Virtual races are an alternative to “live” races. Typically, a race would involve a group of people running at an organised event at a certain place, on a certain time and date. Virtual races give people the freedom to run where they want, at your own pace and at your own distance. We believe virtual races are particularly beneficial for people who lead busy lives or where travelling to events is awkward. Virtual races provides that bit extra flexibility and are good to top up the miles during training for other events.

Virtual races are easy and can be broken down into the following 4 steps:

• Book a race through on our website
• Run, jog or walk the challenge
• Submit your evidence
• Wait for your medal

Our virtual races can be found on our Virtual Races page. We also advertise our races on social media including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter​ and Tumblr. We also send out newsletters on a regular basis where if you sign up to our mailing list, you will receive a 10% discount off your virtual races booked through our website.

Once you have decided which race you want to sign up for, just press the add to card button on the relevant product page, then follow the instructions to go through checkout and pay. We accept all major credit and debit cards as well as PayPal. Our website is safe and secure.

Upon payment, you will receive an order confirmation email. This will also include instructions on where to submit your evidence. 

No problem. We understand that sometimes life gets in the way of your plans. If you find that you have signed up for one of our races then decide not to participant, we would give you the option of a full refund or you could defer your place onto another race at the same value. 

Submitting your evidence is really easy. Simply take a screenshot of your activity from your mobile and visit our secure submission form where you can upload your file. This will be emailed to us. We accept evidence from all activity apps including Strava, Garmin, Fitbit, etc. 

Once your medal has been posted, you will receive a confirmation email. We aim to post out your medals within 7 days of the conclusion of the event. All medals are sent by Royal Mail delivery. 

From-to-time, items do get damaged or lost in the postal system. Unfortunately, we don’t have any control over this. However, we appreciate this can be frustrating and disappointing not receiving your medal. If in the event that you have not received a medal within 14 days after the event, please contact us using the form on this page and we will give you the option of a full refund or a replacement medal. If in the event we do not have any replacement medals, we would be happy to transfer your place onto another race at no additional charges to you. 

Yes we do. We post medals worldwide, but please be aware that there may be increased postage charge as medals are sent at Royal Mail’s international rates. 

There may also be extra import duty and custom taxes depending on your country. The Running Bug is unable to advise on these charges as there differ from country to country. We recommend you contact your local tax office.