Get to Sesame Street Challenge
Benefitting Sesame Workshop's Yellow Feather Fund
Accept the Challenge & Become Your Best You
How far will you go in 2022? Run, walk, hike, swim, roll, cycle, paddle, or crawl and be rewarded with Sesame Street character pins as you hit 6 milestones along the way. Choose between the 100 and 500-mile options to customize your journey.
Every registration includes:
available add-on options:
Please note: Shipping times may vary due to supply chain issues affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please familiarize yourself with the deadlines and event format listed in our FAQ section.
We've partnered with Sesame Workshop, the non-profit behind Sesame Street, to bring you this unique officially licensed virtual distance challenge that can be done on your own time and in any location. Click to learn more about Sesame Workshop.
Challenge yourself to go 100 miles!
It doesn't matter how you do it. Run, walk, hike, swim, roll, cycle, paddle, or crawl.
Earn a Pin at Each Checkpoint:
15 Miles
Elmo & Zoe
30 Miles
Abby
45 Miles
Snuffy
65 Miles
Big Bird
80 Miles
Oscar the Grouch
100 Miles
Bert & Ernie
Get to Sesame Street Challenge
Official Finisher Medal
There are two ways to take on the challenge:
REPORT FOR REWARDS - $125
reward yourself - $99
Sign up now and start logging miles January 1, 2022.
Why take on the challenge?
Virtual Running Club works hard to earn your business and your trust. Our swag is high quality and we work to match that quality with our customer service. But don’t just take our word for it. Here’s what previous Get to Sesame Street challengers have to say:
michelle mcCord
Get to Sesame Street participant
“I love the smaller milestones throughout the challenge because there are more things to celebrate! I started because of the pandemic but I’ll keep coming back because it’s awesome!”
Rebecca McCorkindale
Get to Sesame Street participant
"This race has changed my life. When I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia over five years ago, I thought my race days were over. This challenge has motivated me to get up each morning and do what I can - and over time I've been able to do more and more. I'm now running 3 miles on most days and the possibility of doing an in-person race is becoming a reality."
Deb o.
Get to Sesame Street participant
“I signed up for the 100 and 500 mile challenges as a way to curb my virtual race habit during COVID. It’s been a blast! What’s even better is that I’ve been able to share this with my 75-year old father. Dad has been working on his 100 mile challenge since signing up and he just finished last week. We walked the last mile together and my mom met us in the driveway to give Dad his medal. It was a special day and a momentous occasion.”
Kathryn ShaughnaRioux
Get to Sesame Street participant
“I figured the pins and medal were motivation enough to get me to do 500 miles over a year.Then seeing all the stories and celebrations on Facebook was an added dimension to the motivation that I had not anticipated. There was no “pressure”, lots of positive reinforcement, and the miles added up. The run organizers are cheerfully responsive. We overwhelmed them with love for Sesame Street and they responded with grace and enthusiasm in creating another event with even more input from the Facebook group. Kudos to all involved, looking forward to more journeys together.”
Have a question? Let us help!
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Nope. You can complete your race distance in your movement method of choice. Running is great, but so is walking, hiking, dancing, swimming, rucking...
All swag ships separately. Shirts, pins, and medals ship with a tracking email from support@virtualrunningclub.com. Bibs are sent in a standard white envelope with a first class stamp.
Registration remains open while supplies last.
If you select the Report for Rewards option, you’ll need to report your miles through our new mobile app. Starting January 1, 2022, you can log into the app with the email address you used with registration.
Choose between completing 100 miles or 500 miles through the course of a calendar year!
Our messages come from support@virtualrunningclub.com. Please add this address to your safe list so you're sure to get all updates.
There’s a special Facebook group for Sesame Street Races & Challenges. We believe it’s one of the most positive corners of the internet, where members share their achievements and cheer each other on. Joining the group is entirely voluntary.
We find some of our participants like to do multiple Virtual Running Club events at once. If you want to double-dip – that is, apply your miles to multiple events – you have our full permission to do so. Choose whatever works best for you!
Yes! A portion of proceeds will benefit Sesame Workshop’s Yellow Feather Fund.