Virtual racing is not my favorite thing, but the Elf Virtual Run looked like something fun to look forward to. The race is themed from the movie titled "Elf."

Registration for the 5k or 10k distance was available online for around $40. Included was a zip up red sweatshirt hoodie, a stocking hat, personalized bib and a finisher's medal. All items had the race logo. Proceeds from the race go to support the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

There were many emails from the organizer, Ram Racing. I knew when my registration was confirmed and when my swag was shipping. I was even informed about a issue with medals being held up in customs.

As per usual, virtual racing can be done anywhere, anytime. I received my sweatshirt, hat and bib and it was dated December 25th, so that is when I decided I would run the 10k distance.

My race:
As I mentioned I was looking forward to this event as something fun to do. I like the movie "Elf" and I thought it would be fun to dress the part. I made a hat, found some yellow tights, and dressed up a green hoodie.

I talked my husband into running this with me. We had our eyes on the weather as the wind chill was below zero. When it warmed up to zero, we headed out the door.

We decided to go downtown and back. This was a great decision! We hopped through the crosswalks and took photos next to Santa inflatables. As cars passed they honked, waved and even rolled down their windows and shouted "Merry Christmas!!" This was sooooooooo much fun!

I had a watch situation, so we used my husband's watch to make sure we hit the 6.2 miles. I have logged my time into the results page, and I can choose to get a finisher certificate and I can check the leaderboard through the post-race experience.

As I mentioned virtual events are not my favorite, but they are also what you make of them. There was nothing complicated about this, it had good swag, supports a charity and I had a great time!!