After doing that virtual race of the Amazon and signing up for the long version that took me more than a year to complete, I wanted to do a couple of shorter races. I did Vietnam first and then it was Dublin's turn.
Dublin was 87 miles or 140 kms and I finished it in 56 days.
I like rewards. Sometimes the reward is nothing more than checking a box in my planner. Sometimes it's craft supplies or somethings else purchased. When it comes to getting steps in, it's race medals.
My entire declutter/organize the house strategy revolves around breaking things down into the smallest possible task (for my ADHD brain) and then checking off the box I put next to the item. I'm hoping this will work because I seriously need to accomplish a couple of rooms immediately. Like my office.
But Dublin was a fun walk with lots of Google Street views available. I love looking around the map every night to see where I'm at and Ireland is one of my bucket-list destinations.
Since you can see the name of my favorite company for virtual races, let me state right now that I was not compensated in any way for this post. I pay for all my races.
In fact, in December, I spent a ridiculous amount of money picking up more races. The race I was doing at the time was the last one I'd purchased, and they had a sale. I picked up a bunch of new ones for 2025, enough to last me until their next sale which I assume will be in December again. Since the races have gotten a lot more expensive than they used to be, the sale was good timing.
