Inside Apple Park's 'Welcome Run' ahead of the iPhone 18 Pro event

AppleInsider's Andrew O'Hara is at Apple Park for the iPhone 18 Pro launch and has been reporting back on how he fared with Apple's special welcome run, walk, or roll activity.

Attendees of the "Surprise and shine" event at Apple Park were also invited to take part in a pre-launch gathering the afternoon before. Runners, walkers, and wheelchair users were hosted by the Apple Fitness+ team with an hour around the campus to get those exercise rings filled.

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On the way, Andrew used the Flighty app on his iPhone to help with a tight turnaround between aircraft. Flighty is a long-standing flight trip app that's particularly good with Live Activities.

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But then finally, Andrew got to take part in the run around the Apple Park campus. He says he got to meet up with old friends, and also recognized the Apple Fitness+ team members from workouts he's done at home.

At the end of the hour, everyone who completed the session was rewarded with a drink and a special Apple Fitness+ hat.

For bragging rights though, perhaps nothing can beat what Andrew's iPhone showed him after the run. That's a 1.24 mile run around the entire ring of Apple Park.

That run also took Andrew within sight of the Steve Jobs Theater. This is where he's going to be during the launch event and he'll be reporting back from both the presentation and the area where he'll get to try the new iPhones.