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You can rack up the miles this September and together, we can find cures for childhood cancer!
Get your dog in on The Million Mile tracking fun!
Lace up those sneakers and get ready to track some miles.
By: Trish Adkins
Ready to take your fitness to the next level? September is the perfect time to join a 30-day fitness challenge to accelerate your fitness goals and lock in healthy habits! And this year, while so many of us are forced to stay apart, joining a virtual fitness challenge is an awesome way to connect with each other, motivate together, and reach fitness goals all while staying safe!
Don't know where to begin? Why not try The Million Mile, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation's virtual month-long childhood cancer awareness and fundraising campaign. During the entire month of September, supporters everywhere join together to track the miles that they walk, run and cycle. During the 30 days of September, participants set goals, compete and stay accountable, while together helping kids with cancer!
And what better motivator is there than kids who need us!?
Here's how you can join The Million Mile and reach your 30-day fitness goals:
1. Register NOW!
If you haven’t registered for The Million Mile, yet, drop everything and sign up! Then, ask all your friends to sign up too! When you sign up, set your mileage goals for the month and decide how you will go the distance. You can walk, run, cycle or a combination of all three!
2. Track your steps and log them often!
Beginning September 1, you can track your steps and begin racking up the miles! ALSF has several options for mileage tracking, including:
- Link your FitBit and track the miles you walk and run all day long. This option is great for runners and walkers.
- Link your Strava account, which is perfect for runners, walkers and cyclists.
- Link your MapMyFitness account, which is ideal for outdoor runners, walkers and cyclists.
- Log your miles manually on the website! Look for the pencil icon and follow the instructions.
If you are manually tracking your miles, log in often to update your progress. The more miles you log, the more money you can fundraise through our pledge per mile feature.
3. Sign up your pets (and those without email addresses).
Make those dog walking miles count! You can sign up your dog to track miles as well. Simply log into your team page, select “Register a user without an email address,” and put your favorite pooch on the list. Just use the GPS tracker on your phone to track your dog walks and manually enter them on the site! Bonus points if your pup dons an ALSF bandana.
4. Walk and talk and then walk some more!
There are so many hidden times during the day you can get in some bonus miles!
Turn off your camera during your work Zoom, and walk while you talk! Walking your kids to the bus stop? Do a bonus lap on your way home. Watching your kids at soccer practice? Walk around the field while you watch. Have 30 minutes before dinner? Grab your spouse/neighbor/kids for a quick walk and talk to catch up on your day. Struggling with a task at work? Take a quick loop around the block. Find yourself at school pick-up early? Hop out of your car and walk.
5. Pedal to pile up the miles.
Walking and running are great ways to track some miles, but once you hop on the bike, you can exponentially grow your mile count! In just 30 minutes, you could cycle your way to 5 miles. So dust off your bike, sign up for a spin class or hop on your stationary bike at home!
6. Walk every hour.
Set the alarm on your phone to buzz every hour or so and remind you to get up and move. By walking every hour, even just for a few minutes, you could rack up at least an extra mile or two for your team.
7. Train for that 5K and help end childhood cancer!
Seize the day (and the month!) and train for that virtual 5K you’ve had on your goal list. Try a running program like Couch to 5K to help keep you on track. Enlist your friends in training and track their miles too. Bonus: Register for The End Childhood Cancer Walk/Run, on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Hosted at the Philadelphia Navy Yard’s Marine Parade Grounds, this inspiring 5K (3.1 miles) is filled with spook-tacular fun, all while raising funds for childhood cancer research.
9. Get outside!
Find a local hike right in your hometown! September is a great month to get outside — and find new adventures in the great outdoors! Not the nature-type? Well, then check out some of the self-guided walking tours that might be offered in your city or town. (There are loads of self-guided tour apps. Just check out the AppStore or Google Play)
10. Let our heroes and supporters inspire you.
We are inspired by each of you—supporters, friends of the Foundation and childhood cancer heroes who go the extra mile every single day. Need some inspiration to push your Million Mile team over the finish line? Check out some of our childhood cancer Heroes, SuperSibs and funded researchers!
Register for The Million Mile!
Updated August 2022
