Top Zwift Events for the Weekend of August 7-8

In terms of big branded events over the last month, things have been pretty quiet by Zwift’s standards.  This just goes to show the very high level of events that are now regularly hosted by Zwift and how, as a consequence, we become accustomed to them.

However, this week sees a couple of unique and interesting headline events to challenge ourselves with. Let’s go!  

If you can’t make it to London this year for a summer holiday, how about taking a virtual trip instead?

Stage 2 of the Off the Map event is hosted on the London map, and there are multiple events throughout the day. There are even varying distances and routes depending on what you fancy.

If you fancy a long ride, you can tackle the 56.2km London Pretzel, or if you have a bit of time crunch, you can tick off the Greatest London Loop at a nice distance of 26.1km.  You can read more about the Off the Map events here.

Multiple dates and times. See zwift.com/offthemaap for details.

This is the first-ever team triathlon event on Zwift!  You can represent Team US, Team Europe, or Team International. In this instance I have highlighted Team Europe. 

How this works is for both ride and run events, there will be three events each day per team. Event distances vary from short, medium, to long. You can help your team by racking up as many miles as you can throughout this series. Encourage other riders in your region and provide motivation because together, we can go farther and score more points! 1 point will be awarded for each km biked and 5 points awarded per km run.

What I like about this event is the Run and Ride events are staggered so you can literally go from one to the next and have a complete workout.

Multiple dates and times. See ZwiftHacks for a complete listing of upcoming events.

In my opinion one of the best events this year so far on Zwift was the multiday Haute Route Watopia event in February.  Those that took part can testify that it was the equivalent to running a half marathon on three consecutive days.  That’s why I am keen to highlight the Haute Route Nations Ride, which is hosted on the Surrey Hills route in London and totals 44.2km.

Sunday August 8 @ 6:10pm/5:10pm BST/12:10pm EDT/9:10am PDT
Sign up at zwift.com/events/view/2225116

This is a 5km mass start event and runs at multiple times every Saturday.

It is open to runners of all abilities so whether you are a recreational runner or an elite athlete you are welcome on the start line.

Interestingly, this a different take on the British creation of “parkrun” which has developed into a global phenomenon. Parkruns are free, weekly, community events all around the world.

Saturday morning events are 5k and take place in parks and open spaces. In the UK, parkruns have restarted after being stopped as a result of the pandemic. For those who are still a little wary of training in groups (and I include myself in that category) this event on Zwift is the perfect way to recapture the magic of a parkrun.

Saturday August 7, multiple dates and times. See ZwiftHacks for a complete listing

Your Thoughts

Got other events that stand out this weekend? Share below in the comments!