Accept Our Running Challenges and Cross Your Personal Finish Lines!

Your feet pound the ground in front of you. Your thighs throb with exhaustion. Your race is so tight, your margin for error so thin, you can't turn your eye even for a moment to see who's gaining on you -- and there's always someone. Your lungs burn for one more breath to run one more inch.

Completing a running challenge takes discipline. It takes effort every day to shave the splinter of a split-second off your time that may mean the difference between winning and losing. It takes extraordinary willpower to overcome the series of challenges that victory demands to reach your personal goals, and we think you deserve a personal reward: our IRLA Running challenge medal!

What are IRLA challenge medals?

Our line of In Real Life Achievement awards, or IRLAs, lets you set goals in a variety of interests and reward yourself for milestones on your way to total mastery. Our IRLA challenge medals are visual reminders of the challenges you've faced and defeated. You can show off your , use leading up to it, wear your , and wear any (or all!) of your , too.

Along with IRLA Running, we have other physical fitness challenges like for people who lift weights, to stay hydrated, and .

We've got more IRLA challenge medals than just health and wellness. Give yourself an IRLA for to broaden your literary horizons and make books a bigger part of your life. Unplug all your devices for a . Our IRLA virtual challenge medals make great , too, especially younger and tech-savvy .

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What running challenges must I complete?

Kick-start your motivation with our IRLA Running challenges and put yourself in a competitive mindset -- even if your only opponent is yourself.

• Run a mile
• Run a 5k race
• Run a 10k race
• Run a half marathon race
• Run a marathon race

Each challenge brings you a step closer to where you want to be. Running goes beyond racing. It's a state of mind that motivates you in all aspects of success at work, at home, with family, and more. Some days are race days, but you can make every day a run day.

Can I make my own running challenges?

IRLA Running challenge medals are for both beginners and longtime runners. If you're already a 5K and 10Ker, add your own obstacles to our running challenges. Run 5K in the rain, run 10K over gravel or grass, or run a mile with ankle weights.

If you're not running to compete yet, reward yourself just for finishing a 5K or 10K run. Are you developing your pace to meet a race time challenge? Give yourself your 5K award when you can run it at your personal best. You set your limits, and your successes are up to you.

How do IRLA challenges work?

When you accept our IRLA challenges, you receive a box of four minor challenges and the last major challenge for the complete set. Use your phone to scan your Introductory IRLA and get our IRLA app, where you can track your progress and compare your goals with a like-minded community. Open each IRLA as you complete your challenges!

Are there other IRLA challenges?

What do you want to experience, achieve, track, or improve? Choose your challenge awards!

Diet and Exercise

-- Drink more water to meet different water challenges and stay hydrated.

-- Run farther. Run faster.

-- Lift more to develop your muscles and stay flexible.

-- Get awards for sticking to your regimen and losing weight.

Gaming

-- Let's play!

-- Let's play on the road!

-- Let's play with a screen and headphones!

Art and Entertainment

-- Master these drawing challenges to develop your artistic side.

-- Watch a movie. Watch lots of movies.

-- Read a book. Read lots of books.

Gifts for Adulting

-- You're all grown up. Congratulations. Get an award for all the dumb grown-up stuff you have to do now, like filing your taxes and setting up a 401(K).

-- You're growing up and you're kicking butt. Do a kindness for someone, ride a rollercoaster, go to the dentist, and more.

-- You are the future. Get 100 Likes on social media, use a rideshare app, and more.

Motivation

-- Do nice things for your neighbors and neighborhood. Bag some trash, donate blood, shop at a local small business, and more.

-- Go outside and explore your world. Take a class. Go somewhere you've never been before. Start a conversation with a complete stranger.

-- It's our self-care challenge (inspired by Tom and Donna from Parks and Recreation). Get a massage. Buy new clothes. (And more!)

-- Start your digital detox by hiking with friends, baking bread, reading, and more.

Can I watch a video about IRLA challenges?

See more about IRLA challenges for reading, strength training, and others: