Join Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k 2016

Bloggers and runners (and walkers, joggers, and hoppers) of the world, unite!

September 12, 2016

Joe Boydston

The Worldwide WordPress 5k (#WWWP5k) is back and better than ever!

Any time between Monday, September 19th to Sunday, September 25th, lace up your running/walking/hiking/hopping shoes and join us for the 5k blogged about around the world!

Automatticians are planning to hit the trail on September 19th during our company meetup in Whistler, Canada. This year, we will also be making a donation to Soles4Souls, a charity dedicated to fighting poverty through the collection and distribution of shoes and clothing.

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Automatticians laced up and ready to go! Photo by Naoko Takano.

What is a 5k?

A 5k run/walk is approximately 3.1 miles long. That is roughly equal to:

  • Twelve laps around a track.
  • Approximately 6,000-7,500 steps.
  • Approximately 50-60 minutes of brisk walking.

How do I participate?

You can run, walk, or skip — it’s totally up to you. There’s no time limit and there’s just one requirement: that you participate! You can do it at a gym or outdoors, on a treadmill or on a track, or even swim or bike instead of running/walking — just get moving!

Post about your participation on your site and tag the post “wwwp5k” so that other runners around the world can find you and read about your experience. If you’re not on WordPress.com, link back to this announcement post so others might join in and participate, too.

You’re welcome to blog about your entire route and preparation (a video or gallery, perhaps?), but above all we’d love to see where you are and how you’re completing your 5k.

When can I run?

We’re all busy, but we want you to participate, so we’re giving you lots of flexibility. You can complete the WWWP5k any time between Monday, September 19th and Sunday, September 25th.

Who’s invited?

Anyone who’s ever used or loved WordPress (and your families and friends, too). Heck, the entire internet is invited!

Will you be joining us for the Worldwide WP 5k? Let us know in the comments!

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  1. Owlskin Sep 12th at 4:52 pm

    One 5,000 meter mosey coming up 😉

    Liked by 11 people

  2. Owlskin Sep 12th at 4:58 pm

    Reblogged this on Toward the Mountain in Autumn and commented:
    This looks like a good cause; and a great reason to get out and move around for a while. If you hadn’t already heard about this event, then maybe now would be a good time to read about it 🙂

    Liked by 3 people

  3. Rebecca Howie Sep 12th at 4:58 pm

    This sounds so fun

    Liked by 5 people

  4. lumosvox Sep 12th at 5:04 pm

    I will definitely be participating! Have fun in Whistler!!!

    Liked by 5 people

  5. ameliasalchemy Sep 12th at 5:17 pm

    Will definitely be participating :). My route would include the University of the West Indies in Trinidad.

    Liked by 6 people

  6. Laura P. Schulman, MD, MA Sep 12th at 5:27 pm

    How can people who are physically not able to walk that far participate? Can we do it in increments?

    Thanks,

    Laura

    Liked by 6 people

  7. Write This Down Sep 12th at 5:40 pm

    Count me in!

    Liked by 3 people

  8. regulardamsel Sep 12th at 5:43 pm

    i m in

    Liked by 3 people

  9. aayushmaurya12 Sep 12th at 5:44 pm

    Definately

    Liked by 2 people

  10. spencersgapyear Sep 12th at 5:52 pm

    I’m definitely going to participate!!

    Liked by 3 people

  11. aamirox Sep 12th at 5:55 pm

    This is awesome!
    Let’s run!

    Liked by 3 people

  12. sheerawook Sep 12th at 5:59 pm

    awsome

    Liked by 3 people

  13. Lauren Fortenberry Sep 12th at 6:01 pm

    So ridiculously excited for this! My students blog on WordPress – what are the chances I can persuade 86 college freshmen to run/walk a 5k next week AND blog about it?! 🙂

    Liked by 10 people

  14. Hassaan Khan Sep 12th at 6:10 pm

    It looks interesting. I’m in!

    Liked by 4 people

  15. Wendy Maston (@wam9349) Sep 12th at 7:05 pm

    I wish I could but since I’m handicapped it would take me several days to do the run. I will be cheering everyone on..

    Liked by 3 people

  16. Jo Smith Sep 12th at 7:08 pm

    Wow! I love the part where you donate to charity.

    Liked by 4 people

  17. Araidigi Sep 12th at 7:13 pm

    Cool ! I’ll be joining from the Netherlands :). Looking forward to seeing how many other sign up, and from which countries…

    Liked by 5 people

  18. judithhb Sep 12th at 7:25 pm

    I’ll certainly be joining you. Just recovering from bad accident and walking every day. 5kms a breeze

    Liked by 4 people

  19. jacquesbanne Sep 12th at 7:50 pm

    Yes I will walk, what a noble project. Congratulations

    Liked by 4 people

  20. Higgins Sep 12th at 8:09 pm

    How come I have missed Automattic’s Worldwide WP 5k all these years? I will put it some extra miles and run (more than) a 5k a day between Monday, Sept 19 and Sunday, Sept 26 since I’m training for another marathon in November – wearing my wp-admin tshirt, ha! You will see me in Central Park before dawn then 😉

    Liked by 11 people

  21. gingy55 Sep 12th at 8:54 pm

    Look forward to joining.

    Liked by 5 people

  22. JennG Sep 12th at 9:32 pm

    I’ll do this for sure!!

    Liked by 4 people

  23. Sunbelz.com Sep 12th at 9:50 pm

    This looks like fun. Way to go!

    Liked by 5 people

  24. nvsubbaraman Sep 12th at 11:09 pm

    Great.Hearty congratulations to all the participants.Thanks.

    Liked by 4 people

  25. drugopinions Sep 12th at 11:16 pm

    Yes I will join the 5k run. I run in the morning -that’s time for myself and sometimes, that’s when I get inspiration for another blog post.

    Liked by 4 people

  26. okotoenigma Sep 12th at 11:22 pm

    This is amazing. I’m in.
    # http://okotoenigma.wordpress.com

    Liked by 4 people

  27. pedometergeek Sep 12th at 11:56 pm

    Absolutely…I don’t call myself a pedometer geek for nothing. ~nan

    Liked by 3 people

  28. C.K. Jackson Sep 12th at 11:59 pm

    I’m in too

    Liked by 4 people

  29. familytreedet Sep 13th at 12:47 am

    A great way to bring people together.

    Liked by 4 people

  30. My Chronicles Sep 13th at 3:01 am

    Yes, I will participate. Will soon fill my gallery with 5k pics.. and I’m in ..

    https://mychronicles007.wordpress.com
    Read my posts if you had time..
    If you liked it, make a comment.

    Liked by 4 people

  31. Smitha Vishwanath Sep 13th at 3:11 am

    I’m definitely participating. Will be tough running in the heat in this country but will do it.

    Liked by 4 people

  32. mhartuti Sep 13th at 4:23 am

    This is challenging… This week will do some warming up for the full 5k leg next week.

    Liked by 4 people

  33. phil420420420 Sep 13th at 4:23 am

    I am sure down for this, I am new to the whole word press and blogging as a whole. I will be choosing to bike on the rail trail that goes through the heart of Brantford Ontario Canada. the birth place of the greatest hockey player ever, number 99!.

    Liked by 4 people

  34. sharinglifeexperience Sep 13th at 6:11 am

    We will run, this will get me back in the mood to start running again. Thanks!

    Liked by 1 person

  35. remszi Sep 13th at 7:09 am

    This is great! I’ll be participating with a 6-weeks old baby coming along 😉

    Liked by 1 person

  36. gluestickmum Sep 13th at 8:23 am

    This sounds amazing. 5k at the gym isn’t particularly inspiring…but it’s when I daydream, so maybe I’ll write my fantasy 5k.

    Like

  37. olivemegamean Sep 13th at 11:37 am

    Yes !! Can’t wait 🙂

    Like

  38. imyumaevents Sep 13th at 12:06 pm

    I will be joining from Pretoria South Africa!!!

    Liked by 1 person

  39. Trena Sep 13th at 12:42 pm

    I’m in!

    Like

  40. jomaributlig Sep 13th at 1:29 pm

    i’m in too

    Like

  41. Coach Vera Sep 13th at 4:39 pm

    Thanks a lot to WP for the inspiration. Love it. Will participate and soon host a similar event for a beginner triathlon. 😉

    Liked by 1 person

  42. administrator Sep 13th at 4:58 pm

    I hope running in the fitness cenbter is allowd.

    Like

  43. Sarah Sep 13th at 5:11 pm

    This is awesome. I’m in.

    Like

  44. Kari Leigh Marucchi (@foundartphotog) Sep 13th at 6:37 pm

    I’m in! It’ll be included in my #100DayWordCampTeesForQuiltSeries workout on that day ~ I love that y’all’r doing this.

    Like

  45. mediamann1 Sep 13th at 6:49 pm

    Going to be there 100%

    Like

  46. cbrmackie Sep 13th at 11:54 pm

    I’m in!!!

    Like

  47. kiwiladdad Sep 14th at 12:57 am

    Seems simple. Count this New Zealander in!

    Liked by 1 person

  48. Diverse Borneo Sep 14th at 6:02 am

    Wow! This is a very interesting event. Feel very excited about it. Wow!

    Liked by 2 people

  49. tmikl1997 Sep 14th at 1:20 pm

    Sure I will join you all

    Liked by 1 person

  50. Explicit Writers Sep 14th at 2:31 pm

    Running time! yipee!

    Liked by 2 people

  51. memerola Sep 14th at 7:22 pm

    Yello! I am IN! You sold it to me. Any running act suits me. Even though I am out of practice I still keep my chin up and go for it. You made my day bringing my two favourite activities together: blogging and running 🙂 Yeah… bring it on!

    Liked by 2 people

  52. AHS Sep 14th at 11:39 pm

    Am I following this correctly that we can complete the 5K anywhere, on our own if need be? Meaning, it does not have to be a formally organized 5K? Sounds like a great idea, I’m in!

    Liked by 3 people

  53. Carla Sep 15th at 6:42 am

    Yes! What a great way to start a new blog. I will surely write about this event and my love for running.

    Liked by 2 people

  54. Agam Agrawal Sep 15th at 9:49 am

    It is actually a great idea!! For sure I will participate. Just a quick question, Is it compulsory to add visual media or I can just write about it ?

    Liked by 3 people

  55. mariegriffith Sep 15th at 1:29 pm

    I’m always in for a good run!!

    Liked by 2 people

  56. clubsandwichgeneration Sep 15th at 7:36 pm

    I am in…

    Liked by 3 people

  57. Liza Dcruz Sep 15th at 11:53 pm

    great idea/////

    Liked by 3 people

  58. Ek Kisaan Sep 16th at 6:45 am

    Awesome Job!

    Liked by 2 people

  59. clara Meierdierks Sep 16th at 8:31 am

    Thanks , this is nice.

    Liked by 2 people

  60. Mandy J Sep 16th at 10:10 am

    I’ll do this in memory of my 96 yr old Mother who passed away 6 days ago.

    Liked by 1 person

  61. Jean Sep 16th at 11:48 am

    Too bad it’s not a bike ride.

    Liked by 3 people

  62. survivall Sep 16th at 9:29 pm

    Have shoes:) Will run:)

    Liked by 2 people

  63. priska sinaga Sep 17th at 10:06 am

    I’m in. But I dont have my wordpress account anymore. And this is for charity? Thanks 🙂

    Liked by 2 people

  64. priska sinaga Sep 17th at 10:10 am

    I’m in 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

  65. Missy The Misconstrued One Sep 18th at 1:27 am

    I’ll join from Nashville Tennessee (USA)

    Liked by 2 people

  66. no name Sep 18th at 4:31 am

    Gread Idea

    Liked by 2 people

  67. runawaywidow Sep 18th at 6:19 pm

    I will do it but I will walk

    Liked by 3 people

  68. Garikai Sep 19th at 5:21 am

    Great initiative

    Liked by 3 people

  69. ginaspitzer Sep 19th at 9:41 am

    5k and a tagged post about it: done. GO Everyone! 🙂

    Liked by 3 people

  70. gaychatline Sep 19th at 10:24 am

    This is awesome. Definitely participate should I living in Canada. Would be great if there are photo sharing for in this event in the following post.

    Liked by 4 people

  71. enterthebonejoint Sep 19th at 10:37 am

    I’m in. Tweeted the info a few minutes ago! My #WWWP5k: 1/2 Treadmill & 1/2 Lakeside, maybe even Treadmill 5k & Lakeside 5k! (Blog with photo gallery to follow-Tagged ‘wwwp5k’)This is a great idea and #Souls4Soles is a top-notch organization #Giving Back #WalkorRun #WWWP5k •Will Walking more than a 5k while I am watching the #FedExCup Playoffs this week in Atlanta, GA at East Lake Golf Club also count? (2nd Blog w/ video & photo gallery will follow!) Love this idea! Walking as a: #SpinalOsteoarthritisWarrior Who Lives with: #CervicalSpondylosis #LumbarRadiculopathy #CervicalLumbarDegenerativeDiscDisease #Septemberis: #RheumaticDiseaseAwareness Month #PainAwarenessMonth

    Liked by 3 people

  72. womanclergy Sep 19th at 12:29 pm

    I really like to participate. I will go Wednesday September 21 for a longer walk YES!.

    Liked by 3 people

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