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Footsteps of History

Virtual Walking Challenge
2026-04-16 00:00:00 2026-04-16 23:59:00 America/New_York Footsteps of History A "revolutionary" walking challenge for anyone who want to participate. Start at any time, and walk anywhere! Virtual -

Thursday, April 16
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A "revolutionary" walking challenge for anyone who want to participate. Start at any time, and walk anywhere!

The Footsteps of History program challenges you and your teammates to walk/run/bike/swim, etc. and cover 426 miles between March 30 and May 3. Pick up a paper tracker at any branch (or download one here) and keep track of your miles with your phone or watch throughout the challenge. HINT: If you walk in a group, everyone's miles can be added together ;-)

Log any miles you cover, no matter where you walk, and track your progress along the milestone map connecting seven sites significant to the American Revolution. Check out the milestone map here! (NOTE: this route may not be safe to travel by foot in real life. It is provided for entertainment purposes only.)

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Local History | Health & Nutrition | All Alexandria Reads |

TAGS: | walking | va250 | history | america250 | All Alexandria Reads | Alex250 | AAR | #America 250 | #AllAlexandriaReads |

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