How to spice up your fall marathon training?

Preparing for one of the fall’s many marathons or half-marathons or even your first ultra? Racery’s virtual races are a powerful judgment-free way to keep you motivated and accountable! While you train, you need to avoid what Christine Yu calls the “comparison trap.“ Like training in person with a running …

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Only 47 medals left for just $17 Join 200 racers on a virtual adventure in Northern Wales. You’ll get 30 days of motivation with achievement awards and real-time updates on everyone’s progress. Every time you log miles, you’ll get a  360-degree street view of your current location in Wales!  You’ll see stunning …

The couch or 5k dilemma: how to stick with a 5k training plan?

Niki Miller, a runner and contributor for Women’s Running, recently admitted that “distractions of a busy week”and a couple of missed work-outs pushed her to effectively skip two weeks of training. As she summed the situation up: “Oopsy.” Miller’s strategy for getting back on track was simple. “I’m using social …

Blueprint for a virtual race with a scavenger hunt

We’ve got virtual scavenger hunts on the drawing board. This functionality would allow racers to compete with their group in spotting various items on runs — a badger, a Maserati, a Japanese flag — during the course of a multi-week virtual race. It would be up to the group to …

Want to cycle in a race on a virtual Tour de France route?

Watching the 2016 Tour de France and hankering for your own virtual challenge?  You can relive the exact route of the Tour de France using a Racery custom ​virtual cycling race. No $1500 plane tickets or shuttle buses required — cycle the distance on your own time while biking  your …