Monthly challenge · August · Final result
August Step Challenge
August is decided. Mae Christine Oriel Piojo is the Star Stepper with 617,908 steps and twenty people beat Piers. The full result is below, and Piers's message is on the news page.
The challenge as it ran
A step challenge for the month of August - 1 to 31 August inclusive.
Normally I would have done the challenge first and set you a target to beat. For this one I am doing it alongside you, as I did not start stepping a month ago.
I will post my running total on the 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th so you can see whether you are ahead or behind me.
How to take part
- Sign up here, then get stepping. All you need is a smart watch or phone that counts your steps.
- Report your total once, on 1 September. Not before, and not after 3 September.
- Everyone who enters scores points, whether you beat Piers or not.
Please remember I am a 54-year-old office dweller with an arthritic hip. Meaning? I am not going to be hard to beat, so there is no excuse for not getting involved.
Any questions? Ask Piers.
281,643 steps
Piers's benchmark
20
Beat Piers
59 taking part
Photo of
Piers to follow
VS
August result
mae
4
points
beat Piers
A Freeman, RMCA, Shane, Philip
3
points
beat Piers
Tayan, Joanne
2
points
beat Piers
fbhutta, DennisL., Gerhard, Will, ryle, Wilhelm, Benino, Lee, Ilan, Aima, Sean, Laura, Ashley
1
point
took part
JPriestley, Jamie, Warren, Robert, Clifford, Damien, Miguel, Denis, IQ, Mike A., Bart, Peterson, Micheal, Russell, Karl, Darren, Michael, Charl, Ian, Gareth, Zac, Nick Pidduck, msamson, JT, Stephen, Rae, Rey Ian, Leejay, Aldo, Kieron, Kenneth
Piers's progress
55,723
7 August
104,936
14 August
187,000
21 August
226,000
28 August
281,643
31 August
Running total in steps. The final benchmark is Piers's number at the end of the window.
Signed up · 59 people
- A Freeman Keyboard Athletico
- Aima Silver
- Aldo Silver
- Ashley Red
- Bart Gold
- Benino Keyboard Athletico
- Benjamin Red
- Bruce Blue
- Charl Red
- Clifford Keyboard Athletico
- Damien Red
- Darren Keyboard Athletico
- Denis Red
- DennisL. Gold
- fbhutta Silver
- Gareth Red
- Gauri Silver
- Gerhard Blue
- Ian Blue
- Ilan Blue
- IQ Gold
- Jamie Red
- Jason Blue
- Joanne Keyboard Athletico
- John B. Gold
- JPriestley Blue
- JT Gold
- Karl Blue
- Kenneth Gold
- Kieron Blue
- Laura Silver
- Lee Blue
- Leejay Silver
- mae Silver
- Michael Keyboard Athletico
- Micheal Blue
- Miguel Gold
- Mike A. Silver
- msamson Silver
- Nick Pidduck Blue
- Peterson Gold
- Philip Blue
- Piers Holland Keyboard Athletico
- Rae Keyboard Athletico
- Rey Ian Keyboard Athletico
- Ricardo Silver
- RMCA Gold
- Robert Keyboard Athletico
- Romulo Silver
- Russell Blue
- ryle Gold
- Sean Blue
- Shane Blue
- Stephen Keyboard Athletico
- Tayan Red
- Warren Red
- Wilhelm Keyboard Athletico
- Will Red
- Zac Silver
Signing up is intent. The board below fills in from approved activities.
| # | Athlete | Section | August total | Margin | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mae beat Piers | Silver |
617,908 steps
from 1 entry
|
+336,265 steps | 5 |
| 2 | A Freeman beat Piers | Keyboard Athletico |
601,789 steps
from 31 entries
|
+320,146 steps | 4 |
| 3 | RMCA beat Piers | Gold |
573,221 steps
from 5 entries
|
+291,578 steps | 4 |
| 4 | Shane beat Piers | Blue |
558,251 steps
from 1 entry
|
+276,608 steps | 4 |
| 5 | Philip beat Piers | Blue |
529,040 steps
from 31 entries
|
+247,397 steps | 4 |
| 6 | Tayan beat Piers | Red |
415,856 steps
from 1 entry
|
+134,213 steps | 3 |
| 7 | Joanne beat Piers | Keyboard Athletico |
404,249 steps
from 1 entry
|
+122,606 steps | 3 |
| 8 | fbhutta beat Piers | Silver |
389,646 steps
from 2 entries
|
+108,003 steps | 2 |
| 9 | DennisL. beat Piers | Gold |
371,563 steps
from 32 entries
|
+89,920 steps | 2 |
| 10 | Gerhard beat Piers | Blue |
369,782 steps
from 3 entries
|
+88,139 steps | 2 |
| 11 | Will beat Piers | Red |
361,366 steps
from 1 entry
|
+79,723 steps | 2 |
| 12 | ryle beat Piers | Gold |
359,015 steps
from 31 entries
|
+77,372 steps | 2 |
| 13 | Wilhelm beat Piers | Keyboard Athletico |
355,937 steps
from 5 entries
|
+74,294 steps | 2 |
| 14 | Benino beat Piers | Keyboard Athletico |
345,000 steps
from 2 entries
|
+63,357 steps | 2 |
| 15 | Lee beat Piers | Blue |
337,213 steps
from 6 entries
|
+55,570 steps | 2 |
| 16 | Ilan beat Piers | Blue |
332,489 steps
from 1 entry
|
+50,846 steps | 2 |
| 17 | Aima beat Piers | Silver |
331,139 steps
from 31 entries
|
+49,496 steps | 2 |
| 18 | Sean beat Piers | Blue |
326,332 steps
from 1 entry
|
+44,689 steps | 2 |
| 19 | Laura beat Piers | Silver |
313,113 steps
from 1 entry
|
+31,470 steps | 2 |
| 20 | Ashley beat Piers | Red |
303,848 steps
from 1 entry
|
+22,205 steps | 2 |
| 21 | JPriestley | Blue |
274,403 steps
from 8 entries
|
-7,240 steps | 1 |
| 22 | Jamie | Red |
255,247 steps
from 31 entries
|
-26,396 steps | 1 |
| 23 | Warren | Red |
255,046 steps
from 5 entries
|
-26,597 steps | 1 |
| 24 | Robert | Keyboard Athletico |
248,065 steps
from 1 entry
|
-33,578 steps | 1 |
| 25 | Clifford | Keyboard Athletico |
248,038 steps
from 2 entries
|
-33,605 steps | 1 |
| 26 | Damien | Red |
246,425 steps
from 1 entry
|
-35,218 steps | 1 |
| 27 | Miguel | Gold |
244,000 steps
from 1 entry
|
-37,643 steps | 1 |
| 28 | Denis | Red |
242,136 steps
from 2 entries
|
-39,507 steps | 1 |
| 29 | IQ | Gold |
234,953 steps
from 5 entries
|
-46,690 steps | 1 |
| 30 | Mike A. | Silver |
228,687 steps
from 1 entry
|
-52,956 steps | 1 |
| 31 | Bart | Gold |
227,013 steps
from 19 entries
|
-54,630 steps | 1 |
| 32 | Peterson | Gold |
222,725 steps
from 3 entries
|
-58,918 steps | 1 |
| 33 | Micheal | Blue |
219,449 steps
from 2 entries
|
-62,194 steps | 1 |
| 34 | Russell | Blue |
196,477 steps
from 12 entries
|
-85,166 steps | 1 |
| 35 | Karl | Blue |
192,314 steps
from 1 entry
|
-89,329 steps | 1 |
| 36 | Darren | Keyboard Athletico |
176,400 steps
from 1 entry
|
-105,243 steps | 1 |
| 37 | Michael | Keyboard Athletico |
165,305 steps
from 18 entries
|
-116,338 steps | 1 |
| 38 | Charl | Red |
159,869 steps
from 1 entry
|
-121,774 steps | 1 |
| 39 | Ian | Blue |
145,043 steps
from 1 entry
|
-136,600 steps | 1 |
| 40 | Gareth | Red |
141,533 steps
from 2 entries
|
-140,110 steps | 1 |
| 41 | Zac | Silver |
137,934 steps
from 2 entries
|
-143,709 steps | 1 |
| 42 | Nick Pidduck | Blue |
120,683 steps
from 2 entries
|
-160,960 steps | 1 |
| 43 | msamson | Silver |
120,542 steps
from 14 entries
|
-161,101 steps | 1 |
| 44 | JT | Gold |
115,080 steps
from 8 entries
|
-166,563 steps | 1 |
| 45 | Stephen | Keyboard Athletico |
114,869 steps
from 4 entries
|
-166,774 steps | 1 |
| 46 | Rae | Keyboard Athletico |
111,325 steps
from 1 entry
|
-170,318 steps | 1 |
| 47 | Rey Ian | Keyboard Athletico |
74,768 steps
from 2 entries
|
-206,875 steps | 1 |
| 48 | Leejay | Silver |
71,562 steps
from 21 entries
|
-210,081 steps | 1 |
| 49 | Aldo | Silver |
60,108 steps
from 8 entries
|
-221,535 steps | 1 |
| 50 | Kieron | Blue |
21,000 steps
from 3 entries
|
-260,643 steps | 1 |
| 51 | Kenneth | Gold |
12,333 steps
from 1 entry
|
-269,310 steps | 1 |
Benchmark of 281,643 steps set by Piers. Attempts sync from Strava or go through the review queue like any other activity.
Margins for August: greatest 330,000 steps or more, moderate 200,000 steps, small 115,000 steps.
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