Category Archives: Fun Walking Not Running in the Time of Corona

Queenstown Marathon – Second Deferral

Last year I published a blog post detailing how my registration in the 10km run in the 2020 Queenstown Marathon was deferred to this year, due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on international travel. This year, I had to defer my registration again, this time to 2022 for the same reason. I’m hoping I’ll be able to

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Conqueror Virtual Challenge – Mount Fuji

In an earlier blog post, I talked about my decision to try a new type of virtual run challenge, the Conqueror Events, as well as my completion of my first and second Conqueror Virtual Challenges, the English Channel and the Inca Trail respectively. I have since completed my third Conqueror Virtual Challenge – Mount Fuji. The Mount Fuji Challenge is

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Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II [Egypt]

The sixth virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Egypt run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as well as

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Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II [Haiti]

The fifth virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Haiti run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as

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Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II [Brazil]

The fourth virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Brazil run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as

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Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II [India]

The third virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the India run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as

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Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II [Jordan]

The second virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Jordan run. As mentioned in a previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as

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Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II [Russia]

The first virtual run I completed for my Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II was the Russia run. As mentioned in my previous blog post, I decided to do a second Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I signed up to other country races after starting my first tour, as

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Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) – Part II

Last year, I decided to do a Fun Walking Not Running Around the World (Virtual Tour) as I couldn’t start my “real world” Fun Walking Not Running Around the World tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I ended up completing 21 country runs from mid-October until late-December. At the end of last year, I signed up to four additional country

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Crossing the Finish Line: Fun Walking Not Running in the Time of Corona

I’ve previously published Crossing the Finish Line blog posts to reflect on the fun running challenges I’ve completed, such as my Fun Walking Not Running Tour around Australia, and my Four Seasons: Four Miles challenge. I felt I couldn’t let the opportunity to do a reflective post on my fun walking not running efforts in 2020 pass me by, especially

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