Tag: 5K

A Virtual 5K

Walnut Valley Rotary & Young Life Virtual 5K Run image
The Covid19 virus has changed many things in our community and culture. Schools have been closed and students are being taught at home. Businesses have been closed or greatly restricted by state and local government decrees. Public gatherings have been limited. Restaurants have resorted to outdoor dining. The list goes on.
 
Zoom has become the new four-letter word. People are working from home and meeting online. Teachers are using zoom to teach their students. Classrooms are closed. Everyone is looking forward to the day when we get back to normal.
 
However people have found ways to improvise in this unusual time. For example, our Rotary Club is doing a Virtual 5K event this month. Many groups have used this format to hold various activities and sporting events. A local Junior College hosted a virtual track meet where athletes competed against other runners at various locations around the world. Their individual races were recorded at different athletic facilities and then matched against one another online. It was a virtual track meet.
 
The Walnut Valley Rotary Club is partnering with the new Young Life Club of Walnut Valley to hold a virtual 5K event. Participants can run, walk, bike, skate or many other ways to complete the 5K event. They can do their 5K at a location and at a time that is convenient for them.
The event is Covid19 friendly and without crowds that would be present at a normal 5K event.  Participants can register for the event online. The 5K Run will be held March 20-27th. The entry fee is only $25 for adults and $15 for children and students under 18 years old. Participants will receive an event T-shirt and goodie bag. This event is based on the honor system and participants can submit a selfie and report their results online. Use this link to register / buy a ticket – http://bit.ly/3oGpWAb 
 
Funds raised will be used by the Walnut Rotary Foundation and the Walnut Valley Young Life Club to benefit children, students and families in our area. For more information please go to the Eventbrite website and find the Rotary / Young Life page. You will be glad you did and I will too!