At the moment in the UK the Government is allowing people to run outside once a day, provided we minimise the time spent outside, keep 2 metres apart from other people, and run alone or with one other member of our household.
If you had previously registered for a running event in April, you might be able to sign up to run it virtually - possibly even receive a real medal for it! But whether or not you can do that, we would love to hear about any virtual events you have planned in the comments below - we will do our very best to put out a pom pom cheer for you!!! We can also award you a virtual badge to celebrate the occasion 😊😊😊
We thought it would be fun to make some temporary special badges to commemorate our virtual races at this difficult time. So I would like to introduce...
Let us know your planned date either here or on our monthly pinned events post.
★ Please note CAREFULLY the following suggestions for running a virtual race:
- Be sensible. Depending upon your location it may not be safe nor fair on others for you to be spending hours outside at the moment. Consider chunking up your race over a number of days.
- Keep at least 2 metres away from other people
- Run alone or with one person who lives with you
- Record your runs, obviously 😄
- Celebrate when you have completed the distance! 😊😊😊
Hi! Yes, i'm very excited about running my 6th half marathon in San Sebastián (northern Spain) on April 5th. As it coincides perfectly with my Easter break, I will be able to go for a couple of days to the city where I studied as a university student. mediadonosti.com
Oh what?! I googled it and fell for all the azure sea pictures 😅 Mind, they have azure seas in Scotland too and it's still flipping baltic so I guess that's me being too quick to presume warmth!
Katnap and I are in the Shakespeare Half Marathon on 26th April (you probably know this, but I’m very excited/terrified so just have to put it out there again!).
Ooh I have my first ever event - the 10K Bridges Fun Run in Perth on the 5th April! Provided of course that it isn't cancelled due to coronavirus concerns.....
I’m doing the London Marathon. I got a ballot place but I’m running for the MS society...as I have MS. Running 3 days before my 63rd birthday!! Equal parts excited and terrified! 🤪🤞
Hi! Starting to love virtual runs! I did 3 5k runs in my (very small) house - Confinarun, edpEchaUnCable and Cursa 1 Maig (local run) and then I did a virtual half Madrid RocknRoll outside and finally my first marathon (Ok, I did it over the 6 days allowed), which was ZegamaAizkorri 2020. In real life, the last one was a marathon up and down a mountain so I'm glad I did it at home! I have to say that I have never thought about virtual runs before.... not the same atmosphere, excitement etc but when you have been cooped up inside for so long, the excitement and the challenge are still there. I loved it!!! Keeping my fingers crossed that the Valencia Half will go ahead in October, the real thing this time. Oh, and I have had my longest streak ever since we were allowed to run outside on May 2nd, definitely feel like Forrest Gump! Today, I reached 170k in one month, happy, happy, happy!!!
Is there a good resource for virtual runs, I am after proper event ones if you get my meaning, ones that would have taken place had it not been for COVID rather than regular run organisers trying to flog medals if you get my drift
Hi, I know what you mean! The ones I have done have been a mixture of the two: virtuals run replacing the cancelled ones and other runs, which I did to give myself an objective and something to train towards. My half marathon in the village was one of the latter but I don't think I would ever have done it without the New York Tshirt and medal pushing me on! I suppose you just have to wait until the official races are cancelled to see whether a virtual one is offered. I have a 10km run in Barcelona next Sunday but as it is sure to be cancelled, I'm hoping they will offer the alternative virtual run. Fingers crossed.
I am registered to do the virtual 10k for the Limassol marathon 21st Nov to 5the Dec. Original event in the spring was cancelled. Hopefully I will get back up to fitness by then!
The HUHM vHM badge was from participating in the Autumn half marathon ‘group’ on this forum. Linda9389 and roseabi helped all who signed up to support each other through a series of virtual races on given dates/weeks. A 5k, 10k, 10 miles and concluding with the Half Marathon set. I’d recommend anyone thinking of getting to that distance joins the next group in the spring. You get to ‘meet’ some fantastic runners and forum members albeit virtually
I know the HUHM group, I was part of it and up to 15k but had to stop with a health issue, 2nd attempt and rebuilding now. I did not understand the "V" bit
Hello everyone , it’s probably too late for a Pom Pom wave but on 11th November, me , UpTheStanley , and Oldgirlruns will do our poppy run to raise funds for the Royal British Legion. Fortunately OGR is classed as one of our household so we can still meet together indoors and out and don’t have to stay 2m apart.
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