{"id":8151,"date":"2021-03-26T08:18:16","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T08:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/?p=8151"},"modified":"2021-03-26T08:18:16","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T08:18:16","slug":"army-seeks-virtual-runners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/army-seeks-virtual-runners\/","title":{"rendered":"Army seeks \u2018virtual\u2019 runners"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Churches aren\u2019t always noted for being innovative \u2013 but the Salvation Army is seeking to change these widely held misperceptions.<\/h2>\n<p>The Army is attempting to recruit a team of virtual runners to take part in this year\u2019s London Marathon \u2013 becoming part of up to 50,000 athletes who will complete 26 miles at a location of their choice. A further 50,000 runners will complete the traditional course \u2013 from Blackheath to The Mall.<\/p>\n<p>Both events will be held on Sunday 3 October.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in the virtual event can complete their run at any time on the day of the event \u2013 and are also set to become part of a Guinness World Record challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Last year\u2019s virtual event attracted almost 38,000 runners \u2013 ensuring it set the bar for the 'most users to run a remote marathon in 24 hours'.<\/p>\n<p>This time round, officials want to beat that figure \u2013 and post a new record number.<\/p>\n<p>All virtual runners receive a running number before the event as well as a coveted \u2018official finisher\u2019 medal and T-shirt. In addition, the Salvation Army is also providing runners with a team vest and dedicated London Marathon rep to give you all the support you need!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More information on becoming a virtual runner for the Salvation Army can be obtained by sending an email to challenge@salvationarmy.org.uk or calling 0207 367 4819.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Churches aren\u2019t always noted for being innovative \u2013 but the Salvation Army is seeking to change these widely held misperceptions. The Army is attempting to recruit a team of virtual runners to take part in this year\u2019s London Marathon \u2013 becoming part of up to 50,000 athletes who will complete 26 miles at a location [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":692,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,1546],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8151","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-free-content","category-homepage"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/692"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8151"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8151\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8154,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8151\/revisions\/8154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/runyourownwebsite.uk\/sorteddev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}