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Enter the London Social Media Agency 5km challenge for @GreatOrmondSt (the #social5km)

Avatar Image7th February 2011, 02:40 pm  by Matt Rhodes

We like a challenge at FreshNetworks. We’re a competitive bunch. As, it appears, is most of London agencyland, be they a pure play social media agency or any marketing, advertising or PR agency with a passion for social media and for competition. So, following a weekend of Twitter banter we’ve decided to accept the ultimate challenge to find the fastest agency team in London, and also the one that can raise most for charity. We’re inviting you all to join us in the 2011 London Social Media Agency 5km Challenge in June 12th. The #social5km as we’re calling it.

About the #social5km challenge

We’re taking part in the 2011 Race for the Kids for Great Ormond Street Hospital. A 5km ‘fun run’ around Battersea park on 12 June. The plan is to enter in agency teams and compete for some serious and less serious awards. And most notably for pride.

What are we competiting for

Aside from pride, there are some serious categories of competition, and it’s not just about being the quickest to finish. Current proposed categories are:

  • Fastest team (mean time for the whole team)
  • Most money raised
  • Most enthusiastic supporters
  • Best dressed runner
  • Most impressive hair

If you want to add more categories, add them in the comments below.

How to take part

Taking part is simple. You need to do two things:

  1. Enter for the race as a team (one person needs to create the team first and then everybody else join it)
  2. Leave a comment below telling us: your team name, your agency (and link) and the people in your team (with their Twitter names)

We’ll keep a list here of the agencies taking part and keep you updated in the next few months.

Oh and the friendly, competitive banter can take place on Twitter – hashtag #social5km

The agency teams

1) FreshNetworks

2) ‘The caners’ from Hurricane

3) Team TAMBA

4) Team Tempero

5) Team eMod

  • Tearin’ Tia Fisher (@emoderation)
  • Blazin’ Blaise Grimes-Viort (@blaisegv)
  • Dangerous Dani W
  • Hurricane Helen S
  • Jumpin’ Joanne W
  • Revving Roger W
  • Tearaway Tom M
  • Fiona R
  • Janice P

For social media agency support get in touch or follow us on Twitter.
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    • 7 Comments

    1. Jon Holloway:

      ‘The caners’ from Hurricane

      Jon Holloway (@socialvation)
      Paul Cash (@zagology)
      Lindsay Davies (@lindsaydavies)
      Jo Bromilow (@redheadfashion)
      Mauro Niewolski (@mauroniewolski)
      Matt Simpson (@mrmsimpson)

      Some awards:

      Best dressed
      Worst hair
      The Sweatmaker

      7 February 2011, 2:52 pm

    2. Tweets that mention London Social Media Agency 5km challenge for Great Ormond Street (the #social5km) | Social media agency London | FreshNetworks blog -- Topsy.com:

      [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Matt Rhodes, Matt Rhodes, Matt Rhodes, Matt Rhodes, Matt Rhodes and others. Matt Rhodes said: @madebymany I trust you're up for #social5km inter-agency challenge for Great Ormond Street. Let us know your team: http://bit.ly/e9OQ6Y [...]

      7 February 2011, 3:19 pm

    3. Kay Hammond, TAMBA:

      We’ll rise to that challenge!

      Team TAMBA

      Running (strolling in my case) will be:

      @TAMBA_Internet (Kay Hammond, CEO)
      @TAMBA_Jon (Account Director)
      @TAMBA_Adam (Social Media Account Manager)

      Award suggestions:

      Best use of an excuse to walk not run
      Most stylish ponytail

      We look forward to seeing the other agency teams there!

      7 February 2011, 3:20 pm

    4. Kelda Wallis:

      Team Tempero (believe me, a LOT of thought went into that name):

      Dom Sparkes (@domsparkes)
      Kelda Wallis (@kelda)
      Lucy McElhinney (@lucym)
      Frank Sheahan (@FrankusDTankus)
      Julia Wolter
      Esther Ivshin

      10 February 2011, 1:00 pm

    5. Tia Fisher:

      Team eMod is lacing up its fluffy slippers for a spot of on-the-spot vigorous tea-drinking to get us into shape for what will surely be the most athletically-challenged team on the social media derby. It’s the lack of commute which keeps us in the fine shape we’re in, you see …

      Seriously though, we’re (literally) flying folk in for the race. Final line-up still tbc, but so far the streamlined lycra-clad specimens will probably include:

      Tearin’ Tia Fisher (@emoderation)
      Blazin’ Blaise Grimes-Viort (@blaisegv)
      Dangerous Dani W
      Hurricane Helen S
      Jumpin’ Joanne W
      Revving Roger W
      Tearaway Tom M
      Fiona R
      Janice P

      Prize for: best pyjamas

      11 February 2011, 1:13 pm

    6. GreatOrmondSt:

      Hi guys,

      Great to see that so many of you have signed up to the RBC Race for the Kids challenge! We really appreciate all of your support.

      Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@GreatOrmondSt) to keep us updated with fundraising and training progress, and use our #RacefortheKids hashtag alongside #Social5km.

      May the best team win ;)

      18 February 2011, 1:49 pm

    7. Tia Fisher:

      Happy to have run and done :-) Team eMod raised £1,640 – how did you all do?

      12 June 2011, 10:24 pm