There is no right or wrong time to start your fitness journey. And, this is a great way to prepare yourself for the upcoming Poultry Festival 5K in October. So, let’s Get Up and Get Fit together by walking enough miles together to “Walk Across Texas!”
Recruit a group of eight people or sign up as a solo walker and participate with other teams and individuals to walk and get back active over eight weeks from August 7 to September 25, 2023. The goal is to walk at least 830 miles (the distance from Longview to El Paso) in eight weeks.
You can walk around the park, your neighborhood, at the gym, wherever your feet will take you to meet the goal. You can also participate in other activities as well; 20 minutes of physical activity is equal to one mile in most cases.
There is no entry fee. The event is open to the public, both adult and youth. We can meet up and walk, or you can walk individually.
All registration will be online. Please contact the Shelby County Extension office, 266 Nacogdoches Street. Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for registration packet.
Everyone will exercise and/or walk at YOUR OWN PACE! Walk Across Texas, sponsored by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce – Health Care Committee is a fun, flexible, and FREE way to encourage people to exercise.
For more information, call Feleshia Thompson, CEAFCH at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Shelby County at 936-598-7744 or email at feleshia.thompson@ag.tamu.edu.