Another Virtual 5k/ half marathon

[nothinfinah]

I notice a lot of you share my dorky fandom of Doctor Who (judging from your user pics) so I thought I'd spread the word about this virtual 5k.

http://doctorwho50.wix.com/doctor-who50In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the show this November these people have organized a virtual run. I guess you can do any of the runs as a cumulative thing if you

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[ladydelaidra]

Holy crap~ That's amazing. @___@

I just got hubby onto the c25k, so we both signed up for the 5k!

[nothinfinah]

yay! awesome! Glad to hear there'll be some other group members doing this :)
Don't forget to pst about your progress!

[jes0704]

exactly how does a virtual run work? I have never done one but hear about them all the time.

[nothinfinah]

Basically it's done on the honor system. Normally you register online (sometimes you get a bib#, sometimes not); run the specified distance however you want/are able (treadmill, track, in one session or multiple sessions etc); email your finish time to some address and sometimes you get a prize/certificate/medal. If I get my bib# for this one in time I'll double up and do the DW virtual run at the same time as one of my other races this autumn, otherwise I'll just go out for a run with my gps turned on and see how I do.
This is only my 2nd one, but they are a fun way to show your support for a cause or whatnot. The first one I did was to raise money/support for victims of Storm Sandy.
I think it's a good way for runners to come together nationally or even globally.

[animimi]

Woohoo!!! Thanks for posting this!

[nothinfinah]

glad to be of service :) ::doffs hat::

[sweet_tea79]

This. Is. Awesome.

[nothinfinah]

I love how many DW fans are in this group <3

[nothinfinah]

I wonder how many of us started this program because we wanted to be ready in case The Doctor ever showed up and needed us to run? :)