As the calendar year rolls into August, America has hit the five month mark of living a mask-wearing, Covid social distancing, quarantining world and the days of in-person road races seem like a lifetime ago.
Since many traditional races have been cancelled rather than move to virtual options, virtual races are becoming increasingly harder to find.
Thankfully there are still a few virtual races out there and honestly, I need these virtual races to keep me motivated because I find the Florida summer heat truly unmotivating lately. As anyone who has trained for a fall/winter marathon will tell you, running in August in Florida is awful.
As I mentioned in a previous post, virtual races are great motivators. Between lockdown fatigue and summer heat, I need these virtual races now more than ever.
Besides being great motivators, I have four more reasons why you should run a virtual race.
Whether you run the world or run for a reason, August offers many charitable virtual races and a few fun runs, too.
August Virtual Races
Run for a Reason
Run For The Ring
- FREE (Donations encouraged)
- August 1
- 5K and 1 mile
- Kid’s scavenger hunt
- Share on social media #RunForTheRing #WeNeedTheBDC
- One lucky post will receive a $100 gift card!
- Benefits Children’s Diabetes Foundation
5 Hour Virtual Alive Day Challenge
- FREE five-hour challenge
- August 1st – Sept 1st 2020
- Multi-discipline virtual adventure (Ride, run, walk or roll)
- All abilities welcome
- Complete five hours of activity over a month
- Prizes
- Benefits Wounded Warriors Abilities Ranch
TwT Virtual 4 X 800 Relay For Tyler Kott
- $10
- August 5 – 9
- Team (2,3 or 4) or individual
- Complete 800 meters on a track or road and submit their time to the team
- Benefits Tyler Kott’s medical expenses
Black Lives Matter Virtual Run
- August 1 – 31
- $29 (free shipping)
- Add-on shirt for $20
- Benefits the United Negro Fun
Potterhead Lightning Has Struck 5k
- $30
- August 10
- Personalized Bib
- Flashing boombox medal
- Add-on t-shirt
- Benefits All Star Code
World’s Okayest Running Club
- $35
- 5K/10K
- World’s Okayest Runners Club shirt OR tank
- Finisher MEDAL
- Bib
- Post on Social media #WorldsOkayestRunnersClub #IRun4Movement
- Chance to win cash & other cool prizes when you SHARE your post run/walk photo on Instagram
- Benefits to First Responders Children’s Foundation
Race of Hope
- August 2 – August 9
- 5k , 10k, 15k, Half Marathon, or Marathon.
- $40
- 100% of proceeds go to depression research
- Virtual corral and ceremony
- Bib
- Medal
- Ends August 9
Casey Cares
- August 1
- $40
- 5k
- Bib
- Medal
- Finisher t-shirt
- Submit results online
- Share on social media @caseycares #caseycares5K
- Benefits the Casey Cares Foundation
Dunkin’ Joy
- $65 – Dunkin’ Runner ($65): Runners/ walkers complete 100 miles in the month of August.
- All Dunkin’ runners get a FREE DUNKIN’ RUNNING SHIRT
- Opportunity to get their picture on a Dunkin’ billboard
- $35 – Original Brew Crew – For runners and walkers of all abilities. (shirt not included).
- $10 – Munchkins® Milers ($10): For younger walkers/runners (shirt not included)
- Fundraising incentives for additional Dunkin’ swag
- First 1,000 registrants will receive a virtual goody bag with coupons codes from Saucony, Crocs and BARK.
- Benefits health and hunger relief for kids in underserved communities.
- Ends August 31
The Virtual Foodie Banks 5K
- August 15
- $45
- Race t-shirt
- Benefits Feeding America
I Run 4 Margaritas
- $35
- August 31
- 5K or 10K
- Bib
- Medal
- Shirt or tank
- Benefits Stand Up 2 Cancer
- Post to social media #IRun4Margaritas #IRun4Movement
Ultra Run for Epilepsy – Miles for Maria
- August 8
- $58 – 8 hour
- $38 – 4 hour run
- Run anytime between 8/5 and 8/9.
- Miles for Maria embroidered hat
- Water bottle
- Submit proof of time/distance
- Virtual options eligible for awards
Run the World
Monuments of Prague Run
- $19.95
- August 23
- 5K, 10K, half marathon
- Medal
- Bib
- Finisher’s certificate
- Submit time to site
- Free audio book about Prague
Athens Original Pheidippides Run
- $19.95
- August 30
- 5K, 10K, Half marathon and marathon
- Bib
- Medal
- Finisher’s certificate
- Submit time to site
Fit Family Run
- August 16
- 10K – $37.90
- 5K – $18.95
- 1 mile – $11.95
- 500 – $11.95
- Digital bib
- Family medal
- Digital finisher’s certificate
Gasparilla Flashback to February
- 5K/ 8K/15K – $10 (+$7 shipping)
- Half Marathon – $15 (+$7 shipping)
- On-site goody bag pick-up option available
- Gasparilla Distance Classic shirts
- Pirate themed finisher’s medals
- Finisher’s towel
- 2020 PGDC bandanna (while supplies last)
- 2020 PGDC reusable shopping bag (while supplies last).
- Closes on August 31
- Submit finish time via free ASICS Runkeeper GPS Tracking App
- Share on social media #runGasparilla
lululemon SeaWheeze Virtual Half Marathon
- $28
- August 15 -23
- Half Marathon or 10K
- 10K 8-week training plan or 14-week half-marathon training plan
- Digital badge
- Medal
- Strava app needed to track finish time
- Share training and finish time in the lululemon SeaWheeze Run Club
- $2 donation to 2020 Here to Be partners: Vinyasa Yoga for Youth and Red Clay Yoga
Solemate Summer Fun Run
- $34.97 + shipping
- August 15 – 23
- 5K or 10K
- Sun Chaser tank
- 2” Fun Run medal
- Bib
- Social media shares @flexitpink #FiPSummerFunRun
