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The best thing about virtual races? You can do them on your own time, at your own pace.
I am still missing in-person races, but until they return, I will continue to enjoy virtual ones – and thanks to the team at BibRave, I had the opportunity to participate in the scooby doo run. I grew up watching scooby doo, and was excited when I spotted the swag that I could earn in the race – a water bottle, a hoodie, and a medal for me, PLUS a bandana and a collar for Riley! It was a special treat that they even had pet friendly swag.
I signed up, and when my race package came in the mail, I may have broken one of my cardinal rules – usually I am very superstitious about not using any of my race swag before race day, but I could not resist trying the bandana on Riley!
I signed up for the 10k option, and since that is a little far for the pup to run along with me, I started taking him on shorter runs so that he could cumulatively finish a total of 6.1 miles. He usually was able to run about 2 miles at a time before he got tuckered out because of the summer heat. Some days we even had to stop for water breaks, but the pup was ultimately able to finish his miles, and earn his fancy little collar before I finished my race!
I was planning to take on my virtual races like I usually do, by running around by home, my husband biking along to support me through the distance – but when “race day” came, we decided to shake things up – and walk the distance together! Another perk of a virtual race – there’s no pressure on your pace if you don’t want there to be. We took our time as we explored our neighborhood, taking paths that I don’t usually follow when running. We even had an aid station at mile 4…. In the form of ice cream from baskin robins! If that’s not a delicious mid race stop, I don’t know what is! It took longer than a usual 10k for me, but the miles were high quality, on a beautiful early fall afternoon.
There is still time to register for the scooby doo 10k or 5k, and take on your miles in the way that best suits your day, and you can even bring a furry friend along for the journey.