My 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 moreIn late 2016, I came up with the idea of doing a Fun Walking Not Running Tour as I was 26 years old, had fully embraced fun running (walking) and realised I have never travelled on my own before, and decided to hit two birds with one stone. I made the decision to do at least one fun run 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
Read moreMy October fun runs for my Year of the Fun Walk 2019 were the 2019 Support Our Girls & You Are My Sunshine virtual runs. The 2019 Support Our Girls virtual run was hosted by http://www.virtualrunevents.com. This run was their fifth annual Breast Cancer awareness themed virtual race—SUPPORT OUR GIRLS: Fight Like A Woman. There was the option of five
Read moreMy third four mile (6.4km) walk for the 2019 Four Seasons: Four Miles year-long, virtual run challenge was autumn. I completed my autumn walk on October 20 around Lake Albert, in my home town of Wagga Wagga, in one hour and nine minutes. Unlike my previous Four Seasons walks, I registered and received my autumn medal and bib (which I
Read moreMy Year of the Fun Walk run for September was the 2019 Lake Run and Ride (formerly known as Lake to Lagoon). This fun run was significant for me in many ways. This year marked the first time I had completed Lake to Lagoon since 2007. It is currently the longest distance I have completed in my four years of
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