Pine Scully 10,000 Step Challenge
Hi, I’m Vicky!
Half of the walking duo that decided back in November 2019 to walk 10,000 steps every day, starting from the 1st January 2020. For those of you have followed us from the start, you might know this, but we thought we’d give the back story of how this came about…
I’ve been friends with Brian Snr on Facebook for a while now, and every year since 2012 he has attempted to walk 10,000 steps a day, every day, for as long as possible. Like we do now, he always reported daily to prove that he was one step closer to his end goal. It started off as a way for him to lose weight and get fit. He quickly gathered support from friends and family, liking the posts, commenting messages of support, and one particular follower (me!) started posting silly hashtags #TeamScullySnr #WalksForDays #HeAlwaysWalksAlone becoming some of my favourites.
Brian’s previous record was 142 days back in 2016.
Fast forward to November 2019. Brian Jnr and I met up in London to watch a show at the o2. As Brian Snr works in the city, we arranged to meet up at the pub at Kings Cross station. I had to ask the question that people that had seen his posts for the last few years, were dying to know ‘are you going to walk again next year?’ Brian was unsure.
I quickly came out with ‘if you do it, I’ll do it with you’ – I might have been a couple of pints/gins in at this point! Brian Jnr laughed. Claimed that we’d never be able to do it. So confident, that he wagered £100. If we both walked 10,000 steps a day, for 143 days, he would pay us £50 each. The bet was made and the challenge set.
I’ll be honest, the only day I’d walked 10,000 steps last year, was that day in London. And I got no-where near it again for the rest of November and December. First of January came and I was worried what I had got myself into!
On Friday 22nd May 2020, we’d done it! No-one had ever heard of coronavirus back in November when this was discussed. Through all dark, cold and wet nights, to the country going into lockdown and only being allowed out once a day to exercise, we’d managed to still walk 10,000 steps every.single.day.
It had never been about the money for us. We streamed a zoom call between the three of us to Facebook live and announced that we wanted to donate the money to a local Peterborough charity. Brian Snr lives just outside of Peterborough, and although I now live in Bournemouth, I grew up in Market Deeping, so it seemed like a no-brainer. Amazingly, our dear friend Maxine offered to match Brian Jnr’s donation too!
We’ve had so much amazing support, and with the excitement and emotion that came on that day, we somehow managed to sign up for another 143 days!! Our new target date is Monday 12th October 2020. We have another £100 wagered with Brian Jnr.
Thank you so much if you’ve managed to read this far. And please if you can, help us raise as much money possible for all the amazing work Give Back Peterborough do in their local area.
More information about Give Back Peterborough: Working hard this help the local community. For the last 4 years we have helped and provided the parents in The Amazon NICU and transitional care by giving essentials such as food drink and hygiene products. We also work with womens aid, the local food banks and school.
Half of the walking duo that decided back in November 2019 to walk 10,000 steps every day, starting from the 1st January 2020. For those of you have followed us from the start, you might know this, but we thought we’d give the back story of how this came about…
I’ve been friends with Brian Snr on Facebook for a while now, and every year since 2012 he has attempted to walk 10,000 steps a day, every day, for as long as possible. Like we do now, he always reported daily to prove that he was one step closer to his end goal. It started off as a way for him to lose weight and get fit. He quickly gathered support from friends and family, liking the posts, commenting messages of support, and one particular follower (me!) started posting silly hashtags #TeamScullySnr #WalksForDays #HeAlwaysWalksAlone becoming some of my favourites.
Brian’s previous record was 142 days back in 2016.
Fast forward to November 2019. Brian Jnr and I met up in London to watch a show at the o2. As Brian Snr works in the city, we arranged to meet up at the pub at Kings Cross station. I had to ask the question that people that had seen his posts for the last few years, were dying to know ‘are you going to walk again next year?’ Brian was unsure.
I quickly came out with ‘if you do it, I’ll do it with you’ – I might have been a couple of pints/gins in at this point! Brian Jnr laughed. Claimed that we’d never be able to do it. So confident, that he wagered £100. If we both walked 10,000 steps a day, for 143 days, he would pay us £50 each. The bet was made and the challenge set.
I’ll be honest, the only day I’d walked 10,000 steps last year, was that day in London. And I got no-where near it again for the rest of November and December. First of January came and I was worried what I had got myself into!
On Friday 22nd May 2020, we’d done it! No-one had ever heard of coronavirus back in November when this was discussed. Through all dark, cold and wet nights, to the country going into lockdown and only being allowed out once a day to exercise, we’d managed to still walk 10,000 steps every.single.day.
It had never been about the money for us. We streamed a zoom call between the three of us to Facebook live and announced that we wanted to donate the money to a local Peterborough charity. Brian Snr lives just outside of Peterborough, and although I now live in Bournemouth, I grew up in Market Deeping, so it seemed like a no-brainer. Amazingly, our dear friend Maxine offered to match Brian Jnr’s donation too!
We’ve had so much amazing support, and with the excitement and emotion that came on that day, we somehow managed to sign up for another 143 days!! Our new target date is Monday 12th October 2020. We have another £100 wagered with Brian Jnr.
Thank you so much if you’ve managed to read this far. And please if you can, help us raise as much money possible for all the amazing work Give Back Peterborough do in their local area.
More information about Give Back Peterborough: Working hard this help the local community. For the last 4 years we have helped and provided the parents in The Amazon NICU and transitional care by giving essentials such as food drink and hygiene products. We also work with womens aid, the local food banks and school.
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Brian Scully Vicky Pine
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Give Back Peterborough
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