DETROIT More people are taking part in virtual racing during the pandemic. Melissa Fury, a virtual race runner in South Lyon, is getting ready for her next competition. She starting promoting virtual racing, which can offer flexibility, after all her races were canceled due to the coronavirus. A virtual race is a race you do on your own course, your own time, usually within a parameter of dates, said Soloman. Ken Monash is a virtual race runner and trains and competes in his Saline neighborhood.