Virtual run FAQ — every question we get, answered straight

A virtual run is a running event you complete on your own — any route, any time inside the event window — instead of at a physical start line. You register online, record the distance with a running app or watch, submit it, and receive the event's medal and certificate by post. VPR virtual runs are verified through Strava, Garmin or Apple Health and the medal ships within 30 days of the deadline.

Three steps. 1) Register for an edition and pick a distance (5K, 10K, 21K or 42K). One price: the ₱999 opening bundle — personalised medal, stickers, certificate. 2) Run it anywhere inside the window — one run or split across days — and sync it from Strava, Garmin, Coros or Apple Health. 3) The medal ships to your door within 30 days of the deadline, tracked.

Yes. Cumulative distance inside the window counts. A 42K can be six 7K runs. Treadmill runs count when they are recorded by your watch or app.

₱999 for the Halloween Special opening bundle: a collectible medal personalised with your name, a sticker pack and a digital certificate, plus ₱199 delivery anywhere in the Philippines. International pricing for Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia will be published per edition.

Medals are produced after the completion deadline and ship within 30 days of it. Every edition publishes its ship-by date on the calendar page before registration opens. Delivery is tracked (J&T in the Philippines).

The first VPR virtual run. Registration is open from 15 October to 15 November 2026; the run window is announced at registration. Every finisher receives a collectible die-cast Halloween medal personalised with their name, a sticker pack and a digital certificate. The medal design is revealed on registration day.

The Halloween Special is priced in pesos and ships from Manila. VPR is built as a global platform: Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia follow in 2027, and challenges can be completed from anywhere in the world with international delivery.

Runs are read from your Strava, Garmin, Coros or Apple Health activity, including GPS or treadmill distance, date and duration. Manually typed activities are not accepted. If you have no watch, the free Strava app on your phone is enough.

Yes. Running clubs, offices and schools can register a team on one invoice, get a private leaderboard, and ship medals to one address or to each runner. See the companies page.

A virtual run has a fixed distance and a short window (typically 2–6 weeks). A virtual challenge is a longer cumulative goal — for example 1,850 km across the Philippines over 129 days — tracked on a map. VPR editions are virtual runs; distance challenges launch with the VPR app in 2027.

Yes. Every finisher gets a personalised digital certificate with distance, time and edition number, issued automatically when your run is verified.

You can still receive the medal for a small fulfilment fee if you complete the distance within 14 days after the window; after that the entry lapses. We say this up front so nobody is surprised.

Every VPR medal is die-cast metal on a ribbon, personalised with your name, and made to be the piece on the wall you point at. Samples are approved before every production run and photographed on the edition page before you pay.

Email hello@vpr.run. We answer within one business day (Manila time).