TWO WEEKS AND 160,000 MILES

In just the first two weeks of Miles for Wellness Challenge 34, state employees and retirees traveled a total of 161,910 miles. That's over 50 cross-country trips from coast to coast.



How many pumpkins did your team collect?

Visit the trail maps on the Miles for Wellness Challenge 34 site to see how many pumpkin patches your team visited.

REMINDER

If you missed the deadline to submit your team's steps, simply report your step count for weeks 1-4 during the next reporting period, Monday, October 26-Wednesday, October 28.

WEEK TWO RANKINGS:

TOP TEAMS BY DIVISION

HOW DIVISIONS ARE DETERMINED

Divisions are based on each team's average number of steps per member each week, ensuring teams compete against others with similar activity levels. A team's division may change from week to week as step averages vary. New this year: divisions will remain fixed after Week 6 to ensure high-performing teams are not moved to the bottom of the next higher division.

The average steps for each division are:

• Tortoise – Average of up to 56,000 steps per week, per member
• Hare – Average 56,001 – 70,000 steps per week, per member
• Super Hare - Average 70,001 – 105,000 steps per week, per member
• Bionic Hare – Average of 105,001 and more steps per week, per member

STATEWIDE SUCCESS STORIES:

HIGHLIGHTS AND KUDOS

No matter where your team landed on the leaderboard, there's nothing better than knowing so many state employees are improving their health together. This fall there are 2,724 state employees participating in Challenge 34.

KUDOS TO OUR TOP CONTRIBUTORS:

• Congratulations to UNC Chapel Hill for leading all worksites with an impressive 60 teams participating in Challenge 34.

• Great job to the Department of Health & Human Services for bringing in 40 teams to the fall challenge.

• Well done NC Community Colleges for recruiting 12 teams.

• Exceptional work Elysia Lash from UNC System Office for serving as Team Captain for six teams this challenge.

PARTICIPANT SPOTLIGHT:

• Way to stay active, Kaeli Czosek from Team Justice. Kaeli kept moving while vacationing in the Northeast and logged more than 115,000 steps while enjoying beautiful hiking trails.

• Matthew Keeley, member of CC Walkers racked up an impressive 109,161 steps during his vacation. That's dedication!

• Christina from team Pumpkin Pacers stepped it up by achieving more than 65,000 activity "steps" each week, all while wearing a walking boot. Amazing perseverance!

• Misty, member of The Walking ED (led by Jasmine Garcia) increased her activity by 24% from week one to week two. Way to go Misty!

• Breanna from Klein-etic Energy doubled her activity from week one to week two. Great job keeping the momentum going!

Remember to put your team's success big and small in the comments section when completing the bi-weekly reporting form for a chance to be featured.

TRAIL FACTS

Check out the Destination Guide to learn more about each pumpkin patch your team visited and those ahead.

IMPORTANT DATES

BI-WEEKLY REPORTING CHECK-INS:

• Weeks 1-2: Monday, October 12 - Wednesday, October 14
• Weeks 1-4: Monday, October 26 - Wednesday, October 28
• Weeks 1-6: Monday, November 9 - Wednesday, November 11
• Weeks 1-8 (Final Submission): Monday, November 23 -Monday, November 30 at 11:59 p.m.

You will receive a unique reporting link for each check-in before the submission window opens.



QUESTIONS? Email milesforwellness@nc.gov or visit Miles for Wellness Challenge 34.