Bee Happy Race 2026 | Fun Virtual 1M, 5K, 10K, Half Marathon

Get ready to run, walk, and BEE happy! 🐝✨

Celebrate World Bee Day (May 20th) with our joyful and meaningful Bee Happy Virtual Race—a reminder to keep moving forward, spread positivity, and protect the tiny pollinators that make a BIG impact on our world.

 
🌼 What:
Choose your distance and complete at your own pace:
1 Mile, 5K, 10K, 13.1, or 26.2

 
📅 When:
Complete your race anytime between May 20 and December 31, 2026

 
📍 Where:
Anywhere you’d like!
Run outside, on a treadmill, on the trail, or with friends—this race is as flexible as you need it to be.

 
🏅 The Medal:
Celebrate your accomplishment with our adorable Bee Happy medal, featuring a cheerful running bee, honeycomb details, and the reminder:

“Just Keep Buzzing”

It’s a fun, uplifting medal that will make you smile every time you see it!

📦 Medals start shipping May 10th

 
❤️ Why:
Because life is better when you Bee Happy 💛

This race is all about:

Spreading positivity
Staying active
Celebrating the importance of bees
Having FUN while reaching your goals
 
🌎 Giving Back:
To make this race even sweeter, 15% of every registration will be donated to a charity that is helping support pollinators and the vital role they play in our ecosystem.

 
Lace up, get moving, and remember…

Just keep buzzing. 🐝🏃♀️✨

*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 $1,00,000 for charities from races here at Virtual Run Events!  Our goal is to continue to help different charities around the world.