Bling

I have made it no secret that I have been struggling with running.  I do not know why.  I just know that I have not been really motivated to do it.  That may have changed.  I shared in an earlier post that one of my wonderful Christmas presents was a medal holder from three of the cutest second graders.  I only have one medal hanging from it right now, and it is kind of depressing.

One lonely medal

This morning I decided I needed to find some races I could do that would result in more bling for my medal holder.  I hit the jackpot!  Virtual races...have you heard of these things?  You register like a race, but you complete it on your own.  It gives you the freedom to run the distance where you want and when you want.  You can even complete the distance on a treadmill if you want and then you are mailed your medal.

The first website I came across was Will Run for Bling and Charity.  This website has really cute medals and from what I can tell, hosts a virtual race a month that benefits different charities.  Running, earning medals, and benefiting charity?  Sounds like a win, win, win!

***The win, win, win comment just made me think of the Conflict Resolution episode from The Office.  Enjoy this sidebar:

The other website I found is the US Road Running website.  They have a ton of virtual races with all distances imaginable.  The registration is cheaper than the Will Run for Bling website, but it does not look like charities receive any donation.  Still, lots of races and different medals a runner can collect.

I have already registered for three virtual races.  Let the training / running begin!  Any guesses as to which ones and which medals I will be earning?  There could be a special prize for the person that guesses the three races correctly. . .