Racing... The Virtual Way

As a Sweat Pink Ambassador (SPA) I'm connected to a group of awesome women who share my love of fitness and running! I connected through another SPA via Facebook and found out that she pretty much has the coolest job ever - she runs a virtual race website! Click here to read my reaction when I found the BEST website ever!

JostRunning.com is a virtual running company that promotes movement! They raise money for a different charity each month plus they have AWESOME race medals! 

Here's why I love JostRunning:

"The beauty of a JostRunning.com race is that you can take a whole month to earn your medal. If you can do a mile a day, you can easily earn your Half or Full Marathon medal! Since our focus is on Movement, you don't have to "run" our event. Walking, biking, swimming, or any other form of movement count!"

I've talked to the creators of JostRunning and they seriously are the best and super genuine! They put very few qualifications on entering their races and qualifying for a medal! You can do it by walking, swimming, skipping, running, dancing... anything! Just MOVE! You don't even have to worry about a race cut-off time!

Because I have Multiple Sclerosis, which can often be a physically debilitating disease, I use JostRunning's races as a way to force myself into a tough workout (I don't take racing lightly!) in a comfortable atmosphere. I love running on the treadmill in the cardio theater at my gym. It's the coolest place in the gym (temperature-wise and hang-out-wise) with huge fans and they're always playing movies. Plus I don't have to worry about stopping for traffic or the HOT Texas heat! It allows me to work harder than I could if I was running outside! It's really the best of both worlds for me!

Which is why the JostRunning girls designed their races this way; they WANT people to sign up for their races despite any physical or mental disability or discomfort. Like they said, their focus is MOVEMENT! Just move, and you get a freaking awesome race medal!

Their website is even really user-friendly! 

They have tips, a running (well, moving) playlist, a list of upcoming races and FAQs! They even raise money for a different charity every money, so your money is going for a good cause! Like I said, these people are awesome!

You can even log your training:

And look at the leader board of people running the same race you are! This helps build unity and community among the runners (without them bumping into you or stepping on the back of your shoe at the starting line!)

Let's chat!

 - What distance race would you run (walk, swim, bike, dance, etc. -- just move) if you knew you had no time limits?

 - Which JostRunning race are you most interested in?

Wait...I Can Race from My Treadmill?!

ohmygosh. I just found the BEST website!! I had to share it with you!!

JostRunning.com is a virtual running site where you can sign up for virtual races, then do them on your own schedule and course! The best part is, you get all the benefits of an actual in-person race (minus the shirt)! 

They even have awesome race medals that are specific to each race you can do! What's better than getting a medal for a race that's convenient to you?! You don't even have to pay travel and hotel fees!!

You can sign up for a variety of races at 4 different distances (5k, 10k, Half Marathon, Full Marathon) and you can do them whenever you want and wherever you want!

Here's their current race series.


This means that I can run a race from the comfort of my treadmill at the gym! I don't have to get out in the hot Texas heat to earn my race medal!

I know it seems too good to be true, but it's really not! You can even do a race over the span of multiple days! So if it's always been your goal to run a half marathon, you can earn a half marathon medal by running over the course of a month!

And the icing on top is that they raise money for a different charity each month, so your money goes towards a great cause!

Seriously, check them out and join me for a virtual race! Now I just need to decide which race I want to run...



Let's talk it over!
- Have you ever done a virtual race?
- Which of JostRunning's races are you interested in?
     - I'm still debating which race I'm doing... so many choices!!