Virtual 5K!

Welcome to the first ever Wee Little Worldwide Virtual 5K Event!

28 - 29 June 2008

Super Cool NEW FEATURE! The super supportive Amy of Runners Lounge has offered to donate “I am a runner” bracelets to all of the participants of the Wee Little Virtual 5K Event. I started the V5K because I didn’t want to be running my 5K “alone” so I think this is a great way to stay motivated and united while we do our 5K runs. You will be able to look at your bracelet and think about the great community of runners you are a part of. How awesome is that. I know many of us are starting out, so especially if you are just finishing the C25K for the first time, now is the time to truly declare that you are a runner and you ARE indeed a RUNNER!

To claim your bracelet, shoot Amy an email at amy@runnerslounge.com. Let her know that you are participating in the Wee Little Virtual 5K Event and give her your address details. She will send out your bracelet since I am all the way on the other side of the world to most of our runners.

Runners Lounge is a great site with lots of cool running information to explore and an active community of runners out there to make contact with, and learn from, other runners. I think it’s pretty cool and I’m only just starting to scrape the surface of all the great content on there so check it out. THANK YOU AMY!

Update 8 June 2008: If you are running the race, check out the questionnaire. Post your answers on your blog and let people get to know you and your running

Joining is easy and unlike most things in life there are almost rules. The only thing you have to commit to is moving your body over 5K on the weekend of the event. Treadmill and track running is of course permitted but maybe you want to measure out your own private race course somewhere nice in your city or town. The event is aimed to give people graduating from the C25K program something to shoot for if they are getting set to finish up their training but everyone is welcome. After you run the event, post a your results and a “race report” story and I’ll link to them here so that we can all celebrate each other’s successes. Leave a comment if you want to join and I’ll add you to the even roster below.

Once you’ve let me know you’d like to run, please help spread the word by displaying the Virtual 5K sign on your blog, just copy the following html and add it to your blog or web page:

<a href=”http://weelittleme.wordpress.com/virtual-5k/” target=”_blank”><img src=” http://weelittleme.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/virtual-5k1.png ” border=”0″ alt=”Wee Little Virtual 5K”></a>

The following people will be running 5K with on 28 -29 June 2008!

Clip art courtesy of DailyClipArt.net

38 Responses to “Virtual 5K!”

  1. Kitzzy, on May 11th, 2008 at 12:45 pm Said:

    Hello, I commented on your previous Virtual 5K post, but I am not on the list. I’d love to participate.

    Thanks!
    Kitzzy

  2. weelittleme, on May 11th, 2008 at 11:40 pm Said:

    So sorry I missed you Kitzzy. You’re on the list now and thanks for the heads up.

  3. christieo, on May 12th, 2008 at 12:31 pm Said:

    what a great idea! i’d love to do this! (i’m wrapping up my c25k the weekend of june 7th with a 5k here but i need to stay on the wagon so this is perfect!)

  4. weelittleme, on May 12th, 2008 at 7:14 pm Said:

    Christieo, welcome aboard.

  5. christieo, on May 19th, 2008 at 8:52 pm Said:

    thanks!! i am having the hardest time cutting and pasting that code into my blog, it just isn’t coming up right for some reason. is that the right code? am i doing something wrong?

  6. Lillian Mitchell, on May 20th, 2008 at 3:15 pm Said:

    I’ll do it. I used google maps to make running routes in my neighborhood since I can’t get out to run a 5k since I’m having car problems.

  7. weelittleme, on May 20th, 2008 at 8:06 pm Said:

    Hi Christieo,
    I’m not sure about the code. I just checked that you are using blogger and I’m afraid I’m not too up with that blogging set up. The code seems to be right in that it works for me when I paste it as html. I See you have other html based items on your blog like the tickers and in theory it should work like that. Maybe another participator that is using blogger might offer a suggestion… any ideas guys?

  8. weelittleme, on May 20th, 2008 at 8:07 pm Said:

    Thanks for joining Lillian! Glad to have you join the event.

  9. Jodie, on May 30th, 2008 at 8:27 pm Said:

    I’m in!

    I need motivation this summer with all the heat.

  10. Shana, on June 7th, 2008 at 3:44 pm Said:

    Hi, found your 5k link thru another blog and would like to share it with my virtual Couch to 5k running group. Thanks!

  11. The journey from fat to fit. Road trip, woo hoo! » Blog Archive » Virtual 5k - a Free Diet Blog from 3FC, on June 7th, 2008 at 3:48 pm Said:

    [...] found a blogger who is “hosting” a virtual 5k this month and thought it might be fun to participate.  Go check it out.  I’m going to do it [...]

  12. Virtual 5K « Little By Little, on June 7th, 2008 at 11:59 pm Said:

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  13. bigprof, on June 8th, 2008 at 12:57 am Said:

    Sign me up, please!

    This is a great idea.

    In fact, the only thing that could make it more perfect would be a T-shirt with your fun virtual 5k logo.

    You could create one at http://www.cafepress.com/ for folks (like me) who would love to have one to wear for our runs that weekend & you could even give the proceeds to a charity of your choice.

    Cheers!

  14. weelittleme, on June 8th, 2008 at 1:06 am Said:

    Welcome BigProf. I tried to leave a comment on your blog but it looks like I can only do that if I have a 3FatChicks blog. If you get a chance check out the questionnaire for runners in my main blog Here

  15. weelittleme, on June 8th, 2008 at 1:10 am Said:

    BTW BigProf. I think the T-shirt idea is great but I used some free clip art for the awesome image of the running shoes and I’m not sure what sort of legalities I would get into if making that into a t-shirt. For the next virtual race I’ll need to take the time to actually do up my own art.

  16. I guess I run now » Virtual 5k! - a Free Diet Blog from 3FC, on June 8th, 2008 at 1:13 am Said:

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  17. Eryn, on June 8th, 2008 at 2:22 am Said:

    I am going to TRY to do this. I am out of town that weekend, but Saturday is my day to run so I will do my best to get my butt out there. Can we run sometime that week before and still be involved? If not, it will just force me not to drink to much that Friday night!

  18. weelittleme, on June 8th, 2008 at 2:29 am Said:

    I have no problem with you substituting an earlier day. Go for it. On the other hand if you need that motivation to behave on your trip I’m willing to put on my stern face LOL.

  19. Confessions of a Bulk Eater » Virtual 5k - a Free Diet Blog from 3FC, on June 8th, 2008 at 2:31 am Said:

    [...] Thanks tiny2b and bigprof for posting this on their blogs. I can’t get the cute image to work so I am just posting a link to the website: Virtual 5k [...]

  20. Viviane, on June 10th, 2008 at 10:49 pm Said:

    Could I sign up for this on the 29th? The reason I am asking is that I am attending a wedding 350 mi from home that particular weekend so I have no idea if I will have time (or energy as I am also moving on Friday, 850 mi from Spain to Germany, added to that the 700 mi round trip for the wedding that’s a lot of time I’ll be spending traveling - though only the 700 mi are done by car and I won’t be driving) to run 5k on one of the days (the only option would be Sunday either before we leave the town the wedding is in or after I get back home), so it would be pretty much a spontaneous decision depending on how I feel).

  21. Virtual 5K Bracelets « Little By Little, on June 12th, 2008 at 8:20 am Said:

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  22. weelittleme, on June 12th, 2008 at 8:22 am Said:

    You certainly can sign up for the the 29th Viviane! Glad to have you on our Wee Little (but mighty) team.

  23. Catherine, on June 12th, 2008 at 8:44 am Said:

    Hi
    Please sign myself, Catherine, & my friend Mellany up for the 5K!! Im from the Southern hemisphere too! Greetings!

  24. weelittleme, on June 12th, 2008 at 8:51 am Said:

    Welcome Catherine and Mellany! Let’s hear it for running down under.

  25. *lisa*, on June 23rd, 2008 at 3:19 pm Said:

    I’d like to run it!

  26. Jenn, on June 26th, 2008 at 9:41 pm Said:

    I’d like to join the pack of runners if it’s not too late. Great idea!

  27. Karin, on June 27th, 2008 at 8:19 pm Said:

    Hi Amy! I’m in for the 5K this weekend! Saw it on VRC and heard about it from Jenn (mysecondfirstmarathon). This is a very cool idea!

  28. Lillian Mitchell, on June 28th, 2008 at 8:02 pm Said:

    I did the virtual 5K 27 minute 40 seconds.

  29. Virtual 5K Weekend!!! « Little By Little, on June 28th, 2008 at 11:00 pm Said:

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  30. Jenn, on June 29th, 2008 at 3:09 am Said:

    Not by best race by any means but I did it!

    Race report here:http://mysecondfirstmarathon.blogspot.com/2008/06/crappy-crapola-of-run-aka-wee-little-5k.html

  31. I guess I run now » Virtual 5K today! - a Free Diet Blog from 3FC, on June 29th, 2008 at 3:55 pm Said:

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  32. Karin, on June 29th, 2008 at 4:40 pm Said:

    Hi everyone! I did the Wee Little 5K in 31.29!

  33. christieo, on June 30th, 2008 at 12:40 am Said:

    got my 5k in baby! thank you so much for hosting this– it was awesome! http://babytealeaves.blogspot.com/2008/06/virtual-5k-results.html

  34. Catherine, on June 30th, 2008 at 6:12 am Said:

    Hi we had a great 5k!! Did it in 33.30. The weather was great and I felt strong, considering the injuries along the way. It was a nice little shuffle and now I know what I can do!! Thank you! ( Dont we play you in the rugby on Saturday??)

  35. *lisa*, on June 30th, 2008 at 1:49 pm Said:

    I finished in 38:00

  36. His Sinfulness, on June 30th, 2008 at 9:53 pm Said:

    I did mine on Saturday - full report here!

  37. ruthie, on July 2nd, 2008 at 8:46 pm Said:

    ok.. i might be the last and latest.. but i wanted to report in. I have had issues with running this last week (if you have read my blog.. well. you know ).. all this to say that i was to run on the 29th but the weather would not cooperate :).. so.. i finally ran my 5k this morning.. I thought of all of you as i ran this morning and tried my hardest to run the fastest 5k i have ever run… I finished it in 25:56 .. and it WAS the fastest i have ever run a 5k.

    I actually planned to run 4 miles this morning so i finished off with one more mile before heading home. I was exhausted.. but it felt great!

    I know i am late signing in.. but i really feel like i was running with you all.. thinking of these stories as i ran yall pushed me to go faster!

    I am ready for the next challenge! sign me up!

    blessings
    ruthie

  38. chefsy, on July 11th, 2008 at 11:48 pm Said:

    ‘d love to participate on your upcoming :) Please comment back at me?

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