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[Vietnam] 2,800 High School Students Participate! The appeal of an online marathon where you can work on your own without gathering

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Run where you want, when you want, at your convenience.

As marathons are being cancelled one after another due to the Corona disaster, more and more people are using "VietRace365", an online marathon support site. In online marathons, participants run at their own convenience at a time and place of their choice, and send the data to the organizer to determine their rankings. The most appealing feature of online marathon is that you can work on it anywhere you want without having to gather in a large group. First, you register online for the race you want to participate in and pay the entry fee. Your running record will be measured by syncing it with the tracking app "Strava". If you don't have the app, you can still enter your record on the website and declare your results, and if you achieve the record after the event, you will receive a medal or certificate.
In the "CHẠY NGAY ĐI, ĐÁNH TAN SARS - COV" event held in May 2020 for high school students to promote healthy body and daily exercise, two courses of 70km or 120km were prepared in 21 days. It is free of charge. About 2,800 students took part in the event, which was free of charge and required them to run a set distance and record it within a set period. In the "Run Fight Corona" event held in May and the "Happy Women Day" event held in March, a portion of the participation fee was donated to charity, and 39 million VND (about 180,000 yen) was used to buy masks, disinfectants, and donations for areas affected by drought and salt damage. A portion of the participation fee was raised and 39 million VND (about 180,000 yen) was used to donate masks, disinfectants and other items to areas affected by drought and salt damage.

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Why did VietRace365, a domestic online marathon support site, open?

Overseas online running events have long been popular among running enthusiasts in Vietnam. However, there have been concerns about the time it takes for prizes to arrive from abroad after the event. Therefore, the VietRace365 website was launched in May 2018 to make online running more easily available in the country. The online marathon also allows companies to set up a course for their internal staff. And in addition to sending prizes to participants, there is also a program that allows participants to raise money based on the mileage they run.

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This article is co-authored by TNC Lifestyle Researcher (http://lifestyle.tenace.co.jp/) and Intage's Global Researcher.

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