Earn a Special Edition Fitness Badge on Your Apple Watch For Global Running Day

Ready, set, run! Consider this your annual nudge from Apple to lace up and earn a little extra virtual bling on your wrist.

Earn a Special Edition Fitness Badge on Your Apple Watch For Global Running Day. Ready, set, run! Consider this your annual nudge from Apple to lace up and earn a little extra virtual bling on your wrist. For Global Running Day on June 3, Apple Watch owners can unlock a limited-edition digital badge by logging at least a 5K (3.1 miles) before midnight. Road runs, trail runs, track workouts and treadmill miles all count. Apple says any app that logs workouts to Apple Health is eligible, though recording directly through the built-in Workout app on your watch is your safest bet to see the badge appear right after your run. There's no physical prize at the end -- just virtual bragging rights in the Fitness app. But if you've been putting off that run all week, watching a shiny animated badge pop up on your wrist can be a surprisingly effecti...