Frequently Asked Questions
If you can't find the answer to your question here, please email us at RibbonRun@sands.org.uk
Getting Started
Ribbon Run is during Baby Loss Awareness Week, which is 9-15 October. We are encouraging you to do your Ribbon Run on Saturday 12th October, but if you can't join us then, you can of course do it any other day that week.
No, you can take part in Ribbon Run your way - you can run, walk, jog or skip - whatever suits you!
Ribbon Run is a virtual event, so you can complete it wherever works best for you! This could be at home, at the gym or the park - it's up to you.
If you would like to run with others, our Ribbon Run Champions are hosting Ribbon Runs in their local area.
Find out whether there is a Ribbon Run near you.
If you’re interested in becoming a Ribbon Run champion and hosting a run near you, please apply here.
It isn’t essential, but by fundraising for your Ribbon Run, you will be helping us to save babies’ lives and reach bereaved families. Each fundraising pack costs us £9.54, so if you’re not fundraising, we would be so grateful if you’d consider making a £10 donation to cover this cost. You can do this directly onto your fundraising page or via our website here.
Whether you choose to fundraise or not, you are helping us to raise vital awareness and break the silence around baby loss. Thank you.
General
Registrations are open right up until Friday 11 October. However, anyone who registers after 26th September won't receive a t-shirt in time. If you've registered after this date and would still like a RIbbon Run t-shirt, you can purchase one from our online shop here.
If you would like to track your distance, your profile page includes a personal distance tally. This is a great way to keep your friends updated.
If you track your workouts with Fitbit or Garmin your distances will automatically add to your tally.
Follow these steps to track your KMs automatically:
1. Download the Fitbit or Garmin app and set up your account
2. Log in to your Sands 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.
- 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.
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!
The Health app on iPhone or Google Fit app on Android both keep track of how many kilometres you do each day. There’s other apps available so do pick whichever works best for you.
If you have a pedometer or sports watch, these can usually keep track of your kilometres too.
Once you're done for the day, mark off your kilometres on your paper tracker, included in your pack, or on your fundraising page.
Registration
How do I sign up?
It's FREE to take part in Ribbon Run and you can sign up here.
How do I get the pink and blue laces?
These will be available to purchase in the Sands shop.
How do I get the lace tags?
Anybody who raises £100 by 30 September will receive a pair of Sands lace tags reading 'Always loved, never forgotten' on them. These are a special thank you from us to you for supporting us and fundraising an incredible amount during Ribbon Run. Not fundraising? You can purchase these in the Sands shop from 14 October.
When will I receive my lace tags?
If you raised £100 by 30 September, you will be sent a a pair of lace tags which should arrive in time for Saturday 12 October.
If you're signed up as a team, your team captain will be sent a pair of laces for every £100 raised.
Not fundraising, or didn't quite reach the £100 by 30 September? You can purchase a pair of laces from the Sands shop.
Medals will be available to purchase from our online shop from 1 November.
Simply log back into your account, go to your fundraising page and you will see the 'create a team' button. Select this, create your team and share the team name/link with your team members!
To join a team that already exists, head over to a team members fundraising page and click 'Join Us' next to their profile photo.
If you would prefer to keep your group private, click 'Team Members' and copy and past the link there to send your friends & family a private invite link.
Ribbon Run Champion
As a Ribbon Run champion would will be fully supported by Sands every step of the way, and will receive various tools to help you including:
- A Ribbon Run t-shirt with 'Champion' on the revers so that you can be easily identified
- Pink and blue laces and lace tag
- A host of marketing materials to promote your local Ribbon Run
- Photo props
- Event checklist
- About Sands cards to hand out
Register to become a Ribbon Run Champion
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