SEGA Europe has teamed up with local schools and communities in the UK and set up a fun run initiative called Run Sonic Run to get kids running. The first event was held on Sunday May 15th in Walpole Park, which supported the Ealings Schools Fun Run, and as you can see in the photos, Sonic, the blue blur himself attended the event to show his support. 10 schools took part including Mount Carmel, Hobbayne, The Grange, Fielding, St. Saviours, Montpelier, St. Johns, Christchurch, St. Gregory’s and Blair Peach. The event is reported to have been a great success and got over 500 children running. Adults even took part afterwards in a 5k run.
SEGA is hoping to bring this initiative to future events and says to keep an eye out for details, so we’ll do just that and bring them to you as they’re announced.
Source: SEGA Europe Blog
What are the odds that this can come to Hull? And what are the odds that I can pass for a kid? Or will I have to run in the degrading ‘dads’ race? lol…. groan.
If I tried one of those chances are I’d run and then I’d just collapse and be dead afterwards, and I’m apparantly in very good shape according to my freinds (I’m not).
Also I think this would be very good running music: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8imtTtv7RoU&feature=related
Having watched Sonic Shorts, I reckon that’s more of an epic dance song than a running song.
This is pretty awesome! Id have to say, at this point sonic has to be the most well known gaming icon in the world. The amount of events and charity stuff sega sets up, the toys and merchendise, even mario doesnt have THIS much publicity. Sega is waaaay past awesome *nods*
Probably not the MOST well-known gaming icon, maybe the most well-known speed icon besides The Flash.
Nah, Sonic almost always wins polls against other game characters.
This had better come to my school…
And all that Nintendo can do is have a pasta-eating contest and tell the kids to be fat.
lol like mario lol
lolz XD
XD SO TRUE! I think SEGA should do this every year! This is great!
Don’t forget doing mushrooms and animal cruelty :U
Great idea. Sonic is a great character for children, and his athletic attributes make him the perfect inspiration to get them motivated to keep fit. I think SEGA should take it a step further and launch a Sonic Kinect title in which players run in place to get Sonic going. Perhaps an SSR-style game… only tolerable.
Hopefully SEGA of America will try something like this. If any country needs their kids to lose a few pounds, it’s the US…
Lol 🙂 That is true!
thats how i become a fan of sonic , he inspired me to run alot and that really help me in football , im actually skinny. when i run, it reminds me of sonic. i first sonic game was sonic heroes. AHH the good old days
Yeah, Sonic inspired me to run too! Now I’m the fastest person in my school! And everytime someone gets close to me in runs, I think of Sonic, and makes me go 2x faster! :)Gotta Go Faster Faster Faster Faster Faster!
Sometimes when I run, I actually lean forward and hold my arms out behind me like how Sonic runs in the modern games. My friends think it’s awesome XD
You’re not alone, my friend! Sonic’s “fly like a bird” running style may look silly to onlookers, but it makes you feel so much faster, doesn’t it??
Oh yeah, Sonic made me love running ever since I was a kid…
just like me
Same here 🙂
chances of birmingham? i wanna do peel out while the rest run normally
…I could see the guy in that suit passing out…
lol I was kind of thinking the same thing. That guy isn’t going to be running very far in that suit.
This is a really great idea I admit, but for some reason Sonic always tells me to stay inside and grab a game controller!
He’s on portable systems, too…
True the GBA and PSP are epic!
Awesome! Using a legendary icon to motivate kids to get healthy, win win all around!
(I want that tarp in my bedroom)
I hope they didn’t make the poor guy in the costume run..
Wow, I’m glad I wasn’t the only who was motivated to try and run as fast as Sonic (I was young, and Sonic’s run cycles in SA and SA2 actually made running that fast seem possible)
Of course, I was also motivated to jump by Mario, too…
It’s nice to see these characters serve as benchmarks for the youngsters now, even if their feats are a little more… unrealistic.
“Run, Forest, run!”
“Eat Eggman Eat” needs to come to America.
Funny… He never inspired me to run at all… Well… Maybe some… But mainly just to say catchy phrases and eat chili dog’s until I gained a good 20 pounds. I hated chili dog’s until I saw Sonic actually.
“It’s chili dog time!!” Om nom nom nom. Winner of the race get’s a lifetime supply! Bulk up kiddies!! XD
Sonic encourge kids to run? You’re a good sport SEGA^^
Cool idea, since Sonic loves to run, he encourage kids to run
Im suprised no kids are in a sonic t shirt. But 1 Kid is in a donky kong tee LOL
http://www.zeldainformer.com/2011/05/rumor-leaked-project-cafe-launch-titles-and-more.html Sonic Generations on the Wii 2
Man, where the crap was all this when I was a kid?
Wow… looking through the comments makes me remember my college days running through downtown streets at full speed listening to Sonic tunes, while running like Sonic :D. My best time is running 2K from my university to the train station in 5 minutes, 30 seconds… Good times, goooood times 😀
Oddly enough…Sonic just inspired me to try to help animals and do computer animations and draw. XD
I do not like running at all. I’d die if I run…^^’