Our blog & virtual running community

Grant Huddleston, a Virtual Runner from Birmingham has joined our races to help with race logistics, improve his time and loose weight, here’s what he has to say about his journey: In 2016 I entered...

Louise Roberts, 44 of Warwickshire has told us what Virtual Runner means to her and how losing weight may well have saved her life. Almost 4 years ago I lost my Mam suddenly and my...

I have been meaning to do my write ups for days now, but you fabulous lot having been keeping me busy by earning lots of virtual bling and entering lots of our future races (I...

I am typing this almost minutes before I make the journey north to Newcastle ahead of the Great North Run this weekend! Am I ready? Kinda. Will I run 13.1 miles on Sunday? Yes! I...

We are delighted to be attending the first ever National Running Show and we asked Charlotte to tell us a little more about it and what you can expect in Birmingham in January… Hi everyone!...

Ben Smith, the amazing athlete (he still finds this amusing) tells us why he started running, about his awesome challenge and why you should run with us in The 401 Festival of Running. Ben in...

Dawn Nisbet from Oldham recently had her parkrun photo go viral after her proud finish line after the 5k event. Here, Dawn tells us why our races/medals can be become addictive – the healthy kind...

When one sport isn’t enough and you fancy a challenge – why not tri a triathlon? In May, we have seen the return of the virtual triathlon and many participants are using this as their...

Becci Johnson recently sent me a very heartfelt thanks for helping her to keep going through Virtual Runner. I told her that she was the inspirational one (and I am sure you will agree) so...