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Marais des Cygnes Distrtict Walk Kansas

Walk Kansas 2025 - March 30 - May24

NOTE:  Even if you participated last year you need to register your team and yourself from beginning to end.  Your information is not in there from last year.

Marais des Cygnes District Walk KS staff:

Franny Eastwood- Mound City, FCS Agent - fmeastwo@ksu.edu
Carolynn Cochran- Mound City -  caro6776@ksu.edu
Julie Ramsey- Paola - jramsey3@ksu.edu

Start Walking/Exercising March 30, 2025

Enroll by April 4, 2025 to participate.

Each team will select a goal or challenge to work toward from these options:

1. Discover the 8 Wonders of Kansas! This journey requires each person to get 2.5 hrs of moderate activity per week.
2. Follow US Route 56! This trail actually begins in New Mexico, but it won’t take you long to reach Kansas and then trek across the state.
Requires 3.3 hrs of activity per week.
3. Go Cross Country from the NE to the SE corners of Kansas, requiring 4 hrs of activity per person/week.
4. Little Balkans to Nicodemus is the longest trail and requires 6 hrs per person/week to complete.

Going solo?

The Purple Power Trail is the solo option, beginning in Manhattan – home of Kansas State University! All trails unlock interesting waypoints
along the way giving you a glimpse into Kansas history and attractions!

Activity Information:

During Walk Kansas, you will log minutes of moderate activity or total steps/day, which the online system converts to Walk Kansas miles (15
minutes/2,000 steps =1 mile). Read the Activity Guide, page 4, for more detailed information on reporting both moderate and vigorous activity.

Enrollement Directions and Information:

Just a reminder: when you sign-up be sure to pick the District/County you are participating in!  "If you have elementary or high school-aged youth on your team or are a SNAP recipient , please contact the Extension office to get your discount code before registering." 

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)

Registering Online:

• Before you start your registration you will need to recruit team members (at least 4 to start - more can be added later.) You will need 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 go online and sign in as an individual and 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 Paola or Mound City office. When you register your team, you will be asked to pay for the number of people participating ($10/person), so be prepared to pay with credit card or follow up by mailing us a check.
  
  
• Talk with your team and select a goal based on the amount of moderate/vigorous activity each person will commit to per week - 2.5 hours,
  3.3 hours, 4 hours, or 6 hours.  Also , choose a team name (anything goes!)
  
  
• T-shirt orders are being done online through our vender and you will order directly from them and your items will come straight to you instead of you having to come to the extention office to pick them up.  Click Walk Kansas Apparel to see your color options and different styles of shirts available. (in order to get shirts you will need to order and pay online).
  
  
• You can pay online with a credit card/PayPal or bring a check for your entire team's registration to either the Paola or Mound City office.  Checks need to be made out to MdC District

3. Captains, go to walkkansasonline.org to select your challenge and register your team.  If you reach a point, during the process, where you don't have all of the information you need, click CANCEL and start over later.  Please do not exit out of the system without hitting CANCEL!

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 dont have a team and you do not want to be added to one you can "Go Solo"  and try the new solo walk they have added this year. 

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

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If you are wanting paper copies of the registration information you would print the following information.  Or come by the office for printed copies of the forms.  You do not have to do paper registration if you would prefer to take care of everything online you are able to do that.

Captains Information (1 for Captain)
Guide for Captains 2025
Team Registration Form 2025

Walk Kansas App's for your Phone Information

WK-Android
WK-iOS

State Walk Kansas Site