If you enjoyed our first Lockdown VULTRA, when we ran round the virtual streets of London chasing virtual toilet rolls, then you'll literally 'love' our next Lockdown VULTRA. That's right we're at it again for 'another 28 days'. So, with another announcement from the government coming tonight, most of the UK now effectively in lockdown anyway or fast heading that way, we think it's time to show some 'love' and so we may as well chase love hearts and virtual hugs, oh and each other, around the virtual streets of London. Welcome to the 'Lockdown Love VULTRA ® - Another 28 Days Later - Limited Edition' and you're going to simply luuuuurve the bling because it's another one of our VULTRA medal/buckle - muckles! The Lockdown Love VULTRA® is another complete 'one off' and will start on Monday 1st February 2021 at 12.00am (UK Time). The event will officially end on Sunday 28th February 2021 at midnight, another 28 days later.

The exciting bit :

As with all our VULTRAS - you'll get a sequential BIB when you sign up. There will be a route map and central results and progress landing page on the 'VULTRA' Phoenix Running website, and each competitor will have their own virtual location pin (complete with their name and BIB number for tracking your virtual progress) and you can even have your profile picture appear. Once you start your virtual run you'll submit your mileage as you go, which, once approved, will automatically move you around the map.

But where are we running during lockdown?
The route is a 10.7 mile loop around central London and it's not just any 10.7 mile loop - oh no! You can run / walk / crawl a little bit around it, or as many times around it as you like in the 28 days. Anyone completing one lap in the 28 days will earn the epic love-buckle, to be sent out at the end of day 28. But why not keep going and see how many loops you can do and here's why!

But where are we going and what are we doing?
Well, I'm glad you asked because the start point is at the Elephant Square roundabout in Elephant and Castle for no reason other than it formed a rather nice tip for our love heart shaped route. From there we're going to run north west across the River Thames, past Covent Garden and up around Kings Cross, then down to Clerkenwell, back up through Shoreditch and down to Hackney, Lime Street and through the City of London before re-crossing the Thames river and heading south west back down to Elephant and Castle. The route is a giant love heart shape and we'll have virtual aid stations and checkpoints where you can collect love hearts virtual hugs. And, of course the more miles you do the more hearts and hugs you can VIRTUALLY collect. We'll have a 'hearts and hugs' counter on the results pages and some luverly prizes up for grabs throughout the month.

When you sign up you'll be asked to select from one of the following options, really just so you can set your own goal, but in reality you can run as little or as much as you like. You WILL not be held to these distances, you can basically do what the hell you like.

There are 6 meaningless entry options;

• 10.7 miles - just give me the damn medal
• 32.1 miles - 3 loops because I run marathons or more
• 53.5 miles - 5 loops for a 50 miler +
• 64.2 miles - 6 loops just because
• 107 miles - 10 loops for a 100 miler +
• 128.4 miles or more - 12 loops+ show me the hearts and hugs baby!

A you can see the 'Lockdown Love VULTRA' has something for everyone; from seasoned romantic ultra runners to those who are new to running and want to try something awesome. Oh and there's a one off epic buckle that you really, really need in your collection as a memento of these very stage times and who knows who you might meet virtually out there in the month of love.

So let's stay motivated right through another lockdown and keep on running - no retreat, no surrender!

They can try and take our liberty but they'll never take our February romance and love of running!

To sign-up and log in to your very own Phoenix WORLD account click here and follow the simple sign-up process. You only sign up once and then you can log in to your Phoenix WORLD to submit virtual results, see what future events you've entered in the crystal ball, manage your details and much, much more.

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We provide a physical running service and by entering our events you are purchasing an actual run, either by attending our events or by running the event virtually yourself. All participants in our events, both attended and virtual, will receive a free giveaway medal / memento from your run.