Today, I attended the awards assembly for the Walking Works Challenge that took place at Kay Granger Elementary School. My staff and I competed against the entire fifth grade class to see who could walk the most steps. I started the challenge to encourage the students to get more exercise, and also to show them how easy it is to make fitness a part of their daily lives. As I expected, the fifth graders did an amazing job.  In the top photo I am with the entire fifth grade class. In the bottom photo I am with the winners of the contest and Blue Bear, the good will ambassador of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas. 

Below are some of the details of how many steps the students walked during the two week competition.

• During the first week of the challenge, the students walked over 1.4 million steps or about 712 miles. The equivalent of walking from Fort Worth to Colorado Springs.
• During the second week of the challenge, the students walked over 1.7 million steps or about 894 miles. Farther than walking from Fort Worth to Nashville.
• Over the course of the two week challenge, the fifth graders at Kay Granger Elementary logged an impressive 3.2 million steps or about 1,605 miles. Which is farther than walking from Fort Worth to Washington, DC.