At Runkeeper, we know the value of community. This is why we're proud to offer Group Challenges! Group Challenges allow you and your friends to motivate each other toward a common goal.
Getting started
- Go to the Community tab in the app.
- At the top of the screen, tap on the header marked "Groups".
- From there, tap on "+ Create a Group Challenge."
- Once you've created a Group Challenge it will show up in your Active Groups.
Setting up Running Groups
When you create a group challenge, you will be asked to answer a few opening questions about the group details. This includes the type of challenge you want to create, how often you want to track, how long you want the group to be active, and the name of your group. You will also have the option to invite your friends to join your challenge!
Chatting with Friends
Now you can visit the chat room to start motivating your friends to get going. Use the toggle at the top of the screen to check in on your progress to see how you're doing compared to the rest of the group. When your group challenge reaches the endpoint, you will receive an email with a quick summarizing how everything went!
Disable notifications, leave the group, and invite more people
- Tap the settings gear in the top right corner to access the Group Challenge settings
- If you want to leave the group, simply select "Leave Group"
- You can also turn off your notifications on this screen by tapping the toggle
- If you'd like to invite more people, you can do that here too
Important things to note:
- You can invite up to 99 people to join your Group Challenge. The maximum amount of friends is 100, including the group creator.
- Once you leave a group you can't re-join.
- Your challenge starts the day you create it. You can't select a start date other than today.
- You can create/join as many challenges as you'd like!
- To invite someone to a Group Challenge who isn't your friend, make sure you type their email address into the search bar.
- Any activity you complete should automatically count toward your Challenge progress if that activity type was selected.
- Those who haven't added a name to their Runkeeper account will be listed as "Runkeeper User" in challenges.
*Have more questions? Contact our support team at support@runkeeper.com!