Introduction
The century-old East Rail Line will soon connect the northeast New Territories, central Kowloon and Hong Kong Island, To celebrate the new chapter on the railway development. At this historical moment, we would like to invite you to join the East Rail Line Cross Harbour Virtual Run to learn about the railway again and cross the harbour together with this century-old railway line. The event will be carried out in a virtual run format. Participants are free to choose anytime and any running route within the event period, upload your running record with photos of East Rail Line stations to the event website during completion. The target kilometers can be completed in one or more sessions.
Souvenir will be given to the participants upon complete the virtual run requirements*. A East Rail Line Virtual Run finisher medal with the dedicated signature train design of the East Rail Line and a East Rail Line Virtual Run Ice Towel will be awarded. We also offer special prizes for outstanding participants**.
East Rail Line Virtual Run finisher medal with limited release, registration is on a first-come-first-serve basis. Don’t hesitate, JOIN US NOW!
Event Period | 15/5/2022 (12:00am) – 30/6/2022 (11:59pm) |
Group and target kilometers | Individual Group (46KM / 23KM / 18KM / 10KM) Team (46KM) Family Group (5KM) |
Enrolment Fee | Free |
Enrolment Start Date | Individual Group – 46KM / 23KM: 1/5/2022 (10:00am) Team and Family Group: 3/5/2022 (10:00am) Individual Group – 18KM / 10KM: 5/5/2022 (10:00am) |
Enrolment Deadline | 09/06/2022 (11:59pm) |
Suggested Running Route | Along the East Rail Line (including the new stations, but not include Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau) |
Running Time | Anytime within the event period |
Collection period of souvenirs and finisher medal | July 2022 (Limited to the participants complete the virtual run requirements ONLY) Participants will be informed by the organizer upon completed the verification process. |
* All participant should complete the individual/group requirements.
** Please refer to the special prize page for more informations.
Rule of activity
Participants can start the run from May 15, 2022 after enroll successfully. Participants must accumulate the required running mileage. Please log in to the personal record page when uploading the running record after each run; Participant must upload photos of two East Rail Line stations (One must be the Exhibition Centre Station or Admiralty Station, while another one should be the stations in New Territories or Kowloon, photo with showing clear bib number is required) with the running record, or the record will not be recognized . There is no limit to the number of uploads within the event period. The system will calculate the cumulative mileage for the final score.
Participants must form teams of four. Teams can start the run from May 15, 2022 after enroll successfully, each team can complete the required running mileage together or individually. Please log in to the personal record page when uploading the running record after each run. Participant must upload photos of two East Rail Line stations (One must be the Exhibition Centre Station or Admiralty Station, while another one should be the stations in New Territories or Kowloon) with the uploaded running record while fulfilling the group running kilometer requirements , otherwise the record will not be recognized. There is no limit to the number of uploads within the event period. The system will calculate the cumulative mileage for the final score.
Participants must form teams with two to six members, including at least one adult aged 18 or above and one child aged 18 below, Family teams can start the run from May 15, 2022 after enroll successfully. Please log in to the team record page when uploading the running record* after each run. Participant must upload photos of two East Rail Line stations (One must be the Exhibition Centre Station or Admiralty Station, while another one should be the stations in New Territories or Kowloon) with the running record, or the record will not be recognized. There is no limit to the number of uploads within the event period. The system will calculate the cumulative mileage for the final score.
* Only need to upload one record together for each run.
- Participants can use any exercise recording app (eg R2 App, Strava, Garmin, Trailwatch, etc.) to record the route and length.
- The running records are uploaded in the form of screenshots, which must include the route map, date and time.
- The organizer will check the authenticity of the records uploaded by the participants and reserve right to disqualify any false records.
- To ensure the safety of participants, the organizer has set up a dedicated hotline for participants to report to the organizer before departure and after the trip (WhatsApp 90152140)
Terms and Conditions
- Duplicate registrations will be counted as a single registration. Additional entry fees are non-refundable and cannot be transferred to other applicants or events. Submitted application materials will not be returned.
- Participants must agree to abide by and accept the Rules and Regulationsy, Terms and Conditions.
- Participants should understand the nature and risk of the event, which they are joining voluntarily, and have no right to claim the liability of injuries, accidents, deaths or any form of loss caused by this event and its organizers.
- Please consult a doctor if you have any concern about your physical fitness prior or during this event. Whenever you feel unwell, you should stop immediately.
- Participants are recommended to have their own personal accident insurance.
- There are different target kilometers for different category. The distances of 23 kilometers and 46 kilometers are longer and require higher physical fitness. All suggested routes are for reference only. Individual road sections include concrete roads, dirt roads, mountain trails and inclines. Participants need to choose a suitable route or complete in more than one session according to their personal experience, physical strength and personal safety.
- Participants are advised to plan the route thoroughly before each trip. If you are lack of experience , you should avoid night trips and difficult sections. In terms of training, you can strengthen your physical strength and endurance according to your physical state. Participants should also prepare appropriate equipment for the event and be aware of emergency response and injury management information.
- People who are pregnant or with chronic diseases, like heart attack and high blood pressure, are not recommended to participate in the event. The Organizer reserves the right of disqualify participants who are physically not eligible for the event.
- The Organizer reserves the right to use the photos of the event for future promotional use.
- The event period is from May 15, 2022 00:00 (GMT +08) to June 30, 2022 23:59 (GMT +08).
- The running record uploaded by the participant must clearly display the date, distance (in kilometers, only integer input is accepted), and duration. Each upload record is at least 1 km.
- Finisher medals will only be awarded to participants who complete the target kilometers within the event period.
- Those who have completed the activity can choose to collect the prizes in person at the "Run2gather" office or by express (if express delivery is selected, the fee must be paid by the participant themselves). If the prize is overdue, it will treat as give up. Please pay attention to the notice.
- If you want to choose to receive the prizes by express, the participants need to pay for the delivery costs. Participants are also required to ensure the accuracy of the information provided. If the mail is lost, damaged, or delayed due to incorrect information or problems in the courier process, it will not be held responsible or reissue the prize.
- If you cto collect the prize in person, the participants must present a valid identification document for verification when claiming the prize. If unable to collect the prize in person, the representative must present the original signed power of attorney and a copy of the participant's valid identification document to collect the prize on his behalf.
- All prizes (including the finisher medal) cannot be returned or exchanged for cash, nor can they be exchanged, refunded, transferred, resold or refunded. If any suspected violations are found, the organizer has the right to disqualify the participants immediately and reserves all other rights without further notice.
- Gifts can be replaced by similar products of same value if out of stock, no claims are accepted.
- Prizes (including completion medals) will not be reissued if lost or damaged once they have been collected.
- Participants should be certain about all the information given in the application is correct, complete and true. The provided name will be showing on the engraving medals, the organizer should no be responsible for any changing name on the medal. Any payment shall be at participant own cost and expense.
- The organizer shall not bear any legal responsibility for the products or services provided by third parties.
- In cases of disputes regarding the Terms and Conditions, Rules and Regulationa ,Conduct, Result and all relating to this campaign, the decision or any other arrangements of the organizer shall be final.
- Any temporary changes or cancellations of relevant activities will be subject to the announcement on the event website.
- If there is any discrepancy between the Chinese and English versions on terms and conditions, the Chinese version shall prevail. The Organizer reserves the right to revise and interpret the above rules.
- The Organizer reserves the right to amend any of the Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice.
- By signing up for this event, all participants agree to accept the above terms and conditions with the consent to waive their rights for any claims.