You, if you’re ready to be part of something bigger. adidas Runners is an international movement of runners and urban athletes committed to personal growth, friendship, and the power of sports. We push our limits with new friends and celebrate our victories afterwards. Whether you’re finding your feet within the world of running or have a few marathons under your belt, our communities offer expert support, an extended family, and your chance to step up and be the best version of yourself. And we promise you'll have the greatest time getting there. If you want to chase down a PB, or run farther than you ever thought possible, we’ll help you get there. What’s more, you’ll never be left behind. Our professionals are on deck to support you with every step.

What you should expect:

• From intense interval training sessions to specific workouts for your core, you’ll get expert advice from our strength experts and running coaches.
• Our nutritionists supply the health knowledge you need in an instant. From pre-run fuel to post-run know-how, we understand that only a healthy body can set new records.
• Personalized training plans and exclusive experiences to help you smash your goals.

Although using adidas Running is not a requirement to become part of adidas Runners, tracking your adidas Runners events (AR Runs) with the adidas Running app offers huge benefits.

Not only do you have one handy place for all your adidas Runners statistics, upcoming events, and joined communities, tracking with the adidas Running app also enables you to work towards your adidas Runners level.

The more AR events you track with adidas Running (or with devices that synchronize directly with your adidas account*), the higher you can level up and the more rewards you earn!

*The following devices synchronize directly with the adidas Running app:

• Garmin
• Apple Watch
• Wear OS by Google
• Polar 
• Additional partners

However, it is not mandatory to use the adidas Running app to track your AR events. You can also check in to running events manually. For more information please take a look at the following article.

Add: For other devices, you also have the option to synchronize or import your activity to adidas Running as a .gpx or .tcx file. For help with importing your activity, please see here.

Absolutely nothing. The only payment we ask for is your commitment and your drive, which you’ll be bringing with your legs.

We take it you’re at least 18 years old and committed to joining our journey? If that’s a yes, then let nothing else stand in your way!

Whether you already have a few marathons under your belt or you’re finding your feet within the world of running, adidas Runners communities have experts on hand to make sure you’re looked after at running events. So whatever your speed, you won’t be left behind. There are separate speed groups for all paces, and support runners will be there to ensure you get your kilometers in with someone there alongside you.

AR events are adidas Runners events* that you’ve participated in and tracked or manually checked into with the adidas Running app.

Your level represents your commitment. The more AR events you join and complete, the more credits you will receive. The more credits you have, the higher your AR Badge will be. We won’t spoil any surprises, but we give back to those who put in the work.  

For one AR event participation, you’ll receive 1 AR Credit. If you join one of our Changemaker events, you have the chance to do something good and also earn 2 AR Credits for participating! 

To see what you’ll be working towards, check out a summary of the credits and the AR events required to achieve them.

Example: Once you’ve completed your fifth event, you’ll level up to adidas Runners Badge.

Follow the simple steps below to browse all of the adidas Runners communities in cities all over the world:

• Open the adidas Running app
• Tap the “Profile” tab
• Select “Groups & Communities”
• Tap “Discover adidas Runners”

Select your city to bring up an overview of the community including the number of members and the location. If the adidas Runners community has a Runbase, you can view its exact location on your phone’s map by tapping the address. Before you join, feel free to check out the upcoming events hosted by the community or follow the link to the dedicated Facebook page.

If you’re ready to train fierce, support others along the way, and connect with runners all over the world, go ahead and join an adidas Runners community in the adidas Running app! Just follow the simple steps below:

• Open the adidas Running app
• Tap “Community” on your tab bar
• Select “Groups & Communities”
• Tap “Discover adidas Runners”
• Choose your city from the list of communities all over the world
• Take a look at the overview of the community and feel free to check out the upcoming events or follow the link to the dedicated Facebook page.
• Once you’ve got all the info you need, tap “Join”

As soon as you’re a member of an adidas Runners community, you can join any of the awesome events hosted by the community. Feel free to join as many events as you like using these simple steps:

• Open the adidas Running app
• Tap “Community” on your tab bar
• Select “Groups & Communities” and tap your adidas Runners community under “My Groups & Communities”
• Tap “View Upcoming Events” to access a list of all upcoming events, organized by date
• Tap on an event to access full details including the event date, start time, and a full description

Up for the challenge? Just tap “Join Event”. If the “Join Event” button is unavailable, click here to find out why this is the case.

You don’t want to bring your phone along on the run? Simply check in manually and leave your phone at the runbase. In order to check in manually to an AR event, follow the simple steps below: 

• Be sure to join your chosen running event first by following the steps in this article
• You’ll see the “Check In Manually” button appear on the event details screen 30 minutes before the event start time.
• Once you have arrived at your event location, tap “Check In Manually”. (Make sure you’ve got an active GPS signal)
• Now you are checked in and the event will count towards your AR Badge!

If you’re facing issues checking in manually, follow the short steps below:

• Make sure you’ve given the adidas Running app permission to access your location and that the GPS indicator is green.
• Make sure you are at the right AR event location.
• Make sure that you check in within 30 minutes of the event start time.

If you still want to track the run after you have already checked in manually, don’t worry! Only your tracked activity will be counted and added to the leaderboard.

Note: After you’ve checked in, you are unable to leave the event.

To ensure that your adidas Runners event counts towards your adidas Runners Badge, you must either track the activity with the adidas Running app (or with devices that sync directly to your adidas account), or check in to the event manually. If you want to earn credit for your AR event by checking in to the event manually, please read the article here. 

If you want to earn credit for your AR event by tracking the event, you must ensure that the following criteria are met:

Track your event activity with the adidas Running app or with devices that sync directly to your adidas account. 

Join the adidas Runners event in the adidas Running app before it starts - Make sure you join the event no later than 60 minutes after the scheduled event start time.

Set your activity type according to the event in the adidas Running app  - Only GPS-tracked running activities will be confirmed as AR Events. For help with this step, please see here if you are using an iPhone or here if you’re using an Android device. Make sure your phone is fully charged to ensure you can track the entire event.

Be ready at the event start location at the official start time and don’t forget to hit start on the adidas Running app when the event gets going! Your GPS location and the start time of your activity will confirm your participation in the event (Don’t worry if the event doesn’t start at the exact scheduled start time –  we’ll take this into account and you won’t lose out!)

After the event is over, make sure you have an active internet connection - To enable us to confirm your participation, an internet connection is required.

As long as you carry out the above steps, your event participation will qualify as an AR Credit and count towards your all important adidas Runners Badges. See here to find out more about AR Credits and Badges. 

Note: If you add an activity manually in the adidas Running app, this activity will not count towards your adidas Runners Badge. We can only confirm your participation in events where you’ve tracked your running activity live with a GPS signal or checked in manually to the AR event.

It is possible to edit your activity after you’ve finished tracking with the adidas Running app. To do so, follow the short instructions in this article.

Note: If you add an activity manually in the adidas Running app, this activity will not count towards your adidas Runners level. We can only confirm your participation in events where you’ve tracked your running activity live with a GPS signal or checked in manually to the AR event.

Important: If you delete your activity, it unfortunately cannot be recovered and will be removed from your AR statistics.

Yes! The following devices synchronize directly with adidas Running: Apple Watch, Garmin Smartwatches, or devices equipped with Wear OS by Google.

Please visit the links below for more information about each Smartwatch and its functionality with adidas Running:

• Apple Watch
• Wear OS by Google
• Garmin
• Polar Flow
• Additional partners

For other smartwatches, you have the option to synchronize or import your activity to adidas Running as a .gpx or .tcx file. For help with importing your activity, please see here.

To access an overview of all your adidas Runners information and statistics, follow the simple steps below:

• Open the adidas Running app
• Tap “Community” on your tab bar
• Select “adidas Runners Member”

Here, you can see your current level along with how many AR events you still need to rank up to the next level. Your statistics for all runs completed with adidas Runners will also be displayed under “My AR Runs”. If you wish to view the statistics for all your tracked activities, not just adidas Runners events, tap "More Stats".

Follow the simple steps below to view your adidas Runners Badges:

• Open the adidas Running app
• Tap “Community” on the tab bar
• Select “adidas Runners Member”

Here, you can see your current adidas Runners Badge along with how many AR credits you still need to rank up to the next level.

To access a list of all upcoming adidas Runners events for the adidas Runners community you’ve joined, follow the simple steps below:

• Open the adidas Running app
• Tap “Community” on your tab bar
• Select “Groups & Communities”
• Tap the respective adidas Runners community under “My Groups & Communities”
• Tap “View Upcoming Events” to access a list of all upcoming events, including those you’ve joined, organized by date

Virtual AR Events give you the possibility to still join events and to receive credits for your participation from home. 

If you’d like to join one of the Virtual AR Events, follow the steps below:

• Open the adidas Running App
• Go to the “Profile” tab
• Click on “adidas Runners Member”
• Go to “My Adidas Runners Communities” and select one of the communities that you joined.
• Scroll down to “Upcoming Events”
• Here you’ll find all the events for the respective communities 
• Once you click on one event more details as to what kind of event it is, what utensils you need, the date, the “location”* and the approx duration are shown.
• In the “Event Info”, you’ll also be able to check out the AR Crew and see other participants.
• Once you found the event for you, simply hit “Join Event”, don’t worry you can leave the event at any time before it starts. 
• Don't forget to click on "Check In Manually" once the event starts. 

For every Virtual event that you join, you’ll receive half a credit. If you are unable to join the virtual event even though you followed the steps above, please take a look here.

*currently only on Instagram, follow the information in the Event description.

Don’t worry about it. Life is busy and plans change. If you can no longer attend an event you’ve joined, you can simply cancel your attendance in the adidas Running app by following the steps below:

• Tap “Community” on your tab bar
• Select “Groups & Communities”
• Tap the respective adidas Runners community
• Select “View Upcoming Events”
• Tap the event you can no longer attend
• Tap “You’ve Joined” followed by “Leave Event”

Want to see who else is going to an event you’ve joined? The participants list is displayed just under the full description of an event. To reach this screen, follow the simple steps below:

• Open the adidas Running app
• Tap “Community” on your tab bar
• Select “adidas Runners Member” and tap your adidas Runners community under “My AR community”
• Tap “View Upcoming Events” followed by the respective event
• Tap “Show more” next to “Participants” to view the names of all the other adidas Running users who joined the event via the app. The participants list is only visible to fellow members of the community

Note: The participant count also includes those who have joined the event via adidas.com/adidasrunners. The names of these participants will not be displayed in the participants list.

Your privacy settings are set to “Friends” by default, which means that only your fitness friends will be able to view your profile. If you wish to edit your privacy settings, follow the steps below:

• Open the adidas Running app
• Tap  “Profile” on your tab bar
• Access your settings via the gear icon in the top right corner
• Tap “Privacy”

You can manage your adidas Runners privacy settings under “My Profile”. For example, if you would prefer your profile to only be visible to you, select “Only Me” under “My Profile”. Further information about your privacy settings can be found here for iOS users, or here for Android users.

If you wish to invite your friends to an adidas Runners community that you’ve joined, follow the simple steps below.

• Tap “Community” on your tab bar
• Select “Groups & Communities”
• Tap the respective adidas Runners community under “My Groups & Communities”
• Tap the three dots in the top right corner
• Select “Invite Members”

Your existing followers will be listed here. Invite them to the community by tapping the plus next to their name. Alternatively, tap “Invite others with a link” to use your favorite messaging app to share the link with the community.

All communication to and from the adidas Runners captains will be carried out within their respective Facebook groups. Each community has its own dedicated Facebook group where the latest updates, announcements, and all information you need for upcoming events will be communicated.

To access a direct link to your community’s Facebook page in the adidas Running app, follow the steps below:

• Open the adidas Running app
• Tap “Community” on your tab bar
• Select “Groups & Communities”, then tap your adidas Runners community under “My Groups & Communities”
• Tap “View Facebook Page”

The Facebook group is also the place where you can contact the captains or post any questions for the community.

If you are unable to join a particular event in the adidas Running app (i.e. the “Join Event” option is greyed out or disabled), this could be due to any of the following reasons:

• You’ve forgotten to join the respective adidas Runners community - You will need to first join the respective adidas Runners community before you can join an event hosted by them. Not sure how to do this? Take a look at this article.
• The event has already started - It is not possible to join an event more than 30 minutes after the scheduled event start time. If you have already joined an event, you can still manually check in up until 30 minutes after the event start time.
• The event is full - Some events may have a limited number of participants. Once all the available places have been filled, it will no longer be possible to join the event.
• The event clashes with another one of your joined events - It is not possible to join two events with overlapping start or end times.
• The event has restrictions -You must meet the requirements for the event in order to join. Some events may have age restrictions, or certain challenging events may require you to already be at a higher AR level before you can join.

You’ll notice that your AR Run total has been set to zero. However, your Badge remains the same until exactly 12 months after you last leveled up.

What About the Rest of 2024?

We’ll keep running together, of course!

• You’ll maintain your current Badge 12 months from the date you last leveled up in 2023.
• To keep your current Badge after these 12 months have passed, you need to complete the number of runs specified to earn that Badge.
  Let’s say you levelled up to Bronze on October 22nd, 2023 – this means you’ll keep your Bronze Badge until October 21st, 2024. To keep it afterward, you’ll have to participate in at least 15 AR Runs between January 1st and October 21st, 2024.
• You can never drop back to Starter Badge once you’ve reached the adidas Runners Badge.
• If you complete more runs and qualify to level up, you’ll reach the next Badge, as always.