The virtual race offers you to take part on Cambridge Town and Gown on our original date - Sunday 18 October 2020 but in a location that suits you. You can complete your run anytime from 00:00 - 11:59 on 18 October.

The virtual race is designed to take place in a location that is convenient for you. You can create a route local to you, which can be multiple loops or a single loop.

We advise having a location on your planned route for a water stop. That could be your own home, a friend or family's home or a local shop you know will be open to buy a drink at.

The 10k is open to everyone over the age of 16.

The Junior 3k is open to anyone aged 15 and under.

The event is inclusive for all abilities because you will have 24 hours to complete the distance. You may choose to walk, push a pram/wheelchair, run or a combination of ways. The choice is yours!

There are 3 ways you can submit your time.

Option 1 - live tracking via the app
Our entry system partner, Race Nation, have a Free App which will have a facility for you to track your run on the day. You can see how to download and record your time on the Race Nation website

Option 2 - Strava
If you are a Strava user, you can complete your run and track with your chosen device to upload onto Strava. Once the run is uploaded onto Strava please follow these instructions to submit your time and run.

Option 3 - Enter manually
You have the chance to submit your time manually via the Race Nation App. You can follow these instructions on how to this and also upload any proof.

The Town and Gown 10k raises vital funds for Muscular Dystrophy UK. So while fundraising is not compulsory, we encourage all runners to fundraise what they can to help beat muscle-wasting conditions sooner.

Muscular Dystrophy UK have had a £2.8 million funding gap due to fundraising events and activity being affected by the coronavirus pandemic. We'd love to see as many people as possible support the charity through fundraising for their virtual run. Our entry system with partners Race Nation will automatically provide you with a fundraising page through Sports Giving. A simple share of this page to your networks will help to raise awareness and much needed funds for the charity.

Visit our fundraising pages for more hints and tips.

As this is a virtual run, there will not be race packs and timing chips sent in the post.

Entrants who had entered the 2020 live event will have free entry into the virtual event. Your discount code will be sent to your email address on 3 September 2020 and you will have until Sunday 20 September to claim this.

Please contact townandgown10k@musculardystrophyuk.org if you have not received this or need to sign up after 20 September

All entrants who complete their Virtual Run will be sent a medal in the post by the end of October to the address entered on registration.

Please contact townandgown10k@musculardystrophyuk.org if you have not received this by 1st November.

Event T-shirts are available to purchase on entry. T-shirts purchased on entry of the virtual race will be posted as soon as possible, but please allow two weeks before contacting us. We will try to send these before 18 October but this will be dependent on how close you sign up to the event date.

If you had bought a T-shirt as part of your entry before 6 August 2020 you should receive your T-shirt in the post by 11 September 2020.

Please contact townandgown10k@musculardystrophyuk.org for any queries on T-shirts.

The Town and Gown 10k is always interested in forming partnerships with businesses.

There are several great opportunities to work together, and reach a wide audience. For more information about our sponsorship packages fill out the short form on our sponsors page.