The summer olympics start 8/8/08.  The challenge is to walk (or jog or whatever) an extra mile for every USA gold medal, 1/2 mile for every silver and 1/4 mile for every bronze.  Miles to be completed by Labor Day.  Anyone interested?

Bee

Hi Bee,

I'm doing the other challenge, and I do a lot walking with it.  So, yes, I'll add the extra walking in for this challenge for the medals.  I need all the help I can get when it comes to exercise, so I can interweave these two together. 

Will you keep up with the number of medals the US wins?   Let us know the daily medal totals?   So if the US wins 25 gold, we have to walk 25 miles by Labor day, and so forth, right?

Thanks,

Carol

 Count me in.

I would love to participate as well.

melissa

I would also like to participate.  Thanks
Pam

 Hello everyone.  Thanks for accepting the challenge.  We have a great bunch of athletes in Beijing.  They will make this challenge interesting.  I'll post the medal counts and calculate the challenge miles each day.  Please post your miles as we go along.

As of 9:30 eastern time, the USA has three medals - a gold, a silver and a bronze, all in women fencing.  The USA women swept sabers!  Cool way to start.

Total challenge to meet (so far): 1 and 3/4 miles.

Bee's challenge miles logged: 3/4 mile.  I'll know be out for another walk tonight.

Bee

I've never been on this forum before, but I saw your challenge and thought it would be a great motivator for me. Count me in. I'll post my distance as soon as I get started! Thanks for doing this...it's a wonderful way to keep up with what's happening at the Oympics for the USA, too!

Peace, Susan

Hey!  I know I am a day late, but I would also love to participate in the challenge!  I am doing the other one on this forum as well, but I think this would make a great addition to it, and I could always use extra motivation! 

-Brittany

 Hello, What a great idea!!!!! Im in too. Im watching our volleyball team right now. Go USA and GO GIRLS!!!!!!! Thank you Bee for making things fun for all of us.

Lisa

Hi Sunny1girl and all, 

I think this is a great idea and welcome to all of you to this forum.  Anything that motivates and encourages you to challenge yourself to go beyond your "typical" workout, is awesome, especially when it involves our American athletes!  

I want to continue to encourage you to stay connected on the alli forums to keep encouraged, motivated, and to share your success, as well as your failures or frustrations.  Visit all of the alli community to do so!  

Best of luck to you all and keep each other posted with your progress!

Your friend in fitness, 

Kelli

 Oh My... USA is getting alot of medals... Looks like we will be walking and running alot!!!!! I am on the west coast and as of 8:30pm USA has 2golds, 1 silver and 4 bronze. Get our running shoes on Girls!!!!!!!!!!

challenge miles logged for 8/9 is 3 miles

    Good Night Athletes.        Lisa

report for 8/9

3 miles

melissa

 Hi everyone.  Welcome Susan, Lisa, and Brittany.  The more participants the more fun and the more miles we will log together.  Lisa is right, our atheletes are doing well in Beijing--they are going to keep us moving.  Go USA!  If the challenge miles get really high, you can consider biking some of them. 

Kelli, thanks for the encouragement.

The medals are adding up.  As of 8:30am ET, 8/10, we have 2 Gold, 2 Silver, and 4 Bronze.  Woohoo, a great start in Beijing.  And Michael Phelps has just begun--he set a record already--hooray.

Total Challegne miles to meet to date:  4 MILES

Bee's miles logged so far: 3.25.

Have fun and keep moving,

Bee

Hi Everyone,

At the rate we are accumulating medals we'll have to get moving quickly.

Pam's miles logged so far: 1.2 miles...3.8 to go for now.
Pam

 I'm also in the other challenge but I'd be interested in this challenge as well.  I just saw this thread after 2 1/2 days of computer down time.  Let me know if it's okay to join or if your challenge is already full.

Thanks,

Jane