I did a silliness - virtual race medal

Hiya,

So I did a silly thing yesterday. I was looking around at the virtual races online in which you can earn medals for running for example 5K, 10K, or whatever. I find most of them too expensive, I mean, I'm just having fun. Not planning on buying medals every week either, I just wanted 1 to gift myself for fun. And then I came on this Dutch site with reasonably priced medals and I saw thé medal I really have to have: a snail-medal! I call myself a snaily when running, because I run rather slow (kinda Slow Jogging). So I ordered it!

I do have to register an activity first before they send it to me and I have planned to gift myself the medal when I reach 60 minutes of running. The most I have run at this moment is 40 minutes and I am now following a plan to run 30 minutes during weekdays (keeping always 1 day rest between 2 runs) and lengthen the time in my weekend run every 2 weeks. If all goes well, I would reach the 60 minute mark in the weekend of 27th of March. This is still nearly 2 full months before I can claim the medal, but now I can look forward to it.

Call me an idiot for doing this, but I thought to do something fun with my running. This will probably be the only medal I gift myself though, no worries. I just couldn't pass up this one. Snaily medal, here I come!

Cheers, Evy

[HeavyFoot Graduate10]

I’m getting slowly jealous!!

[Catwise Graduate10 60minGraduate]

That’s awesome! Having a goal to work towards is such a huge motivator for me too! I love sitting down and making spreadsheets of my plan and my progress, crossing stuff off as I complete things. But a gift at the end....perfect!

[Grannyhugs Graduate10]

What a fantastic medal to gift yourself, I love it. Enjoy your journey to 60mins. Happy running 🤗

[Doris8 Graduate10]

That’s cool! Gives you an incentive knowing you’ve got something at the end of your running. Keep it up 😀

[Week7 Graduate10]

That's a brilliant idea- wish I'd thought of it when I ran my first hour non stop!- although I did tell everyone I possibly think of about my achievement so perhaps flashing a medal too would have been overegging it a bit...Don't forget the selfie on presention day!

[Curlygurly2 Graduate10]

I really like virtual races too, and this one would suit me too, I'm also a snail! Enjoy your progress, and your medal when it arrives.

[Lizcanrun Graduate10]

I LOVE this! What's the website called?

[Hidden in reply to Lizcanrun]

The site is called VirtueelNL and thanks, I love it too. Can hardly wait to get it, but alass I promisd myself I would only get it when reaching 60 minutes and that is only in 2 months...

[Lizcanrun Graduate10 in reply to Hidden]

Delayed gratification works wonders!

[CBDB Graduate10]

Ooohhh 🤩🤩🤩 this looks like a great medal. I’d sign up if I hadn’t signed up already for other medals. Nice! We should all aspire to running slow! 🐌👍🏽

[SueAppleRun Graduate10 60minGraduate]

How lovely, I’m looking forward to seeing you get there and claim your medal

[Sandraj39 Graduate10]

Nothing silly about finding an incentive! There are some great virtual challenges and medals out there🏅 - and in the absence of real events, what else have we got?! 🤷🏼‍♀️😀I have really enjoyed working towards virtual challenges over the last year - enjoy yours when it arrives!🐌🏅🙂

[Hidden]

Oh what a super idea. And it’s a smashing looking medal.! Enjoy your 60minutes and gifting yourself a medal is the icing on the cake!🍰🐌I think you’ve started a trend now. I’m certainly going to have a 👀 at this site. Enjoy!

[Runningroni Graduate10]

Old Floss would like that medal. I think it's great to have a reward at the end of a challenge. Good luck, you will be at 60 mins soon.🐌

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate]

I love it! That is brilliant, and good fun, and definitely something to look forward to. Please send a photo of you wearing your snaily medal with pride when you get it! 🐌 🏅🐌🏅🐌🏅.

[Hidden in reply to Frenc]

I will, it will still take 2 months to reach 60 minutes and then about 2 weeks to get the medal though. So don't hold your breath!!

[Frenc Graduate10 60minGraduate in reply to Hidden]

I’m very patient! 😀👍

[PandaCory Graduate10]

I'm proud to be a snail. And I like the look of that medal! 🐌🏃🏻‍♀️🏅

[Hidden in reply to PandaCory]

Me too x 2 😝

[FabAndFit40]

This is so cute! I am a plodder so this would be perfect for me too!