Special times call for special measures: the first virtual race

We hope you are all healthy and fit, and that you are finding your way through this difficult time reasonably well.

Because of the drastic Covid-19 measures you surely have to rearrange your everyday life too, and training options are limited as well. On top of that, all races and group training sessions are cancelled entirely until further notice.

Even so, it is important in this time to stay fit physically and mentally, which also strengthens your immune system. You surely already have your own strategies for getting your training done.

As for races, though, there had been nothing at all so far. So I found the idea from http://irunfar #OperationInspiration, to organise a virtual race, simply brilliant. This “race” took place yesterday, on 04.04.2020, with participants from all over the world, from professional athletes to hobby runners… Everyone could take part in whatever way was possible for them, depending on the rules and restrictions in their own country. So some ran on a treadmill, sat on a home trainer, put themselves through it on a stepper, and the lucky ones (like us) got to run outside.

So, like several participants from our running camps, I used this chance as a good test and speed session for myself, even though I ran my race alone (except for Guy, who came along and took photos). Knowing that all kinds of athletes all over the world were running their own virtual race at the same time was a truly great experience and hugely motivating.

If there is another virtual race like this again, I will certainly take part again too… make the most of chances like this yourselves, and gain some new experiences…

With that, I wish you all the very best of health, in the hope that this difficult time passes quickly and we meet again on the trails, or somewhere else.

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