Americans spent $6.1 billion on home fitness equipment in 2022. More than 50 million of us — one in five adults — have fitness club memberships. Garmin, which makes trackers and GPS devices, spent nearly $168 million on advertising in 2022. Google “best fitness equipment,” and you’ll see a slew …
Racery’s virtual races motivate racers with lots of types of digital bling. Some racers print their personalized bibs or awards to display on an office wall or refrigerator, others share their digital versions on social media. The bling examples below show what every racer gets in standard Racery events. The …
Members of The Most Informal Running Club Ever (TMIRCE) in New York City, have been training together since 2012. Four times a week, 20 to 70 of the group’s 400-odd runners get together to run, with each session having a specific focus: speed training, endurance building, beginner’s run and a social run. …
Steph Bryant sees races as a means to an end, a way to challenge herself and stay motivated. She doubles down on motivation by inviting friends to train with her. “I’ve been generally only motivated to run if I’m signed up for a road race and have to train for …
Born with Spina Bifida, wheelchair-athlete Chris Fletcher used to be on a team of wheelchair racers, but as scheduling challenges got in the way, he started searching for other creative ways to compete. “Most of the apps out there seem to either be geared on the one end toward those …
After David Rubush polished off Racery’s 113-mile virtual race touring Wales in just five days, we decided to give him a call. Rubush, who is an assistant professor of chemistry and coaches men’s cross country at Benedictine University in Chicago, said he’s been a runner since junior high. Rubush can …
