With the 2008 Beijing Olympics in full swing, Usain Bolt is ready to go. This Saturday night, all eyes will be on the Jamaican sprinter as he vies for Gold in his first event, the 100 meters.
But you don’t have to wait to see him compete! Puma has posted a great Flash game that allows you to run lane-to-lane with Bolt in a primetime, simulated contest. While we didn’t do so well — we put in a 11.55 sec 100m — we hope you’ll be up for your own challenge. Click here to play “RACE BOLT.”
We’re excited to see the Involver-powered chasingBOLT campaign keep pace with the world’s fastest man. Since the launch of the campaign late last week, Puma’s videos have garnered over 225,000 views through the Involver Platform alone, and the chasingBOLT Facebook app already has thousands of active users. And all the while Puma has been able to publish a new video every day. Using Involver’s easy self-serve builder, the company has distributed four videos so far, and updated its branded video player with a number of custom plugins (like the game button), all on-the-fly.
After you race Bolt, leave us a comment with how you did. If you don’t beat Bolt in the race, we’re guessing you can at least beat our 11.55 time.
I got an 11.55 as well. I thought I could do better, but oh well — at least I got a high-five from Bolt at the end of the race.
9.44! Yay!
Okay – 10:19, but I felt a bit foolish slamming away on my keyboard. Everyone stopped what they were doing and gave me the evil eye…
But worth it =_
9.65. I think that *used* to be close to the old world record.
9.44! You really gotta tap on that keyboard to make the runner run.
GO BOLT GO!!! I’ll be watching you this weekend.
ack! it’s alot harder to win than i thought. 10.02 is no world record.
PS: GO USAIN BOLT!!!
Congrats to Bolt!!!