Vermont Automobile Dealers Association - Automobile Dealers, Car Dealers

The WalkTheWhites Challenge was a 10 week, 354 mile virtual walk through the scenic White Mountains of New Hampshire that took place in the fall of 2007. Using a pedometer, each participant logged his/her daily steps which were then converted to miles.

Fifteen out of 20 teams completed the full 354 mile WalkTheWhites pedometer challenge by the end of week 10 (the end of the challenge). These teams walked an astounding 155,833 miles over the course of 10 weeks! This is equivalent to walking around the entire earth over 6 times. Congratulations to all of the teams that competed, and especially to those teams that completed the challenge in 10 weeks or less.

First place and $500 went to the team from Alderman Chevrolet which completed the challenge in only 7 weeks, walking an incredible 52 miles per team member per week. Second place and $250 went to Saturn of South Burlington for completing the challenge in 8 weeks and walking an average of 49.3 miles per week. Third place and $125 went to Snowfire, while fourth place and $50 went to Shearer Chevrolet Hummer. For complete results, click here.

In addition to the above awards, Claudette Darling of Darling’s Auto Repair was the winner of the $200 Wellness Champion award for getting the highest percentage of employees to participate in the challenge. Darling’s only has 14 employees, but Claudette managed to get 22 employees and their family members reporting at the end of week 1 of the challenge. Congratulations Claudette!

The WalkVermont Challenge

The WalkVermont Challenge was a 354 mile virtual walk through the towns of Vermont during the fall of 2006. Congratulations are due to each of the 28 teams that participated in this year’s challenge. Twenty five teams completed the 354 mile virtual walking route in anywhere from 7 to 11 weeks. These teams logged an unbelievable 493 million steps (246,590 miles) in 11 weeks! The first team to cross the finish line was from Mekkelsen Trailer Sales in East Montpelier. This team was a real powerhouse, walking 55 miles each per week. They kept walking even after their team crossed the line at 7 weeks, and at the end of 12 weeks they had racked up 655 team miles, almost making it around the course a second time. To see complete results from this challenge, click here.