What is RTE? How Does it Work? Do I Have to Run?

Run the Edge programs are virtual challenges that you can do individually or as a team. The Challenges are for everyone from ultra competitive to those who just want to get fit and meet great people. You can run, walk, step, or move any way you like to reach your goal.

Your Fitness Challenges Live in the RTE Tracker

The RTE Tracker is available as a native app that you can download from the App Store or the Playstore.

It is also available as a web app that you can access from any browser on your phone or computer.

Google PlayStore

Download the RTE Tracker

iOS App Store

Download the RTE Tracker

RTE Web App Tracker

Access the RTE Tracker from any browser on your phone, tablet, or computer

What is the Tracker and How Does it Work?

See Everything in One Place

Access the tracker with our app (IOS and Android) or via computer or tablet.

Easily monitor your progress in our own tracker tool. One convenient place to see your fitness journey, calendar, statistics, fellow team members, and so much more. Sync with your Garmin, Fitbit, Apple Watch, Strava, or manually enter your miles.

RTE Tracker Features

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1. Choose How to Sync or Manually Enter Miles

Choose to sync with any of these four devices. Fitbit, Garmin, Apple Health, or Strava. You can also manually enter miles.

2. Set Up Your Challenge

Decide if you want to complete the challenge just on your own or also as part of a team.

You can search for existing teams in the app and request to join. Then watch your stats climb mile after mile.

Follow friends and other teams through the journey.
Earn mile bibs throughout the journey,
Track your individual and team stats on the stats page.

3. Connect with the RTE Community

Join one of our private Facebook Groups, read the quarterly newsletter, create custom bibs to share, and visit the website to see the NEW Bib Wall where you can post without having a social media account.

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4. Get Your Swag

Get all the cool Run the Edge swag to inspire you throughout the Challenge. RTE has registration packages that include all kinds of swag. We also have other cool items like water bottles, postcards, coins and medals to support your challenge journey.

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Have Questions?

Still have a question for us about the challenge? No question is too big or too small, but please don’t ask us how we decide on the shirt label tags, we won't tell you.