RUN TO SIP
Member login

The member guide

How Run to Sip
actually works.

Registering, linking Telegram, checking in, your dashboard, your data — the whole thing, in plain language.

01 — First time here

Getting started

Three things, in order: register, link your Telegram, show up. Everything else in this guide builds on these three.

  1. 1

    Register

    Fill in the registration form — name, date of birth, email, phone, country. You'll get a personal QR code the moment you finish, and a confirmation email with it attached.

    Register →

    This page only works at members.runtosip.com/register/ — not on the main runtosip.com storefront.

  2. 2

    Link your Telegram

    Open the bot and send your email twice, exactly the same, so we can match it to your registration:

    /link your@email.com your@email.com
    Open @rts_sips_bot →

    ⚠️ Use the exact email you registered with. Linking is what unlocks your dashboard login, phone check-in, and reminders.

  3. 3

    Show up and check in

    At the run, either get scanned at the door, tap /checkin in the bot, or use the CHECK IN button on your dashboard. Every check-in earns Sips points and counts toward your streak.

    How check-in works →

02 — members.runtosip.com

Your dashboard

Log in with the same "Log in with Telegram" button used everywhere else on the site — one tap, no password, as long as you've already linked (step 2 above). Here's what you'll find once you're in.

👤

Profile

Your name, rank, Sips points, streak, member-since date, badges, your QR code, and (optional) a profile photo you can upload.

📊

Your stats

Sundays / Intervals / Long Runs attended, progress toward your next rank, and your personal bests — your longest-ever streak and your best month.

🏅

Badges

Earned automatically from your attendance and streak — see the badge list below.

📅

Attendance & check-in history

A 4-week attendance grid, plus your last 30 check-ins with date, event and how you checked in.

🏆

Leaderboard & Hall of Fame

Top 10 by Sips points with your own position highlighted, and the club's all-time records.

📤

Share stats

Generates a shareable stats card (like an Instagram story) with your points, rank and streak — a nice one for the group chat.

🎁

Loyalty reward

Reach 25 Sips points and unlock a one-time free-sunglasses reward, redeemable right from the dashboard.

🧡

Strava

Syncing your runs and pace stats is planned but not connected yet.

☕

Sponsor perks

Partner discounts are coming — not live yet (this is separate from the 25-point loyalty reward above, which is live).

Note: the dashboard also has a dark-mode toggle in the header (🌙) — purely visual, it doesn't affect anything else.

03 — At the run

Checking in at events

There are three ways to check in. All three count toward the same points, streak and badges — pick whichever's easiest that day.

📱

Scanned at the door

Show your QR code (from registration or your dashboard) and someone from the crew scans it. No QR handy? They can look you up by email instead. You'll get a duplicate-scan warning if you're already checked in for the day.

💬

Bot self-check-in

Send /checkin to the bot and share your location when it asks. Requires your Telegram to be linked first.

🖥️

Dashboard check-in button

The CHECK IN card on your dashboard does the same thing from your browser — tap it and allow location access when your phone asks.

The bot and the dashboard button use slightly different rules under the hood — worth knowing if one says "too far" or "outside the window" and you're not sure why:

💬 Bot /checkin

  • Minimum points5 Sips
  • Distance from the meetup150m
  • Sunday window30 min before – 15 min after
  • Wed / Sat window15 min before – 5 min after

🖥️ Dashboard CHECK IN button

  • Minimum pointsnone
  • Distance from the meetup150m
  • Window (every day)~30 min before – 15 min after
Newest of the three. The dashboard check-in button is the most recently built of the three methods — if it ever gives you a strange error, the bot's /checkin or getting scanned at the door are the two proven fallbacks.

What points, streak and rank mean

  • Sips points1 point per check-in. Shown on your profile and in /sips.
  • StreakConsecutive weeks with at least one check-in. Resets if you miss a full week.
  • RankPercentile-based against the whole club: 👑 LEGENDARY (top 1%), 🦾 ELITE (top 5%), 🦁 BEAST (top 15%), ✨ PRO (top 30%), 👟 RUNNER (everyone else).

04 — Your check-in credential

Your QR code

Your QR code is a personal, opaque token — it doesn't show your email or any personal info on its face, it just links back to your membership when scanned.

  • Where it comes fromGenerated automatically the moment you register, and emailed to you.
  • Where to find it againYour dashboard profile card shows it — tap it to see a larger version, with a "copy code" option if a scanner can't read your screen.
  • Using itShow it to whoever's scanning at the door. No app needed — it's just an image.
Lost access to your QR image? There's no self-service "regenerate my QR" button today — message us on Telegram and we'll sort you out. In the meantime, staff at the door can always check you in by email instead.

05 — Staying in the loop

Notifications & bot commands

Five notification types, all on by default once you link. The reliable way to turn any of them on or off today is with the matching bot command below — the dashboard also shows a preferences panel, but treat the bot commands as the source of truth for now.

  • /newsGeneral community news, partners, challenges.
  • /updatesLast-minute changes — weather, cancellations, meetup-point moves.
  • /monthlyYour personal recap, sent automatically on the 1st of each month.
  • /streakwarnA Saturday-evening heads-up if your streak is about to break.
  • /comebackA friendly nudge if you haven't run in 30+ days.

Send the command once to turn that notification off; send it again to turn it back on.

Other useful commands

  • /sipsYour points, streak, badges and rank.
  • /top10The top 10 club leaderboard, with your own position highlighted.
  • /recordsAll-time club records — most points, most Sundays/Intervals/Long Runs, longest streak, longest-standing member.
  • /languageSwitch the bot between Romanian and English.
  • /love your_partners_emailLink up with your running partner — once they confirm with /love your_email back, you both get the ❤️ Other Half badge. /unlove undoes it.
  • /playlist Artist - SongSuggest a track for the run playlist.
  • /feedback your messageAnonymous feedback about the vibe, organization, or a café idea.
  • /helpFull command list, any time.

Badges

  • 🔥 On Fire3-week active streak.
  • ⚡ Speedster15 Wednesday Intervals attended.
  • 🏃‍♂️ Endurance15 Saturday Long Runs attended.
  • 🌟 Loyal RunnerReached 50 Sips points.
  • 🏁 RTS OriginsPresent in the community's first 90 days.
  • 🛡️ VeteranMember for over a year.
  • ❤️ Other HalfLinked with your running partner via /love.
  • 👑 LegendaryTop 1% of the club by Sips points.

06 — Something not right?

Fixing problems

Most issues have a one-tap fix, right from your dashboard's check-in history.

A check-in is missing or has the wrong date

Open your dashboard's check-in history and use the "Wrong date?" link, or start a chat with the bot directly: t.me/rts_sips_bot?start=date_correction. You'll be asked for the real date and a bit of proof (a photo or Strava screenshot works) — an admin reviews and approves it.

Something else is wrong

Use the "Report an issue" link on your dashboard (opens a chat with the bot), or email contact@runtosip.com — the dashboard's check-in history page also has a one-tap "email us" option pre-filled with the details we'll need.

I can't log in to the dashboard

You need to have linked your Telegram first (step 2) — the "Log in with Telegram" button only works after that. If you registered but haven't linked yet, that's almost always the fix. Still stuck? Message us on Telegram.

My "member since" date looks wrong

Same fix as a missing check-in above — the date-correction flow lets you (and an admin) set the right date with proof.

The scanner says "member not found"

This means the email on file doesn't match — most often because registration hasn't fully gone through yet. Double-check your registration, or ask the door staff to try your email directly instead of scanning.

07 — GDPR

Privacy & your data

You're always in control of what we hold about you.

  • Download your dataYour dashboard has a "Download my data" button under Your Data — it gives you a JSON file with your full profile, consents, check-in history and preferences. Self-service, works instantly.
  • Delete your dataThere's no self-service delete button yet — message us on Telegram or email contact@runtosip.com and we'll process it. Your check-in history is kept in anonymous form (no name/email attached) so the club's attendance stats stay accurate; everything that identifies you is removed.
  • Full policySee the Privacy Notice for the complete legal text.

Still stuck on something not covered here? Message us on Telegram or email contact@runtosip.com.