Virtual Racing Team Takes on the NYRR Virtual Global Running Day 1M
Earlier this week, New York Road Runners announced the start of the NYRR Virtual Racing Team, a collection of professional athletes who will be participating and competing in the NYRR Virtual Racing Series Powered by Strava.
The team got right to work on racing, as Wednesday saw a number of team members complete the NYRR Virtual Global Running Day 1M as part of their Global Running Day celebrations. Here's how they fared.
Jenny Simpson
Perhaps as a warm-up for her 1500-meter race in Rome Thursday night, Simpson took to the track for a full four laps to complete the virtual mile.
My audience was a bit stone faced for my #GlobalRunningDay mile 😂 59 marble statues of Roman sportsmen at the Stadio dei Marmi... and me! 😅 taking our running celebrating truly global 🌍😎 #NYRR #NYRrVirtualracing #TeamNB #mile pic.twitter.com/WIed8bY3QK
— Jenny Simpson (@trackjenny) June 5, 2019
Check out Jenny Simpson's NYRR Virtual Global Running Day 1M Strava route.
Callum Hawkins
The 2017 United Airlines NYC Half runner-up moved from 13.1 to 1.0 as he fit the virtual mile into his daily run. His quickest mile of the run—a sub-5:00 effort on mile seven—counted toward his virtual race result.
Check out Callum Hawkins' NYRR Virtual Global Running Day 1M Strava route.
Des Linden
Like Hawkins, Linden is known primarily for her abilities at longer distances—you might have seen that she won the Boston Marathon recently—but she logged her virtual mile as part of a steady training run.
🚨BREAKING🚨
— des_linden (@des_linden) May 31, 2019
I’ll be dropping way down in distance and joining people from all over the world in running the #NYRRVirtualRacing #GlobalRunningDay 1M from June 1-9. Join me for free at https://t.co/OsR8UuPFWK#youvechanged
Check out Des Linden's NYRR Virtual Global Running Day 1M Strava route.
Scott Fauble
Fauble also had some success in Boston recently, as he broke the 2:10 barrier there this past April. As part of this virtual race, he threw in a quick middle section for his 10-miler on Global Running Day.
¡¡¡RACE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
— Scott Fauble (@scottfaubs) June 4, 2019
Hey, internet friends, let’s run together- but, like, on the internet!
Join me in the #NYRRVirtualRacing to celebrate #GlobalRunningDay by running 1 mile(seriously, that’s it) between June 1st and June 9th. You can sign up here:https://t.co/hxlr7Wez4H pic.twitter.com/Cd1FW72CTk
Check out Scott Fauble's NYRR Virtual Global Running Day 1M Strava route.
Want to see how you stack up compared with these pros? The NYRR Virtual Global Running Day 1M runs until June 9—sign up today and get your name on the Strava leaderboard!