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caitlinrn83
caitlinrn83 Posts: 178 Member
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Do people actually do them? Or is it just a ploy to make money by sending you a medal? I'm not taking about the ones that are fundraisers, but the ones that pop up on my Facebook news feed from time to time.

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  • cecsav1
    cecsav1 Posts: 714 Member
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    I've run a couple virtuals when I was unable to make the physical race for some reason. I didn't like it as much. I don't think I'd do a standalone virtual though. I was running a "series" at the time, six 5ks over the course of the year. Mine weren't random off FB either though. The series was organized by a local personal training company.
  • Bluepegasus
    Bluepegasus Posts: 333 Member
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    It just doesn't appeal to me, it's not anything like a real race so I don't see the point. I like to collect running medals, but I think that medals from a virtual race just aren't the same.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
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    You get a medal for a 5k?
  • newmom_2012
    newmom_2012 Posts: 96 Member
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    The random Facebook ones alwaya came across like you were just buying a medal. I've never done one. If I'm paying for it I want the race experience.
  • vespiquenn
    vespiquenn Posts: 1,455 Member
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    _Waffle_ wrote: »
    You get a medal for a 5k?

    Depends on the 5k. I know of a few that do, but it happens every once and awhile.

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