Mile A Day

About the Program

Mile a Day is a walking challenge that encourages individuals and teams from different worksites to establish and track healthy walking habits. There has never been a more important time to get outside and spend time walking in nature.

Coming Soon:

30 Miles 30 Days Registration 2023

This form is for individuals using the Mile-A-Day mobile app or the printed & PDF logbooks. For people registering as teams, please contact your team leader or email [email protected] For those who want to use our Mile-A-Day app, we will send you information on accessing the app prior to the start of the program. Please note that we are working towards streamlining the mobile app sign up, and that things may be a bit different and better than before. Thank you!

Name*
First Last
Age*
Email*
Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
Did you use the Mile-A-Day mobile app for the last challenge?
- Yes
- No
How Would You Like to Track Your Miles?
- I'd like the mobile app
- Mail a logbook to me
- Email a PDF to me
Are you part of a workplace or school team?*
- Yes
- No
Teams are now exclusively on the mobile app. If you are part of a team, you must use the mobile app to have your miles count. If you are walking as an individual, you will be on one of the Come Alive Outside national teams.
How many days per week do you currently walk?*
How did you hear about this challenge?*
Waiver of Liability*

Enter your name to sign that you agree to this waiver. As a participant in the Mile-A-Day Challenge, I acknowledge and agree that, if I believe walking conditions are unsafe, I will immediately discontinue participation. I fully understand that walking can be dangerous and involve risk of bodily injury, which may be caused by my own actions or those of others, or the conditions in which I walk. I fully accept and assume all such risks and all responsibility for losses, costs, and damages I incur as a result of my participation. I hereby release, discharge, and convent for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators not to sue Come Alive Outside or its administrators, directors, agents, officers, employees, volunteers, other participants, sponsors, and/or owners and lessors of premises on which activities take place.
Email
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Mile-A-Day FAQs

Q: I know this is a walking challenge, but can I run?

A: Yep. Do what you’re comfortable with.

Q: What if someone can’t walk or run without help?

A: If someone uses an assisted device to move from place to place like a wheelchair or a walker, that definitely counts.

Q:Does riding a bike count?

A: There are biking challenges out there. The Mile-A-Day challenge is specifically designed for walking, running, or skipping when applicable.

Q: Do I have to walk every day?

A: The goal is to get in the habit of walking a mile a day, so walking every day is ideal. However, as long as folks walk the total challenge miles in the time frame of the challenge, the challenge has been completed.

Q: What kind of miles count?

A: Intentional miles are the ones we like to see. While many people walk a Mile-A-Day doing their regular activities, the aim of our program is to encourage people to get active outside and take a walk for its own sake.

Q: How are team miles calculated on the leaderboard?

A: The leaderboard is based on the average number of miles walked per team, and not the most miles walked per team. This system prevents teams with the most team members from always winning.

Q: Where should we walk?

A: We recommend that you walk outside, but beyond that, feel free to get creative! From walking around your backyard, your neighborhood, or checking out hiking trails and local parks, we recommend that you walk in places that bring you joy, making it easier for you to keep up your daily walking habit.

Q: What is the last day that I can enter miles onto the app manually?

A: Sessions can only be added manually to the app when there is an active program session aka challenge. For example, if the challenge ends on May 13th. You will not be able to enter in manual miles on the 14th.

Q: What if I have already downloaded the app and participated in a previous challenge?

A: Your user information will automatically be transferred to the next challenge. If you were on a team and that team is not competing this challenge, you may compete as an individual in one of our National teams.

For the Next Challenge, Try Our Mobile App!

Our next challenge begins April 8!

Read more about the app and its uses below. Check out our YouTube page for tutorials and more!

Why an App? After surveying 6,000 Mile-A-Day participants in 2021, we learned that people overwhelmingly thought that having an app would improve the Mile-A-Day challenge experience. Because of this feedback, we spent 8 months building a mobile application, which we debuted to the public last year during our 30 Miles, 30 Days Challenge.

What Phones Are Supported? The mobile Mile-A-Day app is available for IOS (Apple) and Google (Android) phones.

How Can I Track My Miles? You can track your daily miles by either allowing the app to connect with the Health App (IOS) or Google Fit App (Android) on your phone, or you can manually enter in your miles. Watch a video to learn how to track your miles.

What Does the App Do? The app allows you to see your mileage for each session, for the day, and for the total challenge in real time. It also allows you to see where you rank on the leaderboard. If you are on a team, you can also see where your team ranks on the leaderboard.

Our Last Challenge:

Cost to participate for Mile-A-Day for individuals is still free thanks to our amazing sponsors:

2021 Program Impact

6,083

Participants from 46 states and Canada

96%

of participants reported being more motivated for physical activity

96%

of participants reported a positive impact on their mental wellbeing