2022 CLA Wellness Walking Challenge

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From June 18 – July 29 CLA’s Health and Wellness Committee hosted its second annual walking challenge. Teams of five competed to complete a virtual route starting in Edinburgh, Scotland with a finish line in Paris, France (no passport required!) across six weeks — that’s over 800 miles!  Each team member was challenged to walk 8,000 steps each day — an opportunity to reap the physical and mental benefits of regularly walking in addition to establishing a routine around intentional wellness.

Black visor with copper California Lawyers Association logo resting atop  grass and a golf club.

Each year, challenge participants are thanked for their participation with a unique piece of CLA merch. This year participants received their very own CLA visor. The Health and Wellness Committee introduced new ways for individuals to win prizes regardless of their team’s performance. The individual who walked the most steps during the 6-week challenge won a brand new FitBit Luxe (TM). And thanks to our weekly prize sponsor, Khamoushian Law Group, the individual who took the most steps each week of the challenge received an Osprey hiking backpack with a CLA carabiner.

See the bottom of this page for all of the details and information about this challenge including the rules and waiver for participation.

In Summary…

  • Collectively, challenge participants walked over 45,221 miles.
  • 284 individuals logged steps during the challenge.
  • Across the 284 participants, the average distance traversed was over 159 miles each.
  • 31 teams completed the virtual challenge route.
  • 58 teams actively participated.
  • Across the 58 teams, the average distance walked was just shy of 764 miles.

Challenge Winners

The first three teams that completed the challenge route were eligible to receive prizes for first, second and third place.

1st Place — Team TEN Walkers finished the route at 5:07 pm on July 4th

2nd Place — Team Move to Strike finished the route at 9:57 am on July 8th

3rd Place — Team Attractive Nuisance finished the route at 10:19 pm on July 9th

The individual who took the most steps across the 6-week challenge was Kate M. of Team Legs Miserables; she logged over 728 miles!

One individual was rewarded each week of the challenge for having taken the most steps. These individuals include:

Week #1 — Kate M. of Team Legs Miserables
Week #2 — Heather M. of Team Attractive Nuisance
Week #3 — Luke D. of Team Poway Powerhouse
Week #4 — Lorri T. of Team Agony of D’Feet
Week #5 — Jeff K. of Team Law and Motion
Week #6 — David C. of Team TEN Walkers


Congratulations to all 31 teams that completed the challenge!

Abogatos
Agony of D’Feet
Angry Asian Ladies
Attractive Nuisance
CDCR OLA
Challenge for Cause
Dauntless
Jalan2 Cari Makan
Law and Motion
Legs Miserables

Move to Strike
Poway Powerhouse
Putting self First
Quads of Fury
Red_Hot_Chili_Steppers
Rubber Souls
SF Bay Area
SSCK
TEN Misfits
TEN Walkers
The *ss Kickers

The Healthy Walkers
The Moving Party
The Turbo Charges
The Walking Does
These Boots are Made for Walking
Walk for Family Justice
Walk Like a Lawyer, Talk Like a Lawyer
Walking on Fire
Walking on (sun)shine
Walk Therapy

And Thank You to all Teams that Participated!

Abogatos
Agony of D’Feet
Angry Asian Ladies
Attractive Nuisance
Bay Area Bandits
California Dreamin’
CDCR OLA
Challenge for Cause
Clap clap clap Deep in the Heart of Texas
CPT4EVA
Dauntless
ELS ExCom +1
Galaxy Way
Idaho Crew
Jalan2 Cari Makan
Law and Motion
Legs Miserables
LOLyers
Move to Strike

On the lam
Poway Powerhouse
Public Advocates
Putting self First
Quads of Fury
Red_Hot_Chili_Steppers
Roseville Ramblers
Rubber Souls
RWW
SacTown Strollers
SF Bay Area
SMART Walkers
SMCBA Barristers Section
SSCK
Sole Sisters
Soles on Fire
Strides for Justice
Slow Down for What
SacMetroDeskJockeys
San Diego Sunshine!

The *ss Kickers
The Bad Bunnies
The Bast Pace Scenarios
The Healthy Walkers
The Jabbawalkies
The Moving Party
The Turbo Charges
The Walking Does
These Boots are Made for Walking
TEN Misfits
TEN Walkers
TSL (Tight Shoe Laces)
Walk for Family Justice
Walk Like a Lawyer, Talk Like a Lawyer
Walk Therapy
Walking on Fire
Walking on Sunshine
Walking on (sun)shine
Walk-a-lots


Thank you to our supporting sponsor: Klindedinst PC

Thank you to our weekly prize sponsor: Khamoushian Law Group


WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CHALLENGE 

Deadlines
  • The challenge will formally begin on Saturday, June 18, 2022 at 12:00 a.m. (Pacific)
  • The deadline to register and form your teams is June 20, 2022.  After this date, no additional registrants will be accepted.  Anyone who has not formed or joined a team by June 20 at 11:59 pm will be assigned a team.
  • The challenge will end on July 29, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
Accessing the Challenge Platform/App

You can access the challenge platform on your web browser or through the iOS or Android mobile apps.  
If using one of the mobile apps, you will be prompted to enter our challenge domain which is calawyers – the full domain address is calawyers.bigteamchallenge.com.

Using the Challenge App

Check out these helpful and quick resources from the app provider, Big Team Challenge.  Tutorial videos provided address both the desktop and mobile apps.  

Information and Tutorials for New Users

Frequently Asked Questions

Once the challenge has begun all features of the app platform will become accessible.  You will be able to monitor your personal activities, your team’s activities, and keep tabs on the team leader board.  There are also challenge and distance achievements to keep you motivated.  The challenge administrator will intermittently send communications to participants – these messages will be visible via email and on the app platform under “Challenge Updates”. 

Your Activity & Logging It

Challenge participants will be able to log their step activities via FitBit, Garmin Connect, Apple Health, Google Fit, or manually via the app (manual tracking could be made easier with the use of any pedometer).  You can walk, jog, or run whenever and wherever is most convenient for you.  If you have synced your fitness device/app with the challenge app, your activity will be automatically updated each time you visit the challenge app.  Please note that once the challenge has begun on June 18th, you must join a team in order to begin logging your step activity– see the “TEAMS” section below for more details. 

The route is a total of 803 miles, so for teams of five, an equal share per team member would be about 161 miles over the six weeks.  A good goal for individuals is to walk at least 27 miles each week or 4.5 miles per day with one rest day per week.  On average, a mile is about 2,000 steps.  With a daily goal of 4.5 miles, we challenge participants to walk 8,000 steps each day.  While that might sound like a lot, remember all of your steps count.  Here are some ideas from the Mayo Clinic to conveniently incorporate more steps into your day: 

  • Take the dog for a walk. If you don’t have a dog, volunteer to walk dogs at an animal shelter. Or combine your activity with social time by joining a friend to walk his or her dog.
  • Try music. A bouncy tune or something with a strong beat can make activity more enjoyable and help motivate you to walk farther or faster.
  • Include the family. Instead of an afternoon movie, go for a walk or hike together.
  • Walk while waiting. Take a walk instead of sitting when you’re early for an appointment or waiting for a flight.
  • Schedule workday walks. Put reminders in your calendar for short walking breaks to ramp up your energy throughout the day. Have a one-on-one meeting? Plan to walk and talk.
  • Park farther away. Choose parking spots farther away from the entrance. If you take the bus, get off a stop early and walk the rest of the way.
  • Take the stairs. Even going down the stairs counts as steps and burns calories.
Teams

This challenge is designed to be completed by teams of five in five weeks.  Smaller teams are technically permitted, but strongly discouraged.  The parameters to win or complete the challenge will not vary based on team size – in the end, the first three teams to complete the full route (or get the farthest on the route) win – see the challenge rules for more details.  

Anyone of or over the age of 18 years may participate in this challenge. Challenge participants do not need to be members of CLA nor the legal community to be eligible.

You can watch this two-minute video for some guidance on how to join or form a team.  Feel free to use the Facebook group to connect with others and form a team.  If you have not joined a team by June 20th at noon, you will be assigned to a team by the challenge administrator. Please note that participants will not be able to begin logging their daily activity until they have joined a team.  If you find yourself without a team until the 06/20 deadline, you can retroactively log your activity from 06/18 – 20 (if any) using the manual entry tool on the app platform. 

Prizes & Incentives

All challenge participants are eligible to receive a CLA visor to help keep you protected from the outdoor elements throughout the challenge.  In the registration process you will be prompted to provide your mailing address for this purpose.  Visors will be distributed via mail in late June / early July to those who have provided full mailing addresses and have logged steps. 

The first three eligible teams who complete the entire challenge route will receive the prizes noted below – all members of the team will receive one of each item noted.  Please note that if a winner has already purchased registration to the CLA Annual Meeting, they will be eligible to receive a refund.  Please see the challenge rules for more details.

  • 1st Place 
    • CLA T-shirt
    • $50 Amazon Gift Card 
    • Complimentary Registration to CLA’s 2022 Annual Meeting in San Diego
  • 2nd Place 
    • $25 Amazon Gift Card 
    • Complimentary Registration to CLA’s 2022 Annual Meeting in San Diego
  • 3rd Place
    • Complimentary Registration to CLA’s 2022 Annual Meeting in San Diego

The individual who walks the furthest distance by the end of the six week challenge time frame will win a FitBit Luxe (TM).


The individual who walks the furthest distance each week of the challenge will win an Osprey Daylit Plus Backpack with a CLA carabiner. There will be one winner per each of the six weeks. A challenge participant may not win this prize more than once during the challenge.
The weekly prizes are made possible by our generous sponsor, Khamoushian Law Group.

Rules & Waiver

All challenge participants will need to register online.  The final phase of the registration process will be to accept both the rules of the challenge and a waiver and release of liability.  The full text of each are provided to you at the time of acknowledgement, but are also available here for reference. 

Challenge Rules 

CLA Waiver and Release of Liability, Assumption of Risk, and Indemnity Agreement

Questions & Assistance

If you have any questions about the app platform, please reach out to the app provider, Big Team Challenge, directly.  To contact Big Team Challenge, visit the challenge app and click the blue and white circular icon in the lower right corner of your screen.

If you have questions about the challenge rules, logistics, prizes, etc., you can contact CLA’s Health and Wellness Committee at Wellness@calawyers.org.


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