K-State Research and Extension

Rolling Prairie District Walk Kansas

Walk Kansas 2024 - Updates Coming!

March 24 to May 18, 2024 (NOTE: All dates are TENTATIVE until this notice is deleted!)

Rolling Prairie District Walk KS staff:
Jenny McDaniel -jlm323@ksu.edu
   Linda Bever - lmmbever@ksu.edu
      Annie Halderman - ahalder@ksu.edu

Register Online at www.walkkansasonline.org

Click “My Walk Kansas”

Register to log in & use your information throughout the 8-week program and track minutes, strength training, water intake, and F&V!

Or use the Walk Kansas app on your phone!

Join Today!

• • Route 1 is 435 miles past Eight Wonders of Kansas. An online map shows team members some of the sights they’ll pass as they work toward their goal. Teams can reach this goal by meeting the minimum guideline of 150 minutes per week for each team member.
    
    
  • Route 2 is new this year – and actually begins in New Mexico and ends in Kansas City, MO. The challenge, Follow US Route 56, follows Highway 56  distance covered is 640 miles and requires 200 minutes per week for each team member.
    
    
  • Route 3 challenges teams to cover 764 miles, Go Cross Country, beginning in the northeast corner of Kansas and finishing in the southwest corner. It requires about 240 minutes of exercise per week for each team member.
    
    
  • Route 4 is called the Little Balkans route, beginning in southeast Kansas to Nicodemus, with numerous turns. Those teams ambitious enough to take on this challenge will cover 1,200 miles – or six hours of exercise per week, per person.
    
    
  • The Purple Power Solo Trail is for those who don’t have a team or just prefer to take on the challenge themselves. Participants do not have to live in Kansas to be on a team or to do the solo challenge.

• Purple Power Solo -
  You just need to choose a goal that works for you - minimum 2.5 hrs/week
• 8 Wonders of Kansas -
  435 miles - Each person=2.5 hrs/week
• Follow US Route 56! -
  640 miles - Each person=3.3 hrs/week
• Go Cross Country -
  764 miles - Each person=4 hrs/week
• Little Balkans to Nicodemus -
  1200 miles - Each person=6 hrs/week

Registration begins March 1, 2024

***Cost per person is $10 and due at sign up***

Start Walking/Exercising March 24, 2024

April 2, 2024 Registration Closes

Get a team together and let's Walk Kansas!

1. Captains, gather your team of 4-6 individuals

2. Captains- Collect information for your team. You can pick up a registration packet from the Extension office to help with this. (But it is not necessary to have a packet)

Things You will need for team Members for registration Online:

• Names and emails of your team members (each person needs to have a different email address.)  If a person does not have an email address you will need to have them either go online and sign in as an individual ask to be put on your team.  When they do the registration they will have to use a fake email address like theirname@noemail.com to be able to finish their enrollment.  Or they will need to fill out a paper copy of the registration and turn it into either the Sedan or Howard Extension office.
  
  
• T-shirt orders are being done online through our vendor and you will order directly from them and your items will come straight to you instead of you having to come to the extension office to pick them up. Your shopping link is:  www.shopwalkkansas.com  you will find your color options and different styles of shirts available.
• You can pay online with a credit card/PayPal or bring a check for your entire team's registration to either the Sedan or Howard office.  Checks need to be made out to RP District

3. Captains, go to walkkansasonline.org to select your challenge and register your team.

Don't have a team?  No problem.  You CAN register as an individual to be placed on a team later.  However, if you do have a team then PLEASE let your team captain register you first. Or if you know your team name you can ask to be put on that team. 

Also new this year if you don't have a team and you do not want to be added to one you can "Go Solo"  and try the solo walk. 

If you are not paying online then you will need to bring/mail your payment to the Sedan or Howard Extension Office. 

If you have elementary or high school-aged youth on your team, please contact the Extension office to get your discount code before registering.

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Captains Information (1 for Captain)
Guide for Captains 2023
Team Registration Form 2023
Team Captains Log 2023

Walk Kansas 2023 Packet Materials

* Updated forms are coming soon!

Daily Log (PDF)

Captains Log (PDF)

Apparel Order Form

Activity Guide

Team Registration

Registration Form (PDF)