Walktober
2024

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About
Walktober

McLaren’s step challenge for the month of October is open to all staff and members of our AEC community.

Quick Links

Step Conversion
Calculation

Use a fitness tracker to track your daily steps.

Tip: Your smartphone usually has a built-in fitness tracker or downloadable app.

To help track bicycling, here is a helpful conversion formula:

Easy (~10 mph) = 133 Steps per Minute
Moderate (~13 mph) = 178 Steps per Minute
Vigorous (~15 mph) = 222 Steps per Minute

But Really Everyone Wins

Walktober
Charity

$2500

Donation

Every step taken contributes to McLaren’s $2,500 donation towards a charity that is dedicated to educating the AEC community of tomorrow.

$2500

Donation

2024 Walktober Charity

We reached our goal of 33 million steps and will donate $2,500 to:

Steps Toward Charity

100%

Billion Oyster Project

The Billion Oyster Project is restoring oyster reefs in New York Harbor to provide habitat for marine species and protect the city from storm damage, flooding, and shoreline erosion.

2023 Walktober Charity

We reached our goal of 45 million steps and donated $2,500 to:

ACE Mentor Program of America

A free, award-winning, afterschool program designed to attract high school students into pursuing careers in the Architecture, Construction and Engineering industry, including skilled trades.

Leading
Teams

updated weekly

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

2024 Winners

2023 Winners

Scavenger Hunt
Challenges

In addition to getting our steps we will be doing a fun scavenger hunt challenge! We will kick off each week with a different scavenger hunt photo challenge. These photos will be shared on the website for all to see, and those of you who submit photos will be entered into a weekly raffle for $25 (1 entry per week).

How to Enter The Scavenger Hunt Photo Raffle

Look for the Scavenger Hunt item as you get in steps.

Take a selfie with or a photo of the week's topic.

Email your photo and a short caption to Walktober @mgmclaren.com.

**BONUS, if your photo includes a McLaren project or McLaren wear you will get two entries for that photo in the month-end drawing!

*See prizes FAQ for more details.

2024

Ex-site-d for Walktober Week 4 - Jay G

Blippi and constructions crew! - Tomas G

A new hotel going up near the Fairfield - Black Rock stop on the Mateo North New Haven line. - Jules L

No McLaren gear this time but CONSTRUCTION!! - Theresa R

Construction and steps in progress - Leah H

LOTS of construction on the Walkmarathon path, this year. - Elena H

One scavenger hunt and one adorable plug for a junior engineer in the making! - Rebecca M

Construction continues at 270 Park Ave. - Dawn C

Baltimore Inner Harbor Construction Site - Chelsey N

Had to step out to Times Square for this one! - Carly G, Valerie L

Large format signs are EVERYWHERE in theme parks! - Mike T, Melissa G

Stopped by Bass Pro Shop in Bridgeport, Connecticut to admire their 14’ x 48’ bulletin (that’s what the outdoor advertising industry calls a billboard). - Jules L

Palace theatre marquee - Tyler M

Someone asked me if I wanted my photo taken with this display. I had to say no thank you I'm on a scavenger hunt for work. - Rebecca M

Look! It’s Matt in a sign at the annual Rosendale Pickle Festival in Ulster County, NY! - Matt S

Advertising my Steps for Week 3 - Leah H

I understood the a-sign-ment. - Jay G

Currently designing the lighting for 'Dial M for Murder' at Syracuse Stage - Dawn C

CB at Quisqueya - Tomas G

Morning run for stormwater infrastructure! - Rebecca M

Me with a storm drain. - Olivia K

Storm Drain with MGM swag. - Jules L

Millie and I took a walk through town and found a storm drain! - Annmarie P

Storm drain slay - Valerie L, Matt R

mama, a drain behind you #genzhumor - Carly G

Today I don’t need an umbrella-ella-ella - Eric G

Storm System stake out by yours truly - Chelsey N

Catch me at this basin. How bout that? - Jay G

Draining the competition. - Leah H

Went on a lunchtime walk with Szczesny L, Nadia I, Mike T, Katie D, Ryan RF, and Paul O! It was grate! - Isabel B

This was at McLaren project Charles L. Brieant, Jr Courthouse Parking Lot Resurfacing. - John E

It’s the only parking structure in town! Gotta love small tourist spots. - Katie C

LA Does have parking garages after all! - Juliana M

Burbank high school's parking lot is so fancy it even has tennis courts on top! - Elena H

Forget Everest, I’m conquering the parking garage! 🚶‍♀️🗻 - Debbie P

Spiraling up my step count - Leah H

Parked like a pro. Posed like a tourist 📸🚗 - Zehni K

93 N Pearl St garage in Albany. McLaren project for garage condition assessment. - Tyler M

Applied Ingenuity: when your town doesn’t have a parking garage, you bring the parking garage with you. - Sinead F

Photo of the parking garage at Ameristar Casino, where Peter, Annmarie and I attended Pipe School. - Sean D, Peter H, Annmarie P

Niqui and Katie found a parking garage on our weekend adventure of exploring the DC/NOVA area. - Katie D, Niqui L

Parking garage N me. - Chelsey N

QPSI FYI my steps are flying by. - Jay G

Diane Cunningham and I walking after work. The Pier V parking garage in our sights… - Theresa R

Lunar eclipse scavenger hunt! - Eric G, Carly G, Denisa M, Valerie L, Caitlin C

Town of Oyster Bay Hicksville train station parking garage! - Rebecca M

Outside a parking structure with a skate park and artwork, too! - Dawn C

A safe haven from Godzilla's attack. - Jon D, Amir M, Amadeusz B

2024 Scavenger Hunt Items

Week 1 Parking Garages

Structures

Week 2 Drainage

Civil

Congratulations raffle winner Caitlin C!

Week 3 Signage

Entertainment

Congratulations raffle winner Michael T!

Week 4 Love is Blind

Albany

Congratulations raffle winner Tyler M!

Week 5 Halloween

Congratulations raffle winner Jules L!

Finale Hot to Go!

Thank you!

Congratulations raffle winners Jules L, Issy B!

Look Back at 2023

Skyscrapers and screens! - Dan M

One world high rise!! - Tomas G

High-rise in downtown Baltimore. - Chelsey N

Admiring the Hudson Yards high-rise as viewed from The High Line, with improvised McLaren swag…🤠. - Jules L

Chrysler Building was worlds tallest building for 11 months. - Jay G

It’s RIGHT behind me, isn’t it… - Anusua N

High-Rising up to the challenge. - Leah H

😎 🏙️ - Timothy Y

The Common Bond AIA After Party Group, with a high-rise in the background.

The Corning Tower at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, New York. - Matthew M

And peep the crane there too. So much fun! - Rebecca M

A photo of me with the nearest high rise. - Olivia K

Better late than never!! - Ben K

George and I found a whole bunch of utility markers during the marathon walk! - Isabel B

Finding Markouts with the help of Brain and Penny. - Tomas G

Found a yellow utility marking during this year’s ~Walkmarathon~ … we know what that means!! - Nadia I

Walking a marathon in NYC makes finding utility markers easy! - Katie D

Jules Lauve with gas and water!

Electrical power lines running to a light pole. - Chelsey N

We came across many at the Entertainment division 2023 Walkmarathon through NYC! - Michael T

It’s electric 🎶🎵 - Jay G

Gassed up for the this weeks challenge! - Leah H

Survey markings in the neighborhood. - Dawn C

It is the America Gardens Theatre in EPCOT! LED screens are not the easiest to spot in the image but they are back there on stage. - Michael T

I’m at Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston where large-scale multi-module LED panels are used for way finding signage. - Jules L

Where do they expect me to find LED screens in a place like New York City? - Emily B

LED! - Katie D

LED! - Tomas G

Walk like an LED signal. - Jay G

LED spotted in the Rome airport. - Olivia K

Stopping the competition in their tracks. - Leah H

Found a crane and a sunset. - Tomas G

Cindy and Myself near a crane for the scavenger hunt. - Eric Z

Saw a few cranes while traveling this weekend! - Jacob C

They put me on this Billboard in Times Square because my Walktober performances are just that good. - Ethan W

Found a crane in Bethesda, MD. - Anusua N

Alex C., Kevin V., Rob P., Dennis O., and I stopping by our local McLaren cranes! - Annmarie P

Scavenger hunt crane. - Lisa B

If this doesn’t work I’ll be filled with egret. - Robert P

Found a crane while checking in on the Hallett's Point project from across the river on Roosevelt Island. - Ben K

Ari the architect and his amazing magnatile cranes! - Rebecca M

Me and my Crane… - Theresa R

Who would expect to run into cranes while stepping around the office!! 😊 - Donna M

What better place to find a crane than in our own building?! - Nadia I

You’ll have to crane your head to see our work. - Leah H

Found another crane! - Katherine Dozzi

At Lincoln Center -- looking east towards Broadway. - Dawn C

Top of the building crane spotted. - Jay G

Croikey! A crane resting in its natural habitat. Shhh! Don’t be so loud or you might wake it up! - Jack L

Found a Crane in Rome! - Olivia K

Tower Crane! - Chelsey N

Had to get… creative. - Michael T

Found a crane in the wilderness of the upper east side at a construction site for a new apartment building on 2nd Ave & East 83rd St. - Matt S

Visited a big crawler helping with the construction of an overpass near the Triy Rnit River at Texas Highway 7. - Jules L

Totally nailed the crane photo. - Sinead F

2023 Scavenger Hunt Items

Week 4 Highrises

Week 3 Utility Markouts

Week 1 Cranes

2024
Schedule

SUN

MON

TUES

Walktober Starts

Week 1 Scavenger Hunt Kickoff

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

Last Day of Week 1

TUE

Week 2 Starts

Week 1 Steps + Scavenger Photos Due by 9am EST

WED

Week 2 Scavenger Hunt Announced

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

Last Day of Week 2

TUE

Week 3 Starts

Week 2 Steps + Scavenger Photos Due by 9am EST

WED

Week 3 Scavenger Hunt Announced

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

Last Day of Week 3

TUE

Week 4 Starts

Week 3 Steps + Scavenger Photos Due by 9am EST

WED

Week 4 Scavenger Hunt Announced

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

Last Day of Week 4

TUE

Week 5 Starts

Week 4 Steps + Scavenger Photos Due by 9am EST

WED

WEEK 5 SCAVENGER HUNT ANNOUNCED

THU

NOVEMBER

FRI

Week 5 Steps + Scavenger Photos Due by 9am EST

SAT

SUN

MON

TUES

Winners Announced

WED

THURS

FRI

SAT

Multiple Ways to
Win Cash Prizes

Top Stepper
$50

The person with the most steps. See FAQ's for more details
Winning Team
$50

Only the top 5 steppers are counted, but everyone on the team wins $50 each, if eligible by the end of the competition.
Scavenger Hunt Raffle
$25

New chance to win each week. Plus ways to get bonus raffle points.

FAQ

The Challenge

How do I log my steps?
- Once the competition starts…enter your steps into the spreadsheet above, Log Your Steps. There is one sheet per team, and you can access your team by selecting the tab (tabs are located on the bottom of the page) or using the link in the Instructions tab. Then enter your daily step total under your column name. Please don’t modify anything other than your personal steps in the spreadsheet.
Do I have to hit save on the spreadsheet?
- No, everything you enter is automatically saved.
Do I have to enter my steps every day?
- No, you can enter them any day or even once a week. However, if you want to be counted in the Weekly Update, you should have your steps entered by 9am EST on the due date indicated in the calendar above.
If I don’t enter by steps by 9am EST on the due date will my steps still be counted?
- Yes, they will still be counted. They will just be reflected in the next week’s Weekly Update count.
How do I see my team’s progress?
- You can see live progress of your team’s steps as you enter your steps. We will do weekly data collection for progress updates that will be shared on this page. This weekly data collection will be done at 9AM EST on the due date indicated in the calendar above, so make sure your updates are in by then if you want to be counted for that week’s progress.
How long does the challenge last?
- October 1-31.
Do I need an app or a special device to join?
- Yes. Most smartphones have health apps already installed on them that will track your steps, and there are also lots of free apps you can download that will do this. We will provide a miles to steps converter for biking.
I am recovering from knee surgery, would joining be a detriment to my team?
- Speak with your physician. The goal of Walktober is to get moving. Every step you take (at your own pace) can be a win towards collaboration, connection and wellness.

Prizes

Scavenger Hunt

How do I participate in the scavenger hunt?
- Submit weekly challenge photos by emailing them and a brief description to Walktober@mgmcLaren.com. By submitting your photos you are giving McLaren permission to use and post the photos publicly.
When do I have to submit my weekly scavenger hunt photos by?
- For your scavenger hunt photo (jpg image files preferred, but all photo extensions welcome) to be entered into the drawing, you must submit the photo to Walktober@mgmcLaren.com by 9am EST on the due date indicated in the calendar above.
Do scavenger hunt photos need to be taken that week, or can I submit old photos taken prior to that week?
- Only photos that are taken between the dates of that week’s challenge are eligible for submission. For example, if you take a photo and submit it during week 1, you can NOT re-submit that same photo during a later week.
What are the scavenger hunt prizes?
- Those of you who submit photos will be entered into a weekly raffle for $25 (1 entry per week).
Do I get a bonus point for submitting multiple photos in 1 week?
- Only 1 submission per scavenger hunt week will be entered into that week’s raffle.
If multiple participants are in the scavenger hunt photo submission, who gets the raffle entry?
- The person who submitted the photo. All participants in the photo may submit the same photo for credit.
How do bonus points work in the scavenger hunt?
- At the end of the month we will do 1 final raffle where all photo submitters are re-entered into a drawing. As a BONUS, if your photo includes a McLaren project or McLaren logo you will get 2 entries for that photo in the month-end drawing! For example, if you submit a scavenger hunt entry for 3 of the weeks with a McLaren logo, besides being awesome kudos you will get 1 entry per week, and in the bonus raffle you will get 6 entries (entry + bonus (x3)).

Top Stepper + Winning Team

Is there a prize for the winning team or a larger incentive we are working toward?
- Each team’s score will be based on its top 5 steppers. All members of the winning team (max of 12 people) will receive a $50 gift card.
Will the top stepper also win a prize?
- Yes, the top stepper of Walktober will get a $50 gift card, whether or not they are on the winning team.
What happens if I stop entering steps, but my team wins the competition?
- Steps can be entered at any time up until the overall deadline for the competition. If steps are not recorded for more than half of the days, you may not be eligible for the overall prize.
Will there also be a prize towards charity?
- Yes, we will ALL be stepping towards a TBD goal! If we hit this goal, McLaren will donate $2,500 to an AEC charity.

Walktober 2024

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Walktober Charity