About The Challenge

Earn chances to win prizes for you and your Council on Aging!

Lace up your sneakers! The Walk Massachusetts Challenge is back and better than ever. Your participation helps your local Council on Aging/Senior Center win money for fitness programs and gives you the chance to win one of several prizes.

The challenge runs May 1 to October 31, 2022. During this time, you will have chances to be entered into a drawing to win a $50 Visa, $25 Amazon or $10 Dunkin’ gift card. The more you walk, the more chances you have to win. Reach each milestone and receive a total of four entries. By completing the challenge, your local Council on Aging gets a raffle entry to win up to $1000 for fitness programming.

Register on this site and choose one of the challenges based on a Commonwealth of Massachusetts fun fact. Choose based on your current walking abilities, or challenge yourself to reach a higher goal. Be your own guide as to what you can do. You can walk inside, outside, at home or in the neighborhood, on a track, on a treadmill, at a park, at a mall, with family, with friends, with your sponsored older adult, with your dog or alone.

Track your walking (we recommend daily or weekly) between May 1 and October 31.

Complete milestones and get entries to win. The more you walk, the more entries you get – it’s that easy!

Councils on Aging will receive an entry for each person who completes the challenge. Sixteen Councils on Aging will win in all, and one lucky Council on Aging will win $1000 for future programming!

What are you waiting for?  Register now!

  • The Commonwealth Challenge

    Walk, Jog or Run 88 Days (at least 30 minutes per day)

    Complete 88 days to celebrate the year Massachusetts became the sixth state!

    It is a 30 minute walk every other day for the duration of the challenge.

  • The Turnpike Challenge

    Walk, Jog or Run 126.6 Miles (or about 253,000 steps)

    Complete 126.6 miles to celebrate the length of the Massachusetts Turnpike from Boston to Lee!

    It is about 0.7 miles or 1,380 steps a day for the duration of the challenge.

  • The Shoreline Challenge

    Walk, Jog or Run 192 Miles (or about 384,000 steps)

    Complete 192 miles to celebrate the length of the Massachusetts shoreline!

    It is only about 1.1 miles or 2,090 steps a day for the duration of the challenge.

  • The Reservoir Challenge

    Walk, Jog or Run 412 Miles (or about 824,000 steps)

    Complete 412 miles to celebrate the number of gallons of water in Quabbin Reservoir!

    It is about 2.26 miles or about 4,520 steps a day for the duration of the challenge.

  • The Capital Challenge

    Walk, Jog or Run 655 Miles (or about 1,310,000 steps)

    Complete 655 miles to celebrate approximately 655,000 people living in Boston!

    It is about 3.6 miles or 7,200 steps a day for the duration of the challenge.

  • The Slam Dunk Challenge

    Walk, Jog or Run 891 Miles (or about 1,782,000 steps)

    Complete 891 miles to celebrate the first basketball game held in Springfield in 1891!

    It is about 5 miles or 10,000 steps a day for the duration of the challenge.

The Sponsors

The Walk MA Challenge is sponsored by the Massachusetts Councils on Aging and generously funded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.