Is The Martian, the hit movie about an astronaut stranded on Mars, actually an allegory of life in a tech startup? There is not much biographical narrative…
Another way to slice a virtual race
Just as DVR busts TV out of its scheduling shackles — “hey, now you can watch any show at any time!” — Racery liberates races…
From Disney to Denali: now you can log Racery miles even when you’re not racing
Many racers have asked us if they can track miles even when they’re not participating in one of our many virtual races. So we’ve built a…
How to bookmark your virtual race on mobile (Android)
Click on the “on the map” link in one of the e-mails you receive from Racery… Which leads you to the race’s map. Here,…
Netsertive wins Triangle Tech Challenge virtual race
After just 50 days, Netsertive crossed the finish line on our 1,077 mile relay race around North Carolina. When we laid out the race course,…
You can’t buy wellness, you can only earn it
Virtual racer participants report better fitness and connectedness
We recently surveyed racers in the Triangle Tech Challenge, a multi-week virtual race between 43 teams from tech companies in North Carolina. Survey respondents said…
How can a virtual race improve corporate wellness?
Companies are scrambling to boost employee health by any means available. In part, this is altruism — a sincere desire to improve staffers’ physiques and psyches. Beyond...
Life on the pixelated border
Busy building virtual races for real athletes, we’re obviously fascinated by interactions on the borderline between machines and athletes. So two stories this week caught...
Employee fitness is just scratching the surface?
Too often employers worry about improving employees' physically fitness, but ignore the many other components that drive overall well being.