Walktober
2025

Every Step Counts

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McLaren, a Division of KCI, is hosting our sixth annual Walktober — a team step challenge open to all staff and members of our AEC community. It’s all about moving more, connecting with colleagues and clients, and having fun while competing for weekly prizes.

No matter your pace, everyone’s welcome to join in and step it up!

Log Your Steps

Quick Links

Wellness, Community +
A Good Time

Walktober is about more than steps. It’s about coming together as a community, supporting one another, and building healthy habits that last beyond the month. By staying active, we’re boosting both our own health and wellness — and having fun along the way.

2024 Winners

Coming soon!

Leading
Teams

updated weekly

Winners

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Step Counting +
Bike Conversion

Use a fitness tracker to track your daily steps.

Tip: Your smartphone usually has a built-in fitness tracker or downloadable app.

Bike Conversion

To help track bicycling, here is a helpful conversion formula:

Easy (~10 mph) = 133 Steps per Minute
Moderate (~13 mph) = 178 Steps per Minute
Vigorous (~15 mph) = 222 Steps per Minute

Scavenger Hunt
Challenges

In addition to getting our steps we will be doing a fun scavenger hunt challenge! We will kick off each week with a different scavenger hunt photo challenge. These photos will be shared on the website for all to see, and those of you who submit photos will be entered into a weekly raffle for KCI swag.

Join in as often as you’d like – the more weeks you participate, the more chances you have to win!

How to Enter The Scavenger Hunt Photo Raffle

**BONUS, if your photo includes a KCI project or wear you will get two entries for that photo in the month-end drawing!

*See prizes FAQ for more details.

Warning: tiny dinosaurs ahead. Proceed with snacks. -Tomas G

Me and my boyfriend as Isabelle and Tom Nook from Animal Crossing! -Kayla W

Are you Jelly of my costume? -Jay G

My cat and me as Remy and Linguini from Ratatouille! -Hayden S

Halloween in Times Square! -Valerie L

Stormwater management on the Great Wall of China! -Stephanie R

This is one of the SWM ponds in the Newark office complex. -Victoria F

Found a storm drain which feeds into Black Rock Harbor, Bridgeport, CT. -Jules L

Found a weep hole of a retaining wall in Newark, NJ. -Kayla W

Stormwater manhole find! -Paige W

Visiting the Dassai Sake Brewery in Hyde Park, NY. -Dawn C

Stormwater infrastructure (two storm drain outfalls discharging to large field inlet). -Ron L

Don’t want to spill my coffee in the catch basin. -Jay G

Storming it up in Alaska! -Robin S

Me and my friends on top of Victoria Peak with Victoria Harbor and Hong Kong in the background. -Stephanie R

Sunset at Little Island. -Tomas R

Windy walk. - Carly G

East River View. -Grant H

The dragon is missing, but Empire State building can be seen in the background along the New York waterways. -Jay G

Third River in Nutley, NJ. -Kayla W

Rooster River, separating Fairfield and Bridgeport, CT. - Jules L

At the bank of the Passaic River. -Ron L

Overlooking Long Island Sound in Connecticut. - Dawn C

Taken at Newark Bay at port Elizabeth where we are doing multiple jobs for the port authority. -Dean K

From centerfield to center stage — the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater turns a former ballpark into a showstopper in Bridgeport! -Jules L

Found Ballast! -Ron L

Ballast I found at Bryant Park. -Grant H

Over by Bryant Park Grill, NYC and their ever popular tent! -Dawn C

Had a ballast at the KCI Woodcliff Lake Offices. -Jay G

Crane in liberty island! -Tomas R

This is not a KCI project. This is in Ellicott City at the flood mitigation tunnel site. If you look closely there are two cranes. -Mark R

Saw the Baltimore Museum of Industry crane on my walk around the neighborhood. -Hayden S

I walked all over Newark and NYC and finally found a crane — a White-naped Crane tucked behind some bushes at the Central Park Zoo. -Kayla W

Tampa general hospital crane. -Rhiannon S

Crane photo from the Barrymore marquee sign. - Katie D

Found a far away crawler crane in Fairfield, Connecticut, as viewed from St.-Mary’s-by-the-Sea in Bridgeport across Ash Creek. -Jules L

I did my best 😂 -Danielle G

Crane-ing my neck to find this. -Jay G

Spotted a crane on our way back from a site visit! Week 1 scavenger hunt complete! -Nadia I

Some crane work going on at a nearby waterway. -Dawn C

Back at Cornell for Homecoming and recruitment. Found a crane! -Stephanie R

My walk with cranes. -Paige W

This is a crane out in Brooklyn where we are doing underwater inspections of the new marine terminal which will be the future lay down area of New York's off shore wind. -Dean K

Crane construction underway near a Northeast-based project by the Cross Sound Ferry in New London, CT. -Rebecca M

Building my dreams, one heavy load at a time. -Joseph K

Came upon this great find! -Ron L

Luckily they are building a bridge down the road from our house. -Robin S

Scavenger Hunt Items

Week 5 Halloween Costume

Congratulations raffle winner Jay G!

Week 4 stormwater infrastructure

Congratulations raffle winner Robin S!

Week 3 Local Waterways

Congratulations raffle winner Ron L!

Week 2 Tent / Tentile Structure

Congratulations raffle winner Dawn C!

Week 1 Crane

Congratulations raffle winner Nadia I!

Walktober 2025
Schedule

SUN

MON

TUES

WED

Walktober Starts

Week 1 - Scavenger Hunt Kickoff

THU

Week 1

FRI

Week 1

SAT

Week 1

SUN

Week 1

MON

Week 1 - Last Day

TUE

Week 2 Starts

Week 1 Steps + Scavenger Photos Due by 9am EST

WED

Week 2 - Scavenger Hunt Announced

THU

Week 2

FRI

Week 2

SAT

Week 2

SUN

Week 2

MON

Week 2 - Last Day

TUE

Week 3 Starts

Week 2 Steps + Scavenger Photos Due by 9am EST

WED

Week 3 - Scavenger Hunt Announced

THU

Week 3

FRI

Week 3

SAT

Week 3

SUN

Week 3

MON

Week 3 - Last Day

TUE

Week 4 Starts

Week 3 Steps + Scavenger Photos Due by 9am EST

WED

Week 4 - Scavenger Hunt Announced

THU

Week 4

FRI

Week 4

SAT

Week 4

SUN

Week 4

MON

Week 4 - Last Day

TUE

Week 5 Starts

Week 4 Steps + Scavenger Photos Due by 9am EST

WED

Week 5 - Scavenger Hunt Announced

THU

Week 5

FRI

Week 5 - Last Day

Walktober Ends

NOVEMBER

SAT

Week 5 Steps + Scavenger Photos Due by 9am EST

SUN

MON

TUES

WED

Winners Announced

THURS

FRI

SAT

Prizes +
Recongition

We’ve got plenty of ways to celebrate your hard work:

Top Stepper
Customizable L.L. Bean Tote Bag

The individual with the most steps logged during the challenge. See FAQ's for more details
Winning Team
Customizable L.L. Bean Tote Bag

The team with the highest overall step count of the top 5 steppers. Everyone on the team wins swag, if eligible by the end of the competition.
Scavenger Hunt Raffle
Yeti Tumbler + Stickers

Selected from scavenger hunt submissions with a new chance to win each week. Plus ways to get bonus raffle points.

FAQ

The Challenge

How do I log my steps?
- Once the competition starts…enter your steps into the spreadsheet above, Log Your Steps. There is one sheet per team, and you can access your team by selecting the tab (tabs are located on the bottom of the page) or using the link in the Instructions tab. Then enter your daily step total under your column name. Please don’t modify anything other than your personal steps in the spreadsheet.
Do I have to hit save on the spreadsheet?
- No, everything you enter is automatically saved.
Do I have to enter my steps every day?
- No, you can enter them any day or even once a week. However, if you want to be counted in the Weekly Update, you should have your steps entered by 9am EST on the due date indicated in the calendar above.
If I don’t enter by steps by 9am EST on the due date will my steps still be counted?
- Yes, they will still be counted. They will just be reflected in the next week’s Weekly Update count.
How do I see my team’s progress?
- You can see live progress of your team’s steps as you enter your steps. We will do weekly data collection for progress updates that will be shared on this page. This weekly data collection will be done at 9AM EST on the due date indicated in the calendar above, so make sure your updates are in by then if you want to be counted for that week’s progress.
How long does the challenge last?
- October 1-31.
Do I need an app or a special device to join?
- Yes. Most smartphones have health apps already installed on them that will track your steps, and there are also lots of free apps you can download that will do this. We will provide a miles to steps converter for biking.
I am recovering from knee surgery, would joining be a detriment to my team?
- Speak with your physician. The goal of Walktober is to get moving. Every step you take (at your own pace) can be a win towards collaboration, connection and wellness.

Prizes

Scavenger Hunt

How do I participate in the scavenger hunt?
- Submit weekly challenge photos by emailing them and a brief description to walktober@kci.com. By submitting your photos you are giving KCI permission to use and post the photos publicly.
When do I have to submit my weekly scavenger hunt photos by?
- For your scavenger hunt photo (jpg image files preferred, but all photo extensions welcome) to be entered into the drawing, you must submit the photo to walktober@kci.com by 9am EST on the due date indicated in the calendar above.
Do scavenger hunt photos need to be taken that week, or can I submit old photos taken prior to that week?
- Only photos that are taken between the dates of that week’s challenge are eligible for submission. For example, if you take a photo and submit it during week 1, you can NOT re-submit that same photo during a later week.
What are the scavenger hunt prizes?
- Those of you who submit photos will be entered into a weekly raffle for company swag (1 entry per week).
Do I get a bonus point for submitting multiple photos in 1 week?
- Only 1 submission per scavenger hunt week will be entered into that week’s raffle.
If multiple participants are in the scavenger hunt photo submission, who gets the raffle entry?
- The person who submitted the photo. All participants in the photo may submit the same photo for credit.
How do bonus points work in the scavenger hunt?
- At the end of the month we will do 1 final raffle where all photo submitters are re-entered into a drawing. As a BONUS, if your photo includes a KCI project or logo you will get 2 entries for that photo in the month-end drawing! For example, if you submit a scavenger hunt entry for 3 of the weeks with a KCI logo, besides being awesome kudos you will get 1 entry per week, and in the bonus raffle you will get 6 entries (entry + bonus (x3)).

Top Stepper + Winning Team

Is there a prize for the winning team or a larger incentive we are working toward?
- Each team’s score will be based on its top 5 steppers. All members of the winning team (max of 12 people) will receive swag.
Will the top stepper also win a prize?
- Yes, the top stepper of Walktober will get swag, whether or not they are on the winning team.
What happens if I stop entering steps, but my team wins the competition?
- Steps can be entered at any time up until the overall deadline for the competition. If steps are not recorded for more than half of the days, you may not be eligible for the overall prize.
Will there also be a prize towards charity?
- No, not this year. Last year, we all stepped toward a shared goal, and McLaren donated $2,500 to an AEC charity when we reached it. While there’s no charity prize this time, we still encourage everyone to participate and stay active together!

Walktober 2025

Every Step Counts

Wellness, Community + A Good Time

2024 Winners

Winners

Week 3

Week 2

Week 1

Step Counting + Bike Conversion

Bike Conversion

Scavenger Hunt Challenges

How to Enter The Scavenger Hunt Photo Raffle

Scavenger Hunt Items

Walktober 2025 Schedule

Prizes + Recongition

FAQ

The Challenge

Prizes

Scavenger Hunt

Top Stepper + Winning Team

Walktober
2025

Wellness, Community +
A Good Time

Step Counting +
Bike Conversion

Scavenger Hunt
Challenges

Walktober 2025
Schedule

Prizes +
Recongition