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It doesn't have to be on a treadmill, it can be in your own backyard...around and around..
Runners run
This is 2016. You can do whatever you want baby!
kween
Oh, yeah, I'd do that. (no, I wouldn't)
Nolite te bastardes carborundum.
Kalsarikännit
Forget the BQ and go straight to the medal. I've got various sizes (from the 2001 medal that was regular race medal size, up to the 2015 medal that's basically the size of a salad plate) of Boston Finishers medals: $149 ea.
Psssh. Worthless. Everyone knows at Boston the Sweet Jacket is where it's at.
I want to do it because I want to do it. -Amelia Earhart
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So what's the charge for a virtual jacket? Does the customer get to pick the background for the photo?
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
Hey, everyone. I work for ACTIVE.com and we recently wrote an article about Virtual Races. (http://www.active.com/running/articles/what-exactly-is-a-virtual-race)
A big pro of participating in virtual races is the camaraderie of your fellow "racers", as there are often people from across the country communicating with and supporting each other from miles away. Many virtual races let you complete the distance at your own pace so there's a bit more flexibility for people who might not be ready to commit to a set race date.
Of course, there's always an opposing side to every argument. Some runners think virtual races take away from the race day experience and atmosphere.
Hey, everyone. I work for ACTIVE.com and we recently wrote an article about Virtual Races. (http://www.active.com/running/articles/what-exactly-is-a-virtual-race) A big pro of participating in virtual races is the camaraderie of your fellow "racers", as there are often people from across the country communicating with and supporting each other from miles away. Many virtual races let you complete the distance at your own pace so there's a bit more flexibility for people who might not be ready to commit to a set race date. Of course, there's always an opposing side to every argument. Some runners think virtual races take away from the race day experience and atmosphere.
like you could take naps between laps?
runktrun
Just like Bob!
Not running for my health, but in spite of it.
... Many virtual races let you complete the distance at your own pace so there's a bit more flexibility ....
You might be surprised to find out that some real races also let runners complete the distance at their own pace.
there are often people from across the country communicating with and supporting each other from miles away
Wait...where do I have to go to find this?
Feeling the growl again
Hey, everyone. I work for ACTIVE.com
I hate you already. Get off my lawn.
"If you want to be a bad a$s, then do what a bad a$s does. There's your pep talk for today. Go Run." -- Slo_Hand
I am spaniel - Crusher of Treadmills
I hate that race marshall who follows me around with a cattle prod.
I kind of wish my last one had.
I would pay a premium to be prodded along to a faster time.
IZZAT RIGHT? tell ya what, i'll do it for free