Edinburgh Virtual Half Marathon
I took part in my first virtual half marathon and am now the proud owner of a 2020 race shirt. A 2020 race shirt I can actually wear while running. Why Edinburgh Virtual Half Marathon I had signed up to the Edinburgh Half Marathon in February, only for the pandemic to delay it and then force its cancellation. I had the option to roll my entry over to 2021 or take part in their virtual half. Seeing as I was already running a half a month, I liked the idea of taking part in an official virtual race for one of them. Plus, I really have missed getting medals. The pre-race treat I had this idea that I would treat this race like I would any other race I traveled to pre-pandemic. I would spend the day before exploring the city I was in, seeing the sights, eating the bites. So even though I wasn't going anywhere for this virtual race, I'd head into Edinburgh city center and play tourist in my own city. Then I'd write about the experience in my blog. Playing tourist didn't