What is the challenge?
The challenge is to complete 150 kilometres during the month of October. You can run, walk, jog, cycle, swim - whatever suits you to clock up your kilometres, all while raising funds for A Lust for Life. 

How do I get my fundraising pack and Rise Up Wristband?
Your pack will be sent via post when you register for the challenge. If your pack hasn't arrived, please contact support@alustforlife.com. 

Can I donate instead of raising funds?
Absolutely, that is no problem. Once you register and your fundraising page is created, just make a self donation on your page. If you decide not to fundraise, we would you to donate the fundraising target of €150.

Is this an individual challenge or can I do it with others?
Both! You can take on this challenge yourself, or share the fun with friends, family or colleagues. When registering for the challenge, you will be asked if you want to set up a team or join a team. If you create a team, any other registrant will be able to view your team.

How do I keep track of how many kilometres I do?
You can use fitness apps like Strava, Fitbit, Garmin and Map My Fitness, which all connect into your fundraising page and will show how many kilometres you have completed. You can also joinour Facebook community here, and share your updates with the A Lust for Life Tribe. 

How do I connect my fitness app to my fundraising page?

Your profile page includes your personal distance tally so you can track your distance towards your target. This is a great way to keep your friends updated on your workouts!

If you track your workouts with Fitbit, Strava, MapMyFitness or Garmin your distances will automatically add to your tally.

Follow these steps to track your KMs automatically:

1. Download the Fitbit, Strava, MapMyFitness or Garmin app and set up your account
2. Log in to your A Lust for Life fundraising account.
3. Under the heading Connect your preferred Fitness app, click your chosen app.
4. Follow the prompts to connect your account
5. When you next work out, select start your workout in the app on your phone. Once you end your workout, save your workout and your distance will be published to the tally on your page the following day.

If you have synced your app already but it is not working, please log in and re-connect it.

• Fitbit: You must start an activity and save it. If no activity is logged, then your cumulative activity will sync at the end of the day. If you are having issues, try syncing through BOTH your Fitbit and the Fitbit app on your smartphone.
• MapMyFitness: You must start your workout, stop your workout and then SAVE your workout. 
• Strava: You must start your workout, stop your workout and then SAVE your workout.
• Garmin: You must start your workout, stop your workout and then SAVE your workout.

Your tally will be updated each day with the previous day’s distances.

Manually Adding Activity

Remember, you can manually add your exercise to the tally in the My Fitness Activity tab within your logged in dashboard. This is a great option if you’re using a pedometer or a different method of tracking your distances.

Follow these steps to manually add your activity:

1. Log in to your account and select My Fitness Activity.
2. Under Add activity, enter the required fields. Depending on the challenge this may be steps, distance and/duration.
3. The logged activity will now appear on your fundraising page!

For more general questions about your fundraising page and using the Rise Up platform, please click here.