.
- Recommendation: Please download all audio files, the so-called “Audio Experiences”, already in advance when you have a stable WIFI connection. Thus, you ensure that we can provide you with audio information in the app even during your race when the internet connection on your running course might not be ideal.
- IMPORTANT: If you would like to listen to our audio files only Spotify or Apple Music are allowed to play audio content, i. e. no other tracking apps like Strava, Runtastic etc, no music streaming by Shazam or the like or no navigation apps by Komoot or the like. And better do not accept any incoming phone calls during the run. In case you have a Spotify account you can listen to our Generali Cologne Marathon playlist. Please find it in the tracking section of the app. Just start the playlist and start tracking and running.
- In case you want to use a navigation app like Komoot or the like you have to switch off the audio function of the navigation app before start tracking (order: start the course navigation in Komoot, switch off the audio function and then start tracking in our app). Otherwise the audio files will not be played.
Technical requirements
- You can only participate when using your smartphone and taking it with you for your run.
- Our app runs with operating systems iOS 13 and Android 7. Please update the software of your smartphone if necessary.
- Download the freshest version of our Cologne Marathon app (Please find the version number in the navigation/settings in grey at the bottom).
- Select a course with a good GPS coverage and an availability of your mobile network. Activate mobile data on your smartphone.
- Charge your smartphone and your powerbank completely on the eve before race day.
Clues for audio, music, navigation apps etc.
- Recommendation: Activate „Audio Infos“ and download „Audio Experiences“ prior to the start. ‘Emma’ will provide you with split times and Tom Bartels, our host, will motivate and inform you during the run.
- IMPORTANT: When deciding to use our audio messages, only Spotify or Apple Music are allowed to play audio content, i. e. no other tracking apps like Strava, Runtastic etc, no music streaming by Shazam or the like or no navigation apps by Komoot or the like. And better do not accept any incoming phone calls during the run. In case you have a Spotify account you can listen to our Generali Cologne Marathon playlist. Please find it in the tracking section of the app. Just start the playlist and start tracking and running.
- In case you want to use a navigation app like Komoot or the like you have to switch off the audio function of the navigation app before start tracking (order: start the course navigation in Komoot, switch off the audio function and then start tracking in our app). Otherwise the audio files will not be played.
Important tips for your virtual run
- Best fix your smartphone to the upper arm. Do not hide the antenna.
- You can track yourselves between October 3 to 17, 2021 Central European Summer Time.
- Like in a real competition you will only have one start! The tracking cannot be stopped. Once the countdown is over you have to finish your run. There is no „pause“ button or the like.
- The app will finish chronometry automatically after finishing the selected distance.
- Note: For the final attunement have a look into the video clip on the tracking screen. Just click in before your start! Enjoy it!
- Post your experiences and stories around your run – prior to, during and afterwards – with #koelnmarathon on Instagram (posts only) and Twitter as well as via Facebook Messenger (to Talk to Walter) onto our social wall.
- When having technical problems with the tracking please contact Mika:timing directly.
Note: Spectators or listeners can also use the app without any login.
