Day 17 was almost identical to Day 16, with only 24 fewer steps than the previous day.  Great numbers, and glad to see the performance!  We should surpass 3 million steps on Day 18!  We still continue to dip in total participant numbers, however, so we will see.

Here are the results from Day 17 of the 400K To Prepare For May Challenge:

Total Steps for Day 17:  147,901

Total Steps so far:  2,941,076

Participants for Day 17:  10

Leaders for Day 17 were:

1.  Matthew Halk – Coming in strong at 1st place for the day!

• 24,265 steps on Day 17.
• Exercise for Day 17:  KB Swings

2.  Nicolas Bean – Last minute moves!

• 21,487 steps on Day 17.
• Exercise for Day 17:  No Exercise

3.  Ryan Gillett – Ryan staying strong!

• 20,099 steps on Day 17.
• Exercise for Day 17:  Heavy Bag

The overall standings so far, are below:

Overall Leaders After Day 17:

1.  Pramit Baul – Still in 1st overall, and quickly approaching 300K steps!

• 292,474 steps so far

2.  Jorel Gilbert – Some improvement for Jorel over the previous day.  His strong will is going to keep him at it!

• 282,731 steps so far

3.  Matthew Halk – Making a push for 2nd place!  Things are getting tight.

• 275,164 steps so far

Tomorrow’s numbers should see us pass the 3 million steps mark, as well as have us welcoming our first 300K steps challenger!  Excited to see how far we can go, but we are getting short on challengers.  Make sure you challenge the guys who have been slacking, to help us reach our goal of at least 5,000,000 steps.

Day 16 brought a resurgence for us in steps, overall.  We did go lower in total number of participants, however.  Hopefully we can keep the positive direction going.

Here are the results from Day 16 of the 400K To Prepare For May Challenge:

Total Steps for Day 16:  147,925

Total Steps so far:  2,793,175

Participants for Day 15:  11

Leaders for Day 16 were:

1.  Aaron Smischney – His third 1st place finish for a day, so far!

• 28,386 steps on Day 16.
• Exercise for Day 16:  Rucking

2.  Pramit Baul – Holding on strong until the finish!

• 22,053 steps on Day 16.
• Exercise for Day 16:  Shoulder Exercise

3.  Matthew Halk – I wonder if he ever gets confused with the Hulk?

• 21,042 steps on Day 16.
• Exercise for Day 16:  Rucking while out camping

The overall standings so far, are below:

Overall Leaders After Day 16:

1.  Pramit – Made a comeback, with Jorel being limited in his teps for the time being.

• 278,468, steps so far

2.  Jorel Gilbert – Injury saw Jorel limited in steps, dropping to 2nd place, but that doesn’t mean that it is over just yet!

• 264,589 steps so far

3.  Matthew Halk – Steady is the way.

• 250,899 steps so far

As we draw near to the end, the competition is creeping up.  We will see who has the stamina to maintain until the end of April 29th!

Day 15 was yet another single day steps low for us.  Would a video of me pleading for more steps help?  No?  Okay then….guess I will just have to step it up myself, and lead by example.  Or plead.

Here are the results from Day 15 of the 400K To Prepare For May Challenge:

Total Steps for Day 15:  98,720

Total Steps so far:  2,585,904

Participants for Day 15:  8

 

Leaders for Day 15 were:

1.  John Winsborough – First time in 1st Place!

• 19,181 steps on Day 15.
• Exercise for Day 15:  Weight Training

2.  Pramit Baul – Told you that he was toying with us….

• 18,257 steps on Day 15.
• Exercise for Day 15:  Body Weight Squats 

3.  Dustin Charbonnet – Making metal moves to get back in the Top 3 for the day!

• 15,057 steps on Day 15.
• Exercise for Day 15:  Stairs

 

The overall standings so far, are below:

 

Overall Leaders After Day 15:

1.  Jorel Gilbert – Still in 1st place, but just barely, thanks to an unfortunate setback for Jorel.  He currently leads by 329 steps…and today doesn’t look pretty for him.

• 254,389, steps so far

2.  Pramit Baul – Closing the gap between 1st and 2nd to less than 500 steps.  Me thinks that Pramit will be back on top shortly.

• 254,060 steps so far

3.  Matthew Halk – Surprise, surprise, Matthew is in 3rd place….who saw that coming???  Even with taking the day off, he held onto 3rd.

• 214,739 steps so far

While 1st and 2nd place appear to be a 2 man race, many others are making moves!  I am excited to see where everyone ends up!

Join us in making this challenge a month to remember!

Day 14 was the lowest step count so far.  Doesn’t bode well for our dream of 12 million steps.  Or even 4 million steps.

Here are the results from Day 14 of the 400K To Prepare For May Challenge:

Total Steps for Day 14:  115,881

Total Steps so far:  2,487,184

Participants for Day 14:  10

 

Leaders for Day 14 were:

1.  Jorel Gilbert – Huge day by Jorel to take 1st Place for the Day!

• 22,596 steps on Day 14.
• Exercise for Day 14:  Kickball…maybe the most fun exercise so far!

2.  Ryan Gillett – With another big day to take 2nd Place for the Day!

• 19,294 steps on Day 14.
• Exercise for Day 14:  Weight Training

3.  Matthew Halk – My Main Man Matt just doing Matt things, putting in the work!

• 17,055 steps on Day 14.
• Exercise for Day 14:  Bodyweight Exercise

 

The overall standings so far, are below:

 

Overall Leaders After Day 14:

1.  Jorel Gilbert – Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat????!???!???!??!?????  A new Overall Leader, ladies and gentlemen!  I feel like it is Rocky IV, when Rocky cuts the Russian.  I can’t believe it!

• 248,012, steps so far

2.  Pramit Baul – Has dropped t 2nd Overall, with an off day.  But the man is a beast!  And he is still very much in the running to win this challenge!

• 235,803 steps so far

3.  Matthew Halk – Our 3rd challenger to surpass the 200K steps threshold!

• 214,739 steps so far

If you are not now on the edge of your seat while reading these updates, you have no sense for the dramatic, and I pity you.  Put keep following!  Maybe we will get you to yell something before it is all said and done (expletives or cheers of joy, I am cool with either)!

Stay tuned!

Day 13 was another low point for daily steps.  Hopefully we can turn the tide soon.

Here are the results from Day 13 of the 400K To Prepare For May Challenge:

Total Steps for Day 13:  134,762

Total Steps so far:  2,371,303

Participants for Day 13:  13

 

Leaders for Day 13 were:

1.  Nicolas Bean – First 1st Place finish for the Day!

• 18,756 steps on Day 13.
• Exercise for Day 13:  No Exercise

2.  Jorel Gilbert – Taking advantage of a very rare low steps day from Pramit, but could have done more with exercise.

• 14,442 steps on Day 13.
• Exercise for Day 13:  No Exercise

3.  Dustin Charbonnet – My man is back!  Been awhile outside of the Top 3 after such a strong start, but he is still going!

• 14,038 steps on Day 13.
• Exercise for Day 13:  Rucking In Snow

 

The overall standings so far, are below:

 

Overall Leaders After Day 13:

1.  Pramit Baul – You expected someone different???  Must not have been following this challenge then!

• 235,803 steps so far

2.  Jorel Gilbert – Still in 2nd Overall, and a little closer to 1st Place Overall.

• 225,416 steps so far

3.  Matthew Halk – So close to 200K!  But not quite there, yet.

• 197,684 steps so far

Will we see a change in the leaderboard between now and April 30th?  Or will Pramit CONTINUE to dominate the challenge?

Where are you at?  Why don’t you have any numbers up?  It’s pretty easy to do…let me know if you want to participate in us reaching 93 million steps!  Or 3 million steps, even….if you want to have pedestrian goals….

Day 12 was the post-2 million steps let down.  Really low steps.  My fault for not keeping the posts up to date…maybe the 2 million steps goal notification would have caused more of a charge to hit it harder.

Here are the results from Day 12 of the 400K To Prepare For May Challenge:

Total Steps for Day 12:  132,982

Total Steps so far:  2,221,647

Participants for Day 12:  12

 

 

Leaders for Day 12 were:

1.  Pramit Baul – Back in 1st for the day, and STILL in 1st overall.

• 24,204 steps on Day 12.
• Exercise for Day 12:  Shoulder Exercises

2.  Jorel Gilbert – Gave up some significant ground to Pramit on Day 12.

• 18,018 steps on Day 12.
• Exercise for Day 12:  Weight Training

3.  Nicolas Bean – Back in the Top 3 after almost a week off the leaderboard.

• 15,661 steps on Day 12.
• Exercise for Day 12:  No Exercise

 

The overall standings so far, are below:

 

Overall Leaders After Day 12:

1.  Pramit Baul – Broken record at this point!  Pramit is owning this challenge.

• 225,471 steps so far

2.  Jorel Gilbert – Still in 2nd Overall…but over 200K steps!

• 210,974 steps so far

3.  Matthew Halk – 3rd place wrapped up so far….and approaching 200K steps!

• 184,890 steps so far

The days left in the challenge are fewer than ever before…until tomorrow.  We need you now.

Join us!