“Pre-Covid virtual runs tended to market themselves on cool swag for a specific, one-time distance,” she said. Jason Hershman never put on a race before but decided to launch a virtual run/walk to benefit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund. Matt Chittim of the Rambling Runner, for example, started a virtual run series that began last weekend with a 5K on March 27 to 29. The virtual race builds to a 10k this weekend, a half marathon April 17 to 19, and a full marathon May 15 to 17. Healthy Kids Running is starting a spring race series, a five week program, on April 17 for kids.

Source: New York Times April 04, 2020 12:00 UTC