2026 New Year Challenge - Year of the Horse 2.026 Mile 20.26 Mile 202.6 MILE

Embrace the Year of the Horse in 2026 with our thrilling seventh New Year's Challenge! As we welcome the Lunar New Year on February 17th, we invite you to commit to the New Year's Challenge of 2.026 miles, 20.26 miles, or 202.6 miles for the entire year. The choice is yours - complete the miles all at once or spread them out throughout 2026. How far will you go?

Participate in this race anytime in 2026. The flexibility of this virtual event allows you to choose your course and time yourself - an ideal way to suit your schedule and preferences. Whether you aim to complete 2.026 miles, 20.26 miles, or an awe-inspiring 202.6 miles, every milestone counts in this incredible challenge.

*Medals and bibs will ship out within 2 to 5 days of signing up!

With a registration cost of $25, you'll receive a commemorative medal and a bib, along with a donation to charity.

*Charity Disclaimer:
We are not a nonprofit organization — we simply believe in supporting great causes whenever we can. A portion of your race registration is donated to a charitable organization. Over the last 13 years we have donated more than $1 million to charities around the world. 

Due to certain legal restrictions, we're unable to publicly list specific charities associated with each event. However, you're welcome to email us at support@virtualrunevent.com for more information on which charity this race benefits and to get a list of our charity donations throughout the years. 

 What is a Virtual Race?                             

A virtual race is a race that can be run (or walked) from any location you choose. You can run, jog, or walk on the road, on the trail, on the treadmill, at the gym or on the track (or ev en at another race). You get to run your own race, at your own pace, and time it yourself. Running and walking on your own, or with friends! And your medal will be shipped directly to you. Complete a virtual 5Ks, 10K, half marathon and more! 

Each race benefits a difference charity

For each of our virtual races, we choose a charity to donate a portion of each registration to. We’ve already raised more than $1,000,000 for charities from races here at Virtual Run Events!  Our goal is to continue to help different charities around the world.