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 …
When the dust finally settled, the Hogwarts Running Club raised more than $56k for the Trevor Project. Runners World summed the situation up beautifully when it described our virtual race as “an unusual but highly effective fund-raising effort.” The two week virtual race’s fundraising goal was $10,000. The fundraising sprint …
From many angles, our recent TechGirlz Virtual Race was a big success. More than 200 runners on 72 teams ran 19,653 miles in 40 days. In the process of the dashing and dishing, racers raised more than $7,000 for TechGirlz, a charity that helps middle school girls learn to write …
Our race mileage feeds are full of interesting stories (jumping over a rattle snake) and locations (Central Park Reservoir today.) Then someone zooms back and talks about why they enjoy Racery, and our hearts go pitter patter. 🙂 Here’s the direct link to that comment. Glad to be part of your …
One of the joys of reading a great new book is learning about various studies and rules and effects that the author has managed to unearth. Adam Grant’s awesome new book Originals: How Non Conformists Move the World mentions the Sarick Effect, in which initially arguing against your own idea or …
The Runner’s Blueprint blog posted 53 great mantras for motivation. Some of my personal favorites: “ZOMBIES!!” “This too shall pass” “It’s a hill. Get over it.” “Hills are my friend.” “Just stay calm.” “I feel good, I feel great!” “As it gets harder, I get stronger.” “Keep moving forward!” “Be …
