Wellness Wednesday – Rankings, Blue T-shirt and more

Several teams arrived in London this week and the Mandeville Movers maintained the top overall spot in this week’s rankings.

James Gamerl of the College of Pharmacy notched 283,680 steps this past week to grab the Blue T-shirt

While not yet in London, Olympic Team MMI accumulated 2,477,558 steps this week to take home the “Jean Team” title. That means Olympic Team MMI members can wear jeans Thursday through next Wednesday.

The Blue T-Shirt

As far as individual efforts go, James Gamerl of the College of Pharmacy logged a stunning 283,680 steps this past week to take hold of the Blue T-shirt.

Motivated to win a challenge within his own walking team, Team Phar Out, Gamerl adopted an intense daily regimen that included two five-mile runs per day along with a lunch-hour walk.

But take heart fellow walkers, Gamerl doesn’t plan to keep up his blistering pace. On his way to the Blue T-shirt, he acquired a nice case of shin splints.

Random challenge winner

Finally, congratulations to Edward Fritz, who walked 11,768 steps between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday to win the second random challenge and a $10 iTunes gift card.

Full rankings — (Team’s medal status indicated by color, “Jean Team” in blue)

1.Mandeville Movers — 10,656,917

2. International Delight — 9,605,039

3. Team Yomper Trompers — 9,522,269

3. London Britches — 9,439,391

4. Team Ortho — 9,360,867

5. Walking Band of Misfits — 8,931,176

6. Team Get There Eventually — 8,909,784

7. OlymPENS — 8,851,344

8. Team Research — 8,841,060

9. Team Cytosine — 8,724,277

10. Team Printer Sprinters — 8,681,127

11. Take the ‘rad-path’ to the Olympics — 8,616,134

12. Bolting to London — 7,885,235

13. Wenlock — 7,679,737

14. Team Phar Out — 7,672,678

15. Dental Divas — 7,665,484

16. HGL TEAM GUANINE — 7,514,753

17. Holy Walkamolies — 7,178,808

18. Team Cake Walk — 7,025,495

19. Pedi-ometers step count — 7,023,127

20. Perpetual Motion Squad — 6,743,699

21. London Walking Sole Surfers — 6,636,049

22. Molar Strollers — 6,579,038

23. Olympic Team MMI — 6,376,980 (2,477,558 steps for the week.)

24. The Ramblers — 6,290,878

25. Mandeville — 6,218,962

26. COPH Groundbreakers — 5,511,674

27. Are We There Yet? — 4,876,879

28. SLC Sidewalkers — 4,073,033

29. Passport Agents — 4,004,105

30. The Proclaimers — 3,183,474

31. Coast Busters — 2,119,700