The original concept of a step challenge emerged in 1965, when a Japanese watch-maker invented a pedometer called the Manpo-kei. According to this blog in Japan,...
Magnify your charity’s reach with a virtual race
A virtual race helps your charity include more people, raise more money, and spread awareness further… all with minimal staff-time and zero setup fee. INCLUSIVENESS…
Excited about sustainability? Virtual races conserve the resources that road races squander.
A road race is lots of fun — a sweaty athletic challenge mixed with a boisterous block party, a feel-good mingling of bodies and souls….
Virtual challenge for an orphan disease charity beats expectations by nearly 500%
How can a foundation battling a condition that affects just 150 people across the U.S. maximize participation in a memorial 27-mile walk? Go big, says…
Thriving post COVID, JA Maine’s fitness challenge sheds its “virtual” label
Since sponsoring its first virtual race in June 2020, Junior Achievement of Maine has come a long way… in fact, precisely 42,247 virtual miles. In…
Virtual races deliver inclusive fitness fun for law firm staffers
When you’re responsible for employee events for a law firm with 700 staff spread across eleven offices in six states, picking the right event can…