The “UNMC Walks to the Olympics” opening ceremony starts at 11:30 a.m. in the Student Plaza Ice Rink area.
The ceremony will feature comments and a kick-off lap around the east campus academic area.
If it’s raining at 11:30, the ceremony will be held in the Center for Healthy Living.
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| The UNMC Walks to the Olympics challenge starts today at 11:30 a.m. in the Ruth and Bill Scott Student Plaza. |
Pedometers
Pedometers will be on sale today starting at 10:30 a.m. in the Student Plaza at the picnic tables just south of the ice rink area.
You also can purchase pedometers in the Center for Healthy Living. Pedometers cost $10. Employees can only purchase two pedometers each.
About the challenge
The “UNMC Walks to the Olympics” challenge starts Friday and runs through July 27 — the first day of the London Olympic Games.
As part of the challenge, employees will form teams and combine efforts to cover 4,300 miles — the distance between Omaha and London.
Team information
Teams are limited to 20 participants. Download a team registration form or call the Center for Healthy Living front desk at 402-559-5254 to have one emailed, faxed or routed to you through inter-campus mail.
Send completed forms to cfhladmin@unmc.edu, via fax at 402- 559-9609 or by campus courier to the Center for Healthy Living, ZIP 5530.
Logbooks, tracking sheets and conversion charts
Free log book brochures to help you track steps will be available at the ceremony or you could use this downloadable tracking sheet.
For those who like other forms of exercise besides walking, here’s a conversion chart that shows how many steps you can count for other activities.