Dec 16, 2020
We are happy to announce an exciting new feature that will give Virtual Strides participants a lot more flexibility with their goal setting for our virtual races. In addition to ourĀ standard 5k, 10k, and Half Marathon distances, participants can now choose a Custom Challenge option during the registration process. With Custom Challenges, participants can choose [Read More…]
Nov 2, 2020
I can still remember the moment when the idea hit me six years ago. I had just wrapped up my 5th year as the volunteer Race Director for what had become one of the most popular 5k races in the state of Florida. I had helped the Turtle Krawl grow from a local fun run [Read More…]
Aug 11, 2020
When we started Virtual Strides back in 2014, our idea for a “virtual race” was for it to be an alternative to a real running race, with the main difference being that you would complete it whenever and wherever you wanted to, instead of everyone starting at the same time in the same place. So, [Read More…]
Mar 15, 2020
HereĀ in Brevard County, Florida, with zero reported COVID-19 cases to date (yes, we know they are coming), we are already seeing the effects of the coronavirus on our local community. For the foreseeable future, all large gatherings – including running events – are being cancelled per recommendations from the State of Florida and the Centers [Read More…]
Sep 2, 2019
When we ship your medals is usually up to you (see here), but unfortunately, Hurricane Dorian has other plans for us here in Melbourne, Florida this week. Our office building closed down Saturday morning and will not reopen until after the storm passes. We shipped everything we could on Friday, but any orders placed after [Read More…]
Jun 6, 2019
Has it really been more than a year and a half since our last blog post? Um, yeah, sorry about that. It’s not that we haven’t had exciting things we’ve wanted to share – there have been plenty communicated through our email list and on our Facebook page – they just haven’t made it into [Read More…]
Sep 28, 2017
Sometimes after natural disasters strike, you see the best of humanity during the clean up and recovery process. People once divided by race, religion, politics and more, come together in these times of need to simply lend a hand to their fellow human beings. It is a beautiful thing that I have been fortunate enough [Read More…]
Sep 7, 2017
9/15 – FINAL UPDATE Internet access has been restored! We will get completely caught up with shipping tomorrow. Remember, we ship medals AFTER you upload your results or at the end of each race period (whichever comes first), unless you elect to have your medals sent prior to doing so, which you can do with [Read More…]
Aug 15, 2017
By Kristen Tinker Athlete, Wife, Mom, Fitness Guru Medals motivate. They symbolize dreams, sweat equity, memories, and success, regardless of the distance. Donāt believe me? The fact grown adults will wear a Boston Marathon medal on the airplane ride home 24 hours after having run 26.2 miles is testament to the emotional power that one [Read More…]
Jun 2, 2017
Because we striveĀ to (almost) always have all available race medals in stock and (almost) never have shipping delays, we makeĀ the medals for each of our virtual races long before we open registration for each event. That way, the minute registration is open for a given event, we already have medals available for those of you [Read More…]
Apr 1, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2017 The world’s leading virtual race provider, Virtual Strides, has announced that effective immediately, VirtualStrides.com has begun offering in-person, motivational experts as an additional service to virtual race participants. This optional virtual raceĀ add-on has been designed for people who feel they need a little extra in-person encouragement to help get [Read More…]
Mar 22, 2017
tl;dr version: Virtual Strides now offers optionalĀ custom premium printed bibs.Ā Yay! Full version:Ā Long ago, we made the decision to not include printed bibs with ourĀ virtual race registrations. There were a number of reasons for this: Surveys we conducted early on indicated that most participants didn’t care about receivingĀ printed bibs. Printing and mailing bibs costs money and [Read More…]
Feb 24, 2017
Thanks to constantly-improving smartphone technology, there are several apps availableĀ for both iPhones and Android phones that will help you trackĀ your running and walking byĀ measuring your total time, distance, calories burned, and more. MostĀ apps will produce maps of your route and some have social features as well, allowing you to connect with friends to keep each [Read More…]
Feb 7, 2017
Virtual Strides is a community of people who participate in virtual races all over the world. Itās not just about earning great medals while raising money for charity, but also motivating each other to reach our individualĀ fitness goals.Ā Thereās lots of encouragement, support and congratulations. We recently put a call out to the Virtual Strides community [Read More…]
Jan 24, 2017
Hello, friends! I’m Mark, the Founder of Virtual Strides. I won’t always be the one writing our blog posts, but I wanted to be the first to welcome you to this new part of our website. SoĀ without further ado, welcome to the Virtual Strides blog! Why are we adding a blog? For a few reasons, [Read More…]