The CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge Starts Today!

We here at CMEpalooza HQ are big fans of walking. Scott leads walking tours of Philadelphia. I love going on hikes and exploring new cities on foot. Whenever I go for a run, I find myself thinking “Why am I doing this? I should be walking.” In fact, we love walking so much, we put together a Top 5 list of songs with “walk” in the title (OK, maybe we didn’t put together the list. I put together the list and didn’t consult Scott. I’m sure he disagrees. Too bad. My post, my list.)

5. Walk On the Wild Side – Lou Reed
4. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
3. Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles
2. Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn
1. Walk This Way – Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith

Honorable Mention: Walk of Life – Dire Straits, Walkin’ On The Sun – Smash Mouth, I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash, Walking on Broken Glass – Annie Lennox

(Side note: I just realized that Walking in Memphis is the most recent song on the Top 5 list and it was released in 1991. As always, we are on the cutting edge of pop culture.)

In honor of our love of walking, we are proud to announce the third iteration of the CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge starting today! What is the CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge, you ask? Allow me to explain.

• The challenge begins today (October 9) and will go until the end of the day on Sunday (October 15)
• The challenge is to record at least 10,000 steps in one day. For each day during the challenge period that you record 10,000 steps, please send in a screenshot of your step-counting device with the number of recorded steps, either by email (thecmeguy@gmail.com) or text (267-666-0CME [0263]). Please include the following information:
  • Screenshot of number of steps
  • Date of steps
  • Name
  • Email
  • Physical mailing address
  • T-shirt size (please remember to include this!)
• For each day you achieve 10,000 steps and send in a screenshot, you will be entered into a random drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card (there are five gift cards; you cannot win more than one.) Winners will be drawn during the week of CMEpalooza Fall.
• The person who records and submits the most steps in one day wins a $250 Amazon gift card. This time around we are implementing a new rule that I have dubbed The Jamro Rule in honor of two-time CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge winner Amanda Jamrogiewicz: the winner of the Challenge is ineligible to compete in the next round of the Challenge. That means Amanda is ineligible to compete in this round, and now the rest of you finally have a chance to win (no offense, but she beat y’all by a lot the past two times. I mean, a lot.)
• Everyone who enters will receive a CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge performance T-shirt from Talem Health. They’re pretty great, see? (note: color may be different.)
  
• In lieu of an entrance fee, we are asking everyone to please consider joining CMEpalooza and Talem Health in making a donation to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The recommended amount is $25, or whatever you are comfortable giving. Please follow this link to make a donation.

Thanks everyone and good luck!

CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge sponsored by: