Homer Steps Up is a FREE annual community walking challenge for the Southern Kenai Peninsula. Every May, track your daily walks with your smartphone, wearable fitness tracker, or pedometer to win prizes and incorporate more movement into your routine.
Countdown to Challenge Start (May 3, 2027)
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Prizes
Individuals
Every Monday, we're giving $50 in Homer Bucks to 10 random walkers who averaged 7,500+ daily steps the previous week.
Teams
The 3 teams of 5+ people with the highest average daily steps over the challenge period will receive $100-500 to donate to their Homer organization of choice!
2026 Winners
1st Place:
The Cutting Edge
Donated $500 to Homer Animal Friends
Jonathon Bloch
Maria Bloch
Nathan Kincaid
Misty Kincaid
Jess Jule
2nd Place:
Legs Misérables
Donated $300 to Homer Animal Friends
Jackie Liegibel
Jexenia Rosas
Samantha Martin
Felicia M.
Chris Clark
3rd Place:
Sweaty Bettys
Donated $100 to Haven House
Keriann Baker
Theresa Halpin
Jaclyn Arndt
Juley Kalugin
M. E.
Betty Burn
2026 Team Leaderboard
| 1 | The Cutting Edge | 644,632 | 3,223,164 |
| 2 | Legs Misérables | 614,078 | 3,070,393 |
| 3 | Sweaty Betty’s | 610,690 | 3,664,144 |
| 4 | Ladder Legends | 527,845 | 4,222,761 |
| 5 | Worst Pace Scenario | 509,080 | 3,563,562 |
| 6 | The Little Wockers | 495,313 | 2,476,565 |
| 7 | May the Steps be With You | 458,464 | 3,209,249 |
| 8 | Kitchen Stock | 430,289 | 3,012,028 |
| 9 | Limping Legends | 409,878 | 1,639,512 |
| 10 | Pain is temporary, records are forever | 387,992 | 1,939,962 |
| 11 | Walk it out | 367,163 | 734,326 |
| 12 | Homer Homies | 363,036 | 726,072 |
| 13 | Breast Quest | 361,942 | 2,171,657 |
| 14 | Books are made for walking | 357,962 | 2,147,773 |
| 15 | Steppin' Sprout's | 350,695 | 2,104,175 |
| 16 | The Bread Winners! | 342,558 | 1,712,793 |
| 17 | Sole Sisters 👟✨ | 334,670 | 669,341 |
| 18 | SOLE SEEKERS | 331,405 | 1,325,623 |
| 19 | New England Traveller | 325,975 | 325,975 |
| 20 | Tamara St Palais | 320,682 | 2,244,775 |
| 21 | Murre-maids and Men | 318,957 | 3,827,485 |
| 22 | Weekend Wanderers | 307,933 | 1,847,601 |
| 23 | Frivolous Fitbit Follies | 306,044 | 4,896,711 |
| 24 | Tread Setters | 304,772 | 3,962,037 |
| 25 | Suture Self | 293,563 | 3,816,323 |
| 26 | Baby Steps | 278,956 | 3,347,479 |
| 27 | Blister Sisters | 278,674 | 2,786,744 |
| 28 | Stress Fracture Striders | 275,538 | 1,928,769 |
| 29 | Mariner Crew | 274,821 | 549,642 |
| 30 | Dragons | 272,264 | 3,539,434 |
| 31 | Rad Steppas | 271,458 | 2,714,586 |
| 32 | RedHotChiliSteppers | 271,390 | 2,171,124 |
| 33 | Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic | 265,825 | 2,924,079 |
| 34 | AJCH | 265,107 | 3,446,397 |
| 35 | Homer Heatworx | 264,861 | 529,723 |
| 36 | Cortisol Can’t Catch Me | 264,465 | 1,322,325 |
| 37 | The Fellowship of Compliance | 260,984 | 1,826,888 |
| 38 | Ninilchik Steppers! | 257,900 | 773,700 |
| 39 | Arctic Chiropractic | 255,835 | 255,835 |
| 40 | Anything is Pawsible! | 251,523 | 2,012,185 |
| 41 | The SPARC-lers | 249,090 | 2,490,904 |
| 42 | LTC Support Squad | 248,474 | 1,490,848 |
| 43 | Sriracha mayo | 244,018 | 1,220,090 |
| 44 | Pedi Criminals | 242,604 | 970,416 |
| 45 | Fireweed Trail Steppers | 240,226 | 2,402,268 |
| 46 | Dock Walkers | 239,606 | 958,426 |
| 47 | Two Step | 239,427 | 478,855 |
| 48 | Summit Heart and Soleus | 239,342 | 3,829,472 |
| 49 | Chapman Champs | 235,820 | 2,358,208 |
| 50 | Metronomads | 233,060 | 2,097,546 |
| 51 | Step-tacular | 227,751 | 1,138,755 |
| 52 | DivasHockey | 225,431 | 2,705,179 |
| 53 | The Acute Steppers | 223,450 | 3,128,300 |
| 54 | The Salty Dawgs | 218,891 | 1,313,350 |
| 55 | Bayside Banshees | 218,368 | 1,091,842 |
| 56 | Holy Walkamolies | 211,766 | 2,117,667 |
| 57 | Foot pursuit | 209,755 | 1,678,047 |
| 58 | Serene Walkers | 207,306 | 1,451,148 |
| 59 | SPBHS | 205,970 | 2,471,643 |
| 60 | 1 Forest, 1! | 201,672 | 1,411,710 |
| 61 | Out for Blood | 197,532 | 1,382,730 |
| 62 | Tator Trotters | 195,743 | 1,565,948 |
| 63 | Stellar | 191,493 | 957,465 |
| 64 | ZippySkippys | 189,853 | 1,898,532 |
| 65 | Puss in Supportive Sneakers | 185,600 | 1,113,601 |
| 66 | Captains Coffee Roasting Company | 177,605 | 2,486,478 |
| 67 | Walkahotties | 176,974 | 1,061,844 |
| 68 | Homer Food Pantry | 169,359 | 1,016,156 |
| 69 | The Theraband-itz | 168,566 | 2,697,068 |
| 70 | Time For Walkies! | 168,124 | 504,373 |
| 71 | Water We Wading For | 163,784 | 1,146,488 |
| 72 | GRAD Steps for the Win | 159,838 | 319,676 |
| 73 | Fugly Frogs | 157,139 | 785,696 |
| 74 | Compass SFA | 146,616 | 1,319,549 |
| 75 | Team Aspen | 141,945 | 709,726 |
| 76 | Mud Sharks | 140,472 | 983,304 |
| 77 | ACE Towing | 139,879 | 1,258,913 |
| 78 | Missile Toes | 139,601 | 698,005 |
| 79 | OB Ovary-Achievers | 119,452 | 477,809 |
| 80 | Cirque du Sore Legs | 97,889 | 391,558 |
| 81 | SVT Brisk Blueberries | 92,090 | 920,908 |
| 82 | HomieNinilchikens | 69,829 | 349,146 |
| 83 | Progress | 61,891 | 185,675 |
| 84 | Renew | 52,476 | 157,429 |
| 85 | Chefsteps | 49,392 | 49,392 |
| 86 | The Radio Station Steps Up | 7,859 | 7,859 |
Winners Through the Years
| Year | Total Participants | Total Teams | Winning Teams | Total Steps as a Community |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 643 | 86 | The Cutting Edge | 159,541,167 |
| 2025 | 667 | 68 | The Cutting Edge Crew | 177,128,943 |
| 2024 | 805 | 101 | Sweaty Betty's | 174,198,728 |
| 2023 | 665 | 70 | Sweaty Betty’s | 165,129,433 |
| 2022 | 668 | 60 | Sweaty Betty’s | 168,440,076 |
| 2021 | 700 | 46 | City of Homer (Big Team); Harbor School of Music and Dance (Small Team) | 164,202,611 |
| 2020 | 610 | 31 | City of Homer (Team 25+); Harbor School of Dance & Music (Team <25) | 120,418,211 |
| 2019 | 492 | 19 | City of Homer (Team 25+); M&M&M’s (Team <25) | 110,971,802 |
| 2018 | 435 | 18 | City of Homer | 90,214,266 |
| 2017 | 187 | 4 | City of Homer | - |
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