Covering three municipalities in central Okinawa, the course follows a scenic route, including wide highways running along the beautiful coast and the Katsuren Castle Ruins, which have been designated part of the World Heritage by UNESCO.
The Okinawa Marathon was first run in 1993. The race has a varied terrain, starting flat for the first 10km before becoming distinctly more hilly. The steep downhill slope in the last mile is appreciated by many and allows a strong finish. The route follows a single loop course starting from Okinawa Comprehensive Park, passing through various villages, towns, and cities in central Okinawa. The route will be lined with local supporters, many of whom offer water and food to passing runners.
From JRL Academy
Thank you CTC Travel for the sponsored trip for our runners. Both Stuart and Jasmine are not strangers to the Singapore running community with podium winnings in local races. Both of them had a fruitful experience at Okinawa Marathon. Stuart Haynes came in fourth with a nett time of 2:37:07hr and Jasmine came in first with a nett time of 3:03:40hr.
Jasmine:
It’s my first time heading to Okinawa and my first attempt at the race. Supporters standing along the tracks towards the finishing line during my final lap cheering and encouraging me, spur me on to a good finish. Even though the race was physically challenging, I had a wonderful time. Thank you coach Lexxus, my legs survived the hills. All in all, Okinawa is an attractive place. The locals are very friendly. I thoroughly enjoyed myself.
Running is a commitment. Beyond the sense of the word, it’s not just about doing the 2.4km you promised yourself to this morning. It is also about shifting running up your priority list. And consequently, letting other things slide to the back. These 5 things are top on our list we’re happy to let go of.
#1 Netflix
When you realise that you’ve to wake up at 5am for your mid-week run tomorrow, late night drama chasing would slowly take the sidelines. You might wake up, but the lethargy might not let you go the full distance. Even if you do finish, you won’t finish as strongly as you would have been able to. Or you might not even wake up. Once your race training starts to get serious, you won’t want a slip up on training like this!
#2 Crash diets
It is common for athletes to get tempted by crash diets that promise immediate results! “Get lighter, leaner, faster” can be such attractive mantras. The problem with those crash diets is that they are often unsustainable and not nutritious enough for an endurance runner. Popular diets like the Atkins diet and Zone diet tend to focus on reducing carbohydrates. However, carbs happen to be the most efficient and most used fuel source. As you move ahead to week 4-6 of your training, you’d learn to take better care of your body – such as eating a small slice of wholegrain bread before a run and then going for a hearty meal with quinoa (carbs) and eggs (protein) after.
#3 Alcohol
Photo Credit: Danielle E. Johnson
It dehydrates you and makes you gain weight – two things you don’t want. With its diuretic property, the fluid loss can leave you dehydrated, leading to poorer performance. This is especially so in humid conditions (like Singapore!). Calorie wise, alcohol contains 7 kcal per g. Compare this with 9 kcal/g for fat and 4 kcal/g for carbohydrates. This 7 kcal is not even nutrient dense. ACSM has already said it: orange juice supplies 4X the potassium and almost 3X the carbohydrates, and it would take 11 beers to obtain the recommended daily allowance of B-vitamin. As you work towards your performance weight, alcohol is going to be the first drink you quit.
#4 Certain foods
Honestly, losing a couple of kgs would tremendously improve your running capacity. In fact, for every extra 4.5kg a runner would need to muster 6.5% more energy. You’re probably not going to all of a sudden clean up your diet and start packing lean protein to work everyday. But you’d start to steer clear of greasy food and carbonated drinks that only leave you thirstier. It could be the byproduct of being more active. You feel generally stronger and want to be healthier. Or it could be the discomfort of having those food jostling around your stomach. You’d learn over the course of your training that some food sit well during runs (AND give you energy); while some don’t.
#5 Ego
Many runners finish their 21km, 42.125km or ultramarathons and still come back for more. Running can be a very humbling experience. You learn a lot about yourself and as you talk to fellow runners, you discover that there is so much knowledge to be learnt. You might give up your ego after your first group run session, or it might take several marathons. Whatever it is, you’d find that running is as much a continuous learning journey as it is a physical one.
When you feel like you are giving up one, two or all of the above, give us a shout out and tell us how it feels. Chances are, you’d be feeling pretty good about how far you’ve come!
You add it to your morning cup of coffee or tea. You bake it into pastries, cakes, and cookies. But that’s not all. It’s also hidden in some of the treats we love, such as sodas, fruit juices, candies, and ice cream. It also lurks in almost all processed foods, including breads, meats, and even your favorite condiments like chili sauce and ketchup.
Depending on your genetic predisposition, your body might be better equipped to process sugar as energy, or you might be more likely to store it as fat. Problem is, there is a lot more room for fat storage, and a lot less room to burn the sugar as energy.
This makes it even more important for us to find out the limit of sugar we can take in each day, and if possible, to track our intake of sugar from the food and drinks we consume. View the infographic to understand more:
Another reason why sugar causes you to gain weight is because it tricks your body into gaining weight. Fructose fools your metabolism by turning off your body’s appetite-control system. It fails to stimulate insulin, which in turn fails to suppress the “hunger hormone” ghrelin which then fails to stimulate the “satiety hormone” leptin. This causes you to eat more and develop insulin resistance.
On the other hand, sugary foods can be as physiologically addictive as many drugs. You can legitimately become addicted to sugar and sugary foods. If you have been wondering why it is always so difficult for you to control your diet and maintaining your weight, sugar may very well be the problem to your woes.
Named to suggest 70% of the earth is covered in water, blueseventy is the world leader in technical triathlon, open water and pool swimming products. Since 1993, they have been designing, testing, refining and crafting wetsuits and swim skins using superior materials and revolutionary details. Their products are of high quality that equates to comfort, freedom from restriction and ultimately a competitive advantage in the water.
Quality triathlon gear for every triathlete
blueseventy products have instilled confidence in beginners as well as carried world-class athletes to countless Olympic and World victories. In fact, they are the world first to releasing a carbon fiber goggle that is less then half the weight of traditional pool goggles. Team TBB, the world’s fastest long course triathlon team also wears the blueseventy apparel (custom-made).
Grab your gear and equipment online
Available on Qoolmart, you can find a wide range of blueseventy triathlon gear, from wetsuits to singlets, goggles and even a transition bag. You can also find other popular brands such as Compressport, which provides you with the compression support you need for your running trainings. Pro-Tec, on the other hand, offers treatment solutions for your aches and injuries.
Qoolmart is a proud partner of The Performance Series (TPS) Singapore 2016. All TPS registered participants can enjoy 25% OFF when shopping online for blueseventy and other top brands. Use code TPS2016 during checkout to get the discount.
This weekend, news surrounding the upcoming SEA Games 2017 in Malaysia have been cooking up a storm among the athletic and running community in Singapore.
It was revealed yesterday (20 February 2016) that organisers for next year’s SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur have dropped eight track and field events from its initial shortlist of events. This would be the first time in 16 years such an exclusion of events have happened at the biennial meet.
The men’s and women’s marathons, 10,000m and 3,000m steeplechase events were not included in the list of 38 track and field events proposed by the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM). The men’s decathlon, and women’s heptathlon events have also been left out.
This is likely to weaken Singapore’s gold medal hopes. The men’s marathon has delivered golds at two straight Games, with Mok Ying Ren winning at the 2013 SEA Games in Myanmar while Soh Rui Yong took gold on home soil last year.
“We did some analysis, and found that we wouldn’t have enough participants for these eight athletics events.” Low Beng Choo, OCM’s secretary general, told TODAY. “Whether the events will be reinstated depends on the appeals that come in.”
Running events were not the only ones to face the axe. OCM president Tan Sri Tunku Imran Tuanku Jaafar had also confirmed that five sports – canoeing, fencing, judo, triathlon, and bodybuilding – have been provisionally dropped from the list of 39 sports that could feature at the 2017 SEA Games.
Mok Ying Ren has shared his thoughts on Facebook and also started an online petition to bring the long-distance running event back to SEA Games:
The marathon is an event close to my heart. I believe there are many Singaporeans who are also as passionate about…
Yesterday got Marina Run but I never participate. Race fee is not cheap plus I never strike it rich in toto so I tell myself one year going to a few running events is good enough.
But yesterday’s run must be very fun, saw those fellow runners putting up pictures in Facebook and Instagram really felt a pinch in my heart that I never go. The race singlet also quite nice and can enjoy Chingay’s fireworks some more and even the 10km finisher got finisher tee.
In the past I usually run in the gym on a threadmill but soon it’s like a mental torture. Running in the same spot plus no scenery, my eyes is always looking at the time I’ve been running on the threadmill counting every seconds and every 0.01m. And of course the motivation to run die off soon.
Now I enjoys running in different places and have wanted to run and explore the whole of Singapore but still many places not explored and covered yet. Running, see scenery, relieve stress, enjoying the nature, keep fit, burn calories and many more benefits, I kill so many birds with one stone.
Living in Yishun so of course most of my runs are around the neighbourhood. There’s so many beautiful places to run in Yishun such as Yishun Park, Yishun Dam, ORTO, Lower Seletar Reservoir and Springleaf Nature Reserves however I have no favourite spot to run in as every place, the parks, the nature reserves, the reservoirs all in Singapore is actually very well maintained. Felt blessed that I’m in Singapore. Clean and green, everywhere is simply beautiful.
Despite the rainy weather the past two days with the occasional showers and drizzles, weather was surprisingly good and cooling for the Marina Run 2016. The Marina Run is considered to be one of the most scenic half marathons & 10Km race in Singapore, bringing together spectacular river front views and quaint waterfront communities. It was a good race to start the year for most runners, especially after the Chinese New Year holidays. While runners were crossing the finishing line, fireworks were also launched as a mark for celebration.
The Civic District and parts of the CBD will be closed to vehicles every last Sunday of the month for six months and transformed into spaces for families and friends to engage in sports and fitness, cultural and other family-friendly activities.
Starting on the 28 February 2016, Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure & Minister for Transport Khaw Boon Wan and Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong will be flagging off the event at 7am outside the National Gallery Singapore, along St Andrew’s Road.
This Car-Free Sunday is a pilot initiative presented by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), Land Transport Authority (LTA), National Parks Board (NParks), National Arts Council (NAC), Health Promotion Board (HPB) and Sport Singapore (SportSG).
Activities at Car-Free Sunday
The public can take part in exercises conducted by fitness groups such as JRL Academy or try their hand at different sports at the Sports Try Outs such as 3-a-side Basketball, Mini Tennis and fun football activities conducted by ActiveSG Football Academy principal and local football legend, Aleksandar Duric.
There will also be a special breakfast picnic session, “Breakfast@Empress”, where local delights, such as roti prata, nasi lemak and mee rebus will be made available.
On top of that, various exhibitions and galleries on Asian and Southeast Asian art and culture will be held at The National Gallery Singapore, Asian Civilisations Museum, and Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall starting from 9am.
Other activities include guided tour to along historical landmarks, children activities at Esplanade Park and street performances throughout the day.
Getting to Car-Free Sunday
In line with the objective of going Car-Free, members of the public are encouraged to take public transport or cycle to the event venue. Participants can cycle on their own bicycles or rent one from Car-Free Sunday SG’s partner bicycle rental companies and collect the bicycles at Connaught Drive. Amateur cyclists can take this opportunity to test out cycling as a means of commuting with a buddy, mentor or guide by joining experienced cyclists from Love Cycling SG, a cyclist interest group.
Dedicated to provide an “Ultimate Running Experience”, the REAL Run was incepted in 1996 by then Singapore Police Association for NSmen (SPANS) with the aim of promoting healthy lifestyle among the SPF National Servicemen through exercise.
Over time, HomeTeamNS REAL Run expanded internationally to embrace like-minded athletes from various countries.
Key facts
2005 – 6,600 participants from 32 countries took part at The New Balance REAL (Regular Exercise, Active Lifestyle) Run at Sentosa
2007 – Sum of $500,000 was raised and donated to the President’s Challenge 2007. Race was moved from Sentosa to Changi Exhibition Centre to cater to more participants. President SR Nathan flagged off participants for 10km and 15km races.
2011 – The first 21km race route in REAL Run and also the first multi-terrain half-marathon in Singapore
2015 – REAL Run Hero edition
Three Different Terrains, One Ultimate Running Experience
The HomeTeamNS REAL Run is the only race in Singapore that takes you over three different terrains. The race route presents participants with a combination of winding trails, hard asphalt, and the energy-sapping sand. The challenge is only compounded with inclement weather, but of course, it will take more than a downpour to discourage Singapore’s running community. Rightfully earning its title as Singapore’s toughest 10K race, the REAL Run is the ultimate running experience.
Multi-terrain Obstacle Challenge – The Lifesavers Route
This year, HomeTeamNS REAL Run is back with a new obstacle challenge – the Lifesavers Route. The Lifesavers Route is a multi-terrain obstacle challenge which features a modified obstacle course over a 5km route. Traditionally, regulars, NSFs and NSmen have to complete an obstacle course during their training before they on the roles of lifesavers – Police officers, Firefighters, paramedics. The modified obstacle course allows us to have a taste of what our understated everyday heroes go through and also the HomeTeamNS experience.
As an added challenge, there will also be runners from Home Team’s elite forces joining in the race. This is an opportunity for you to race with and against the best of our country’s lifesavers. Are you up for the REAL challenge?
Finishers’ Medals
Do like HomeTeamNS REAL Club’s facebook page too to stay updated on the race. Don’t miss out on the contests that are going to be held leading up to the race!
Join now and be the first to conquer HomeTeamNS’s Multi-Terrain Obstacle Challenge!
Compressport Run 2016 is an inaugural road run organised by Compressport with the mission to create a touchpoint for the running community to gather and run together. Through this event, Compressport aspires to be more than a brand that provides runners with one of the world’s most popular compression wear. They want to fuel the running passion by building a strong running community.
The race comes in two categories – 5 km and 10 km, with a free pair of Compressport Pro Racing Socks V2.1 and a pair of R2V2 Compressport Calf Sleeves respectively.
For only $39 for the 5 km race and $59 for the 10 km race (early bird rates), you get a race pack with a finisher medal for both races. And for that price, to receive a free pair of socks (worth $29) or sleeves (worth $79) is definitely a steal.
A favourite among many runners, the Compressport Pro Racing Socks V2.1 and R2V2 Compressport Calf Sleeves are known to be very comfortable, providing ample support and ventilation during running. Join the race and get yourself a comfortable pair of socks and sleeves that can help you run better.
As the slogan goes, “wherever you race, we support you”.
Runners are as diverse as their goals. You might be running to get stronger, challenge yourself or lose weight. You might be just beginning a 5km fun run with the community centre or racing to enter the Boston Marathon.
Either way, you’ve a goal and seeing progress is one of the best ways to keep you motivated. When we ploughed online and offline for tools for local runners, we face annoyances such as having to convert miles to km and oz to exactly“Exactly how much carbohydrates are there this bowl of mee pok?!”
To take these inconveniences off the plates of our fellow Singaporean runners, let us tell you the 3 must have apps for us runners in Singapore.
#1 MapMyRun
Photo Credit: MayMyRun on iPhone
First and foremost, it tells you the basics of your run such as distance, time and pace. Then, it goes further to break down these data to include your split pace and uses the GPS to map out your route. This is especially so for endurance runners, you don’t want to be expending explosive power on the first half of your race and crashing into a wall of fatigue before you even near the finishing line. Knowing how to pace yourself well is an important skill. This App helps you reflect better on your workouts.
Taking the social aspect slightly ahead, this App allows you to source for nearby routes that have been tried-and-tested by fellow runners. They tell you the estimated distance of that route and how far it might be from your current location.I’ve done Sungei Pandan, Ghim Moh Park Connector A and B. Paying for a race means you get a guaranteed, undisturbed route; that’s not the case when you’re running on your own. When you’re training for a distance race, having a selection of another run route would make your training runs a lot more exciting.
#2 JustRaceLah!
Photo Credit: JustRunLah
From the time you invest in your first pair of $150 shoes to the time you step onto the starting line, you’re going to be riddled with doubt. Running is as much a mental as it is a physical challenge. So what you need is to tell yourself “don’t be scared, just run.” JustRaceLah! has a database of over 600 races in Singapore and Malaysia. You can read reviews of past races and select upcoming ones that are all listed by dates.
The coolest part: After every race, you can log your finishing time, record personal notes as well as upload photos, allowing you to track and monitor your progress race by race. Plus, it’s 100% free and you can even look for race discounts.
They are surprisingly localised with their database. Look at the impressive list of results for “Char Kway Tiao.” That’s the best thing about this App. You don’t need to select a kind-of similar meal or end up estimating the amount of macronutrients you’re actually intaking. Apart from this, this App gives you a very good visual overview of your macronutrient distribution. If you look at our tips on “Know Your Nutrition: How To Keep A Proper Food Log,” you’d know how helpful this would be.
There are honestly a ton of Apps out there that do that job but seriously not many are FOR SINGAPOREANS. If you know of any that we’ve missed, let us know in the comments!
The most anticipated, the most challenging, the most rewarding – Asia’s largest night marathon is back! Sundown Marathon is about inspiring runners to push limits, breaking boundaries to achieve greatness, and to be truly limitless.
“It is just different running at night. It’s quieter and you are able to clear your mind to focus on your run. I want to bring this experience to all runners. The experience of running at night. We train at night, why don’t we race at night?” Adrian Mok, endurance athlete
There’s a kind of magic that takes place when you run at night.
Race through the lights of the city while it sleeps. Hear your own footsteps and heartbeat without the hustle and bustle of the city. Smell the scent of the fresh night breeze and touch the coolness of the air. This is your race – bring on the night!
Ashley Liew’s sportsmanship was the talking point in 2015, when he waited for his rivals who had taken a wrong route during the SEA Games 2015 Marathon. His tremendous spirit for sportsmanship was applauded among the running community and athletes alike. Not only that, he used to be overweight, but is now one of the fastest runners in Singapore. Let Ashley share with us his story and inspire you to Transcend Yourself:
One thing we do not know about Ashley Liew?
My first school sports team was canoeing and dragonboat in Junior College. Those two tough years pushed my physical boundaries, but more importantly shaped my mental tenacity. Interestingly, I enjoyed the running aspect of the team warm-up. Together with some teammates, we ran our debut full marathons in 2004 as a challenge. In retrospect, we should have prepared a lot more for it!
Your transcend story.
It is a blessing to have transcended from 4h29m34s and 80kg runner trying to lose weight, to 2h32m12s and 56kg marathoner representing Singapore. There is nothing ordinary about the “everyday” athlete running for his or her own reasons, especially since I was one of them.
One friend with the greatest transcend in person through running.
Mr Rameshon Murugiah has been my coach and friend since 2008. Over the years he has inspired me to transcend the pain and challenges, just as he did on route to his 2h24m22s national marathon record in 1995.
The Performance Series (TPS) – Singapore, is a series of five races that brings runners through unique iconic landscapes of Singapore. The venues have been chosen so to comprise of oasis/island, lake, heartland, reservoir and farm settings.
Through the series, individuals, families and communities will have an opportunity to advance, excel and experience the joy of living better through running. With this series we aim to create a national movement for running and healthy lifestyle. Will you be part of it?
TPS consists of 2.5km, 5km and 10km races, as well as a stairs race.
Don’t get us wrong – we’re not suggesting you count your calories here. That would most certainly create an unhealthy relationship with food. What you should do is understand what you’re fueling your body with and when.
Source: Food for Thought RD
How much do we need?
As runners, we need more carbohydrates to replenish the depleted glycogen stores (especially after a harrowing half marathon or full marathon), both during your trainings and on run day itself. Matt Fitzgerald recommends, in his book, “The New Rules of Marathon and Half-Marathon Training”, that runners training approximately 60 minutes per day should intake 4-5g/kg body weight of carbohydrates.
Proteins are the masters of muscle repair. Their main work comes after the workout (only about 5% is actually needed during the workout) and that’s also when it’s ideal to intake more protein to aid in muscle growth. It could speed up recovery as well! Matt says that endurance athletes should intake 1-1.6g/kg of proteins.
When do you need them?
Before your runs, especially those longer ones lasting more than 60 minutes, you should have some simple, good carbs. This helps to stock up your muscle glycogen before you work it. Take them at least 30 minutes before the workout, for light meals, or 2-3 hours before for heavier ones like a plate of spaghetti.
After the workout, you should refuel within 45 minutes to 1 hour once your workout ends. The faster you do so the better because that’s when your muscles are most responsive to glucose intake. Because they are already starved for it! When you consume good carbs together with protein, glycogen replenishment occurs faster than when carbs are consumed alone, and muscle repair occurs faster than when protein is consumed alone.
Source: Redbook Mag
How do you keep track of everything?
There are all sorts of technology out there that can help you with tracking what you’re eating. For a start, it can help you get a quantitative sense of what and how much you’re intaking. If you’re more old-fashioned, a regular pen and paper is equally helpful. What you’d need to know is:
What you’ve eaten
Where it is from
How much nutrients are in there
The least intuitive might be “where it is from.” That piece of information gives you a hint on how it might be prepared, and that really changes the amount of nutrients that might be packed in it. For example, home-cooked grilled Dory fish would be a lot healthier than fried fish wedged between a Fillet-O-Fish from MacDonald’s.
This whole process can be tedious and really such a hassle, especially at the start. But if you get accustomed to it, the benefits will surprise you on your next race day. A proper nutrition will help you run strong, finish strong and stay strong long after the run is complete.
During Chinese New Year Eve, almost everyone in my family put a sky lantern for good blessings. I was thinking of what to write for quite a while and I guess that this just shows that I wanted to continue run happy, never get tired of running and have tireless runs more than to find a Husband.
A few days ago someone just tells me that women my age should be dating or clubbing than running, but why not? I think just let nature take its course and I am happy with running and enjoys running and I rather hang out in the park. I think I would also rather meet someone in the park than in a club. Somehow I have a logic that people who do enjoys running or do sports, loves nature and animals would not be bad people unless they have a fetish for that then it would be gross.
I hope I will never get tired of running so I always keep myself motivated, keeping myself comfortable and enjoying my runs.
I eat what I like to motivate myself to run, and tell myself I need to burn off what I eat by running. What’s life when you control yourself this cannot eat that cannot eat? I like to have stress free running, so I don’t stress myself with speed or distance anymore but I do want to make improvements with my speed but I don’t want to push myself too hard as I scared the like for running may just die off and I will stop running. I do worry a lot that I have no longer any motivation to participate in a full marathon again. 42km is no joke.
Although I have been running almost everyday, I like the feeling when I just happy happy put on my running shoes and head out to run. Will try to run a different route every time so I can never get bored enjoy the scenery while I run. I like to run in the night more, it’s more cooling and I can enjoy the moon, the stars, the clouds and get impress by nature. Life’s simple bliss.
I realised that depends on where I run I’ll run with or without music. I listen to music so I don’t focus myself on the noise from the busy traffic or think too much about my breathing and my heartbeats. But sometimes running on small pavements really cannot run in peace when I blast the music, I will always turn and look back and check whether and bicycles or faster runners want to overtake. Most of the songs in my list are actually technos that are popular like 15 years ago or songs with very fast and good beats to give me the momentum. It’s nice to run in a quiet place, listening to the nature, the insects or listening to the leaves on the trees and just sit down whenever I find a nice spot and relax. If traveling is free and I don’t need any money to survive and I can stay safe, I will use the rest of my life running and exploring the world.
What is a Virtual Run? A Virtual Run event is a distance run or a walking goal you wish to obtain. If you sign up for one, it usually comes with a very unique medal (sometimes a bib) and it almost always donate part or all of your registration fees to charity. A Virtual Run would give you much satisfaction for your training efforts while still doing a good cause for charity. Normally, a Virtual Run is priced at about USD$25 and international shipping charges for the medal applies. Very recommended for beginners (5k and 10k are the most common distances offered) or those who want some peaceful running by themselves.
With the limited time and date you have available, with your preferred choice of location, from trail/park connectors to treadmill, from running domestically to a foreign country, a Virtual Run is practically custom made to fit your own liking. Take me for example, I love running after midnight but there is only a Sundown running event in Singapore.
Photo Credit: fullmedalruns.com
Granted, while we get enjoyment from crossing the finish line with our photos taken, we have also reaped rewards/benefits from each and every hard earned km too. Running with the masses in an official non-virtual event with the roar of cheers from happy crowds as we finish is awesome and the feeling is indescribable. We also know that while it may not be cheap to participate in these events, there are extra expenses getting to the start line to think about. With such introduction to Virtual Runs, there would not be travel expenses, no hassle with parking, no long lines for race pack collection and certainly no crowded venue to battle with.
As runners, we have put in a lot of km preparing for such an event. We have hit great distances during our preparation runs, why not select a training run as a self-perceived race and reward yourself with a medal?
Photo Credit: goneforarun.com
Here is a quick look at how Virtual Run works.
Decide on a Virtual Run (you choose the distance) you would like to participate.
A downloadable bib (different website varies) will be sent to you via email.
There is a running period for you to complete the run in order to earn the medal.
This can coincide with whichever non-virtual race you might be participating during that period.
Any kind of distance capturing device / app that clearly states your completion distance and time will be suffice.
After the run, submit your run stats on your Facebook page.
Medal will be mailed to you.
I am going to have the pleasure of running one very soon as I have placed my order for a Virtual Run. The medal is very colourful and even has some “bling bling” on it. There is a whole list of websites that you can choose from online. Have a running good time!
