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Creating a popular community OFF: best practices

Create a popular community OFF on OFFRUN: best practices, naming, difficulty, sharing and growth.

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TL;DR

Unique course, 5-20 km distance, evocative name, honest difficulty, reference time, sharing. A good OFF creates its own momentum.

A good OFF attracts runners on its own

Creating an OFF is easy. Creating one people want to run is an art.

Choose a unique course

The system detects duplicates at 85% similarity. But even below that, an OFF too close to an existing one won't attract anyone. Find a distinctive route.

Make sure your course respects private property and protected areas. When in doubt, check with local authorities.

The right distance

OFFs between 5 and 20 km are most popular. Long enough for a challenge, short enough for a single outing.

Name it with intention

The name shows in the catalog, rankings, and feed. An evocative name makes people want to run it. Include a geographic ...

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