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The NCT Run 2023 will take place as a virtual run. Further information will be published on these pages.
The NCT-LAUFend gegen Krebs charity campaign is organized by the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg. The organizer is Heidelberg University Hospital (UKHD).
For questions about the organization:
Regina Hohmann
Fundraising
Tel.: +49 6221 56-5755
E-Mail: regina.hohmann(at)nct-heidelberg.de
Andreas Klein
Fundraising
Tel.:+49 6221 42-5448
E-Mail: andreas.klein(at)nct-heidelberg.de
Best times or top performances do not matter on your personal track. It does not matter how many kilometres you can or want to run: it's about setting an example and supporting the fight against cancer. Anyone can participate, anyone can help. Runners, walkers, patients and relatives or families with children - run with us!
You can register for the NCT Run 2024 via the following link : NCT Run Registration
On raceresult.de, you may use the same email address - for example for children who do not have their own email address yet.
Together against cancer: Form a team with friends, colleagues or family members. Use the collective registration in the online portal to enter multiple registrations for a team.
Individual participants can also join a team at any time. Simply register via individual registration and enter the appropriate team name in the Team field. Please make sure to use a consistent spelling so that the system can assign you correctly. Please make spelling changes using the change link in your confirmation.
Even if you run in a team, you can decide independently from your team if, where and when you run. According to the applicable contact restriction.
If you want to change or correct your team name, you can easily do so yourself using the change link in your confirmation email.
No official start number will be assigned at registration. In our toolbox you will find start number print templates with the possibility of personalization. Simply download, personalize, print and attach to the shirt on the chosen run day. It would be nice if as many as possible set a sign during the individual run and show that they are part of the virtual NCT run.
The start numbers in our toolbox have writable fields for start number, team name and name. There are also special bibs where you can write a special "I'm running for..." reason. The start number can be chosen completely freely.The start numbers in our toolbox have writable fields for start number, team name and name. There are also special bibs where you can write a special "I'm running for..." reason. The start number can be chosen completely freely.
For logistical reasons, we can unfortunately not offer running shirts. However, we have various motifs in our toolbox as a print template. Simply download and go to your favorite t-shirt printer.
There are still NCT running shirts from previous years in stock in small quantities at a price of 19,50€. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to fundraising@nct-heidelberg.de.
The NCT virtual run is for all people. However, the type of movement when participating is limited to walking, running or, for example, rolling with a wheelchair. We make an exception with running wheels for children. And if an adult is sitting on it, we won't see it too narrowly either ;-) At any rate, make sure to print an official start number to from our toolbox!
- Bicycles, Scooters, Skateboards or Rollerblades are not allowed on any distance.
- Balance bikes for small children, wheelchairs, walking aids and Nordic walking sticks are allowed.
The virtual NCT-RUN against cancer can be run worldwide: In the park or the forest, on the treadmill or the tartan track.
Please comply with the legal regulations and keep a sufficient distance.
In order to avoid large crowds, we also ask you not to run the race on the original NCT-Cancer Running Track.
If you're just cruising, you get to go running on deck. And of course you can be part of the NCT run on the treadmill. In 2020, one participant had even completed his personal NCT run with a respectable total mileage on the balcony. Without a treadmill.
- Bicycles, Scooters, Skateboards or Rollerblades are not allowed on any distance.
- Balance bikes for small children, wheelchairs, walking aids and Nordic walking sticks are allowed.
The query of the starting locations serves only as an overview. Check out our NCT Running Map to see how all over the world, runners will start for the NCT Heidelberg. Of course, the specified starting location is not binding. You can also start at another location at short notice.
The symbolic start of the NCT run is at 6 pm. Of course, you can also run earlier. The NCT run will end at midnight on July 7. If you want to enter the distances manually, this is also possible between these times (July 5 0am and July 7 12 pm) in the desktop application raceresult.
5 July 2024 00:00: Start virtual NCT-LAUFend against cancer 2024
7 July 2023 24:00: End of virtual NCT-LAUFend against cancer 2024
From 5 to 7 July, 2024, you can participate on each day. We look forward to seeing photos of every running session!
After registration you have received an email with your personal link to enter the kilometers you have covered. One entry is available for each day. The entry via the link is possible until Monday, July 8 at 12 noon. After that, the system will be closed.
One way to track the number of kilometers run is by smartphone or digital watch. Simply install an app suitable for the operating system (such as Strava) and then start running with your phone!
Another option is to select known running routes with a given distance or to look at the distance between start and finish on Google Maps.
The certificates can be generated on your own from Monday, July 8, 12 noon. Unfortunately, no certificates can be generated earlier, as the registration of the personally traveled kilometers must be completed first. This is possible until 12 o'clock.
We stick to our basic principle for the NCT run: It's not about best times or top performances. It's about setting an example and supporting the fight against cancer! Everyone can participate and everyone can help!
Since this is a charity event, we refrain from awarding trophies and medals. Each participant can download and print their own certificate with time and placement online via the results portal.
If you would like a receipt for your donation, please send us an email to fundraising(at)nct-heidelberg.de .For the donation receipt we need your postal address as well as your complete name.
If you would like to start a fundraising campaign as part of the run in favor of the NCT, we would be delighted to have your involvement! You can easily start online fundraising campaigns here.
Share your personal virtual NCT run on social media and tag NCT Heidelberg or use #nctrun, #nctrun2024, #alonetogether.
Please note: only if your user account (on e.g. Instagram) is "public", others can see your posts with the hashtags. You can also send us an email, photo or video of your personal running session, which we will publish, after selection, on our website.
Only if the following two conditions are met, the NCT has the opportunity to repost a story on the NCT - Instagram channel:
a) The NCT Instagram account @nct.heidelberg is linked in the story or post by a tag.
AND
b) Only if your user account is a "public" profile, a repost in the story of the NCT Heidelberg Instagram account is possible.
Do you have a music tip that really gets people in the mood for running and is still missing from our playlist? Feel free to write us an email. We'll see what can be done ;)