This October, Bobcat employees took steps toward better health with our first-ever Walktober challenge. In fact, they took a collective 68,009,792 steps – that’s more than 30,000 miles or approximately 1.2 trips around the world!
Walktober is a 31-day walking challenge that takes users through a virtual tour of colorful fall landscapes as they collect digital leaves based on the number of steps they’ve taken. The interactive web or mobile app features a message board, inspiring articles, weekly mini-challenges, healthy recipes, achievement badges, and more.
Employees had the option to participate individually or on a team. This year, 272 employees joined and formed 48 teams. Together they collected over 5,400 leaves and earned more than 82,000 badges.
Take a look at our top finishers in the individual and team categories:
| Top Teams | Points |
| Let’s Give ‘Em Somethin’ to Walk About | 787 |
| Walk It Out (Jowers Edition) | 776 |
| Logistics Ladies | 711 |
| Walker Texas Rangers | 694 |
| WALKING WARRIORS | 675 |
| Cirque De Sore Legs | 666 |
| Tater Walks | 658 |
| Chicks with Kicks | 637 |
| Walking On Sunshine | 623 |
| Red Hot Chili Steppers | 612 |
| Top Steppers | Steps |
| Kyle Dean | 813653 |
| Denise Wagner | 775021 |
| Douglas Mallard | 759955 |
| Colby Weatherford | 689052 |
| Kaylee Evans | 607747 |
| Charles Evers | 560688 |
| Rosa Luera | 543723 |
| Nathan Lawrence | 537345 |
| Jenn Murphy | 528699 |
| John Root | 502580 |
Employees who earned a leaf every day were eligible for a prize drawing at the halfway point and end of the challenge. Congratulations to the lucky recipients of these awesome Under-desk Walking Treadmills, Jeanette Pacheco in First Year Advising and Colby Weatherford in Undergraduate Admissions!
Thank you to everyone who stepped up to make our first Walktober a success!