Gamers Read Virtual .5k (500 m) Walk/Run/Sprint aims to bring the gaming, cosplay, anime, and running communities and their families together to advocate for literacy, especially among youth in grades K-5. Literacy is a critical skill for success in society, and eSports careers such as game design & development, comic book creation, shoutcasting/streaming, and eSports journalism all require well-developed literacy skills. Gamers Read Virtual .5k (500m) Walk/Run/Sprint is sponsored by PCX GO!, a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to prepare K-16 youth for eSports careers through informing, instructing, and educating youth around eSports career pathways.
Runners/walkers can complete the virtual .5k over 10 weeks (September 10, 2020 - November 15, 2020), and PCX GO! will be live streaming its Kick-Off on Saturday, September 12th, which is also National Video Games Day. Dress up as your favorite Comic Book or Video Game Character!!!!! Partial proceeds benefit the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) hospitals (Egleston, Scottish Rite, and Hughes Spalding) to provide gaming equipment and training for eSports careers for the youth whom CHOA serves.
JUST IN CASE YOU MISSED IT... CHECK OUT OUR KICK-OFF LIVE STREAMS BELOW
DAY 1- CLICK HERE FOR LIVE STREAM OF GAMERS READ .5K KICK-OFF
DAY 2- CLICK HERE WATCH AS WE COMMEMORATE NATIONAL VIDEO GAMES DAY
DAY 3- CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CHOA & WHAT WE DO
Registration fees
Virtual .5K Sprinter Closed
Sprinters are welcome! How fast can you run 500 Meters?
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$50.00
Adult participants
Aug 3 - Nov 15
Virtual .5K Walk/Run Closed
Dress up as your favorite character and commemorate Video Game Day!
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$50.00
Adult participants
Aug 3 - Nov 15
Kids Virtual .5K Sprinter Closed
Sprinters welcome! How fast can you run 500 Meters?
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$25.00
For the kids
Aug 3 - Nov 15
Kids Virtual .5K (500M) Walk/Run Closed
Dress up as your favorite character and come out to commemorate Video Game Day!
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$25.00
For the kids
Aug 3 - Nov 15
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Sponsors and Community Partners
Kennedy Walker reading Piper Sky and Her Pink Popsicle Shoes
Join us for our GAME OVER DANCE CHALLENGE
That's right! We invite you to participate in our awesome Dance Challenge. By the way, it is a great FINISH LINE celebration dance too! Post your videos using #GameOverChallenge.
Thanks to Vivi Fierce for creating a cool Dance Challenge everyone can enjoy.
Event schedule
- Thu, September 10, 2020 8:00 AM - Race Start
- Sun, November 15, 2020 5:00 PM - Race Ends
- Sun, November 15, 2020 5:00 PM - Donation Deadline
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