# RE: Greetings, new member - runner **URL:** \ **Category:** Running\ **Created:** [June 1, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/re-greetings-new-member-runner/469118 "2020-06-01T22:52:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eduardo\_Orellana](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/eduardo_orellana/32/361124_2.png) [@Eduardo\_Orellana](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Eduardo_Orellana)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/re-greetings-new-member-runner/469118/1 "2020-06-01T22:52:18Z")
Hi Gerrie, you answered to my first post a few days ago, and I would like to make you some typical beginner’s question, if you don’t mind. Thanks in advance. I have been read the forum and joined two groups in Facebook. This world is exciting for me. So I tried to participate in an event a few hours ago. I pre registered, I think, I was on my treadmill like fifteen minutes earlier, pressed ‘Join’ in that event into the app, waited for the countdown and then nothing happened. I saw some runners who had been started so I selected ‘to follow’ one of them. But he just did run 5 kms, and the event was 9.68. So I spent my first event alone all the race. What did I do wrong? And those events are useful to add time, distances,…? Because my 10 kms were in the limbo 🙂 I have many more questions, but don’t want to disturb you anymore. I would really appreciate if you would give some clue, thanks again Regards ---
**Author:** ![Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/gerrie_delport_odz/32/437556_2.png) [@Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Gerrie_Delport_ODZ)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 12:23am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/re-greetings-new-member-runner/469118/2 "2020-06-02T00:23:04Z")
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**Author:** ![Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/gerrie_delport_odz/32/437556_2.png) [@Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Gerrie_Delport_ODZ)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 12:25am UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/re-greetings-new-member-runner/469118/3 "2020-06-02T00:25:29Z")
Hi @Eduardo_Orellana Were you running waiting for the event to start, I am not a runner but I assume it work the same as cycling. You have to be running on any road and then the join event will pop up in the lower left corner. Maybe @Paul_Allen can help us out a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Eduardo\_Orellana](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/eduardo_orellana/32/361124_2.png) [@Eduardo\_Orellana](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Eduardo_Orellana)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/re-greetings-new-member-runner/469118/4 "2020-06-02T15:22:32Z")
Thank u Gerrie for your help, I will try again and let’s see it. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Allen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/paul_allen/32/414916_2.png) [@Paul\_Allen](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Paul_Allen)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/re-greetings-new-member-runner/469118/5 "2020-06-02T15:25:33Z")
I don’t think I can be much help since I never do events. @Eduardo_Orellana At this time of year there are fewer runners on Zwift since it is nice outside. ---
**Author:** ![Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/gerrie_delport_odz/32/437556_2.png) [@Gerrie\_Delport\_ODZ](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Gerrie_Delport_ODZ)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/re-greetings-new-member-runner/469118/6 "2020-06-02T15:27:23Z")
I think @Paul_Allen just want me to go and attempt a running event to see me suffer. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_Allen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/gozwift/user_avatar/forums.zwift.com/paul_allen/32/414916_2.png) [@Paul\_Allen](https://forums.zwift.com/u/Paul_Allen)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.zwift.com/t/re-greetings-new-member-runner/469118/7 "2020-06-02T15:29:03Z")
Well someone has to.