Around the World in – Global Mileage Challenge
About this race
Around the World in 2026 is a year-long virtual mileage challenge where participants log miles toward a shared global goal — the 24,901 miles it takes to circle the Earth.
Count all running and/or walking miles between January 1 and December 31, 2026. Simply log as many miles as you can. Whether you’re walking a few miles a week or running every day, every mile matters.
Together, we’ll journey around the world — one step at a time.
Log your running and walking miles throughout the year and move through different milestones as you log more and more miles.
Here are the milestones you can achieve:
🌱 Explorer — 250 Miles
🧭 Adventurer — 500 Miles
🏃♀️ Voyager — 1,000 Miles
🌍 Global Legend — 2026+ Miles
This event is free to sign up and start logging your miles. At the end of the year you will have an option to purchase a custom medal that will include your name and the total number of miles you logged in 2026!
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 $1,00,000 for charities from races here at Virtual Run Events! Our goal is to continue to help different charities around the world.
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Running and Walking Miles for 2026
Log all of your running and/or walking miles throughout 2026! Help us log enough miles to race around the world!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in McDonough, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:40 AM and sets at 5:39 PM local time (EST) in McDonough on January 1, 2026 — 9h 59m of daylight.
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2026 results — Around the World in – Global Mileage Challenge
Running and Walking Miles for 2026 · 97 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rachel Wise | — | — |
| 2 | Sharon Seeley | 670:26:36 | 18:21 /mi |
| 3 | Gloria Fleming | 529:01:00 | 15:17 /mi |
| 4 | Josee Therrien | 553:10:58 | 16:08 /mi |
| 5 | Horst Kurz | 457:02:57 | 19:46 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in McDonough
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- McDonough Running Calendar 2026 40 races
Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 40 McDonough events
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