I talked about my decision to try a new type of virtual run/challenge, the Conqueror Events in a previous blog post. The first Conqueror Virtual Challenge I decided to try was the English Channel. The English Channel challenge is the shortest Conqueror challenge at 21 miles/34 km and virtually takes participants across the width of the English Channel between England
Read moreI’ve decided to give a different type of virtual run/challenge a try, the Conqueror Virtual Challenges. The Conqueror Virtual Challenges provide participants a variety of challenges/virtual missions with various distances that are the equivalent of travelling to, from, through or around various global landmarks. The current Conqueror Virtual Challenges are: The English Channel (21 miles/34 km) The Inca Trail (26.2
Read moreIn August, I set myself the challenge of completing a virtual marathon, specifically the Angel Kisses Virtual Run. Australian virtual fun running site, Heart & Soles Running, hosted the event. The difference between this virtual marathon and previous virtual marathons I have completed is that the goal was to complete a specific weekly distance: 10km per week, 20km per week
Read moreAnother virtual run I completed this year was Virtual Run Event’s World Chocolate Day Run 2020. The World Chocolate Day Run 2020 was established obviously to celebrate World Chocolate Day. It was Virtual Run Event’s third annual World Chocolate Day run. There was the option of five distances to complete: 1 mile, 5km, 10km, 13.1 miles and 26.2 miles, I
Read moreMy first virtual run of the year was the Pi Day virtual run. The run was to celebrate Pi Day, which is 14 March. I actually didn’t get around to completing the run on Pi Day as I was busy with work and study, and Coronavirus cases were also being reported all over the world at a rapid pace. It
Read moreThe Challenge: I chose to complete the 2019 Four Seasons: Four Miles challenge as I was looking for virtual runs to fulfill my Year of the Fun Walk challenge. However as soon as I came across and found out more about it, I fell in love with and chose to complete it as its own challenge. I fell in love
Read moreMy final four mile (6.4 to 6.5km) walk for the 2019 Four Seasons: Four Miles year-long, virtual run challenge was winter. I completed my winter walk on the treadmill at my local gym in two sessions: 3.25km on January 16 and another 3.25km on January 18 2020. This means that this walk was my first fun walk/run for 2020. In
Read moreAround this time last year, I set myself a new years’ resolution, a challenge, Year of the Fun Walk, as an effort to exercise and challenge myself as a walker more. This month, I successfully completed the challenge by completing 13 runs (9 virtual, 4 real world) and even a virtual cycle. I said at the start of the year
Read moreMy fun walk for December as part of my Year of the Fun Walk 2019, and my final walk for this challenge was the Ugly Sweater Challenge. The Ugly Sweater Challenge was hosted by Virtual Run Events. Its aim was to celebrate National Ugly Sweater Day on December 19, as well as Virtual Run Events’ fifth annual Ugly Sweater Challenge,
Read moreMy fun walk for November as part of my Year of the Fun Walk 2019 was Virtual Pace Series’ Sloth Run Challenge. The Challenge’s web page states that the ” sloth’s life revolves around eating & sleeping… unfortunately a lot of us can identify with that. Our challenge is to break out of sloth-like behaviour and be more active.” The
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