PHOTO: 2013 Walk With Mayor Kicked Off Step-To-It Challenge

About 150 people joined Plymouth Mayor Kelli Slavik for the Walk with the Mayor May 6. The event serves as Plymouth’s official kick-off to the Step To It Challenge, a friendly competition among 23 cities for the title of most active community.

Participants gathered for a recreational 30-45 minute walk around Plymouth Creek Park and Hilde Performance Center. When walkers arrived at the Millennium garden, they were treated to free Minnesota Twins T-shirts, pedometers, water, granola bars and an opportunity to sign up for the four-week Challenge.

"The turnout was impressive, with a wide variety of ages, including Daisy Scout Troop 1622, Girl Scout Troop 1437 and senior residents from SummerWood of Plymouth,” said Recreation Supervisor Alyssa Krumholz, who organized the event.

Step To Challenge It participants track their daily activity using a pedometer or conversion chart on the Step To It website, steptoit.org. Virtually every action counts -- walking, biking, running, cleaning, gardening or playing with the kids. Free Twins tickets will go to individuals who log the most steps for each city.

Register & Win

People can still sign up to represent Plymouth in the Step To It Challenge. Plymouth participants who register by Monday, May 13 will be eligible to win one of 30 pairs of Twins tickets for the Friday, May 31 game at 7 p.m. To register, visit steptoit.org.  

The Challenge is a program of the Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department.

(Information provided by a city of Plymouth press release.)