August Beat Piers results: Mae is the Star Stepper

The first Beat Piers challenge is decided. 59 people signed up to out-step Piers through August, 51 reported a month's total, and twenty of them beat his 281,643. Between them the field walked 13,480,089 steps.

The result

Mae Christine Oriel Piojo is the Star Stepper with 617,908 - more than double Piers's total - and takes the full 5 points.

4 points - Alexander Owen Freeman (601,789), Ryan Merickson Catacutan Arcega (573,221), Shane Glenn Lucas-Burke (558,251) and Philip James Ledington (529,040). All four past 500,000.
3 points - Tayan Brittz (415,856) and Joanna Lara Bezuidenhout (404,249). Both past 400,000.
2 points - the thirteen others who beat Piers, every one of them past 300,000.
1 point - everyone else who took part.

What it means for the Cup

August banks 84 points into the Beat Piers pillar: Blue 23, Keyboard Athletico 18, Silver 16, Gold 14, Red 13. Every total, margin and point is on the Beat Piers page.

A message from Piers

Firstly, congratulations to everyone who signed up and participated - for finding

'The ways to, not the excuses not to....'

The scores:

5 points to Mae Christine Oriel Piojo - the 🌟STAR STEPPER🌟 with a HUGE 617,908 total - thrashing me, over double my total!👏🎆 Mae, I'll come and find you and congratulate you in person. Your feet must be worn away!😂

4 points to the 2nd to 5th placed steppers: Alexander Owen Freeman, Ryan Merickson Catacutan Arcega, Shane Glenn Lucas-Burke, Philip James Ledington who all got over 500K steps - AMAZING!!

3 points to 6th and 7th - Tayan Brittz & Joanna Lara Bezuidenhout who both got over 400K steps - HEROIC!!

2 points for everyone else who beat me and who all got over 300K steps - IMPRESSIVE!!

1 point for everyone else who participated in the challenge and who didn't quite beat me on this occasion, but (unusually) I'm going to give a point to anyway as a special BEAT PIERS 'introductory offer' 😂 and to thank you for taking part in what was a super warm step challenge. Well done to you all!!

My challenge to everyone: Is that it? Are you heading back to 📺 🪑 🍕? Or are you going to carry on your new healthy routine, create a challenge group of family or friends and keep stepping, jogging or running!!?!? Go forward not backwards!!