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700k Lightning Ultimate Virtual Challenge across Brazil
2021-09-30 | Worldwide, Ireland
Can you complete 700k within a year or more?
Over a year (average of 2k a day) or less than that if you want..
Using live mapping to follow the path of the lightning bolt across Brazil

We have gone virtual, but in a super cool way…
Choose a real life virtual route (UK sights or the real path of the longest ever lightning bolt across southern Brazil) earn our medallion sized medal, optional technical finishers tee and link your fitness apps

Run, Cycle, Swim or Walk the length of the longest ever recorded single lightning bolt, 700 kilometres, between now and 2022. As sports events return to action in 2021 and into 2022, log both your training activities and the real life events all towards this ultimate challenge to give yourself a achievable fitness goal for the next year.

​With an Insanely Cool Medal, optional High Quality Technical T-Shirt, Personalised Certificate and FREE Extensions if you need, we have plenty of rewards packed in to keep you motivated. Not only that but we have teamed up with My Virtual Mission to provide a choice of TWO live virtual scenic routes to choose from, the UK route, which takes you from the start at the Olympic Park through the Chiltern Hills, Covent Garden, Chinatown, Big Ben, the O2, London Bridge, Wembley, Richmond Park, Bushy Park, Box Hill, the South Downs, up to the Cotswolds before finishing at the Brecon Beacons. OR you can complete the actual path of the real life lightning bolt, as it was recorded, across southern Brazil.

As well as manually logging towards your accumulative distance you can connect your popular apps such as Strava or Fitbit to do this automatically – what are you waiting for?
​It works out an average of 2k a day, and that’s without our FREE extensions!

Marie Keating Foundation Virtual 5k / 10k Challenge supported by Pigsback.com
2021-10-01
1 October 2021 – 31 October 2021
Every year in Ireland, 3,704 people are diagnosed with breast cancer. For23 years the Marie Keating Foundation has been there supporting men and women affecting by breast cancer at every step of their journey. They also raise awareness of the importance of cancer prevention and early detection to ensure that more and more people come out the other side of treatment.
After the success of last year’s virtual run, the Marie Keating Foundation, kindly supported by Pigsback.com, are once again asking you to run, walk or jog your own 5/10K in your local area, and help to raise vital funds to support their life saving breast cancer awareness and support services.
Registration includes a Marie Keating Foundation/ Pigsback.com T-shirt with the option to purchase a commemorative challenge medal to mark your achievement. To take part and help support those at every step of their breast cancer journey, please register below.
Registration will be open until the 31st of October. You can log your results up to the 6th of November and if you wish you can see how your time compares to others taking on the challenge.
Please adhere to government guidelines around COVID 19 while participating in this challenge, thank you.
Register Now CLICK HERE

Croí Virtual Night Run 2021
2021-10-08 00:00 - 23:30 (Europe/Dublin)
The 7th Annual Croí Night Run is back! Due to current social distancing guidelines, the event will remain virtual for 2021, but we hope you will join us and run, walk or jog 5km in your own local area in aid of Croí.
Date: Friday, October 8th
Location: Virtual Event!
Time: Take part at any time on the day
Cost: Adult entry: €25 | Youth entry (13-18 yr olds): €15 | 12 and under: FREE | Team entry available
Registration: Register now
See our FAQs
You can take part individually or register as a team with your family, friends or co-workers! Each participant will receive a special, reflective Croí Night Run long-sleeve running top, downloadable race number and a limited-edition Night Run “blinky heart” to wear on the day. Our media partner, iRadio, will also be joining us live on the day to keep you moving with great music and entertainment!
With thanks to our new sponsor, Irish Life Health, 100% of the proceeds will go directly to supporting Croí services. People living with heart disease and stroke need our help now more than ever before, so we ask you to please join us from near or far and help us fight heart disease and stroke together!
To get you ready for the event, the Croí Health Team have developed a Night Run Training plan to help get you across the finish line by gradually building up your fitness week by week!
We encourage all participants to take photos and videos on the night and share them with us on social media by tagging us @CroiHeartStroke and using the hashtag #CroiNightRun!
