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Patient-Centered Stroke Rehabilitation & Outcomes Research

Walktober 2026


Movement. Recovery. Resilience.


Every October, the UTEP Department of Physical Therapy & Movement Sciences hosts Walktober, a month-long movement challenge for the UTEP and El Paso communities in celebration of Physical Therapy Month and World Stroke Day on October 29. 
More than counting steps or minutes, Walktober is a celebration of movement, recovery, community, and the role physical therapy plays in helping people stay active and resilient in life.

How to Participate?

  • Register as an individual or create a team with classmates, colleagues, friends, or family.
  • Move your way throughout the week.
  • Track your activity in steps or minutes moved.
  • Report your totals for the week by Sun, 11:59 PM MT each week using the signup link.

🏆 Walktober 2026 Leaderboards

Cumulative standings through October 19, 2026

⚡🔥 Well, well, well… the Walkie Talkies have officially outwalked the Gaitkeepers. 🚀

By 3,171 steps. 👀

👟 Individual Steps

Rank Participant Steps
🥇 Andrew Montañez 195,292
🥈 Daniela Lerma 187,189
🥉 Terry Weber 184,825
4 Alvaro Gurovich 161,311
5 Zach Bailey 136,668
6 Rebecca Lattimore 135,148
7 Sebastian Garcia 129,977
8 Jessica Hoffman 122,214
9 Levi Johnson 117,754
10 Michelle Gutierrez 117,416

🔥 Team Steps

Rank Team Steps
🥇 The Walkie Talkies (SLHS) 647,277
🥈 The Gaitkeepers (PT&MS) 644,106
🥉 Team OLLI 275,740
4 CAPh Lab — CAPh Me If You Can 244,484
5 Sole Sisters 124,538
6 NeuroEXCEL Lab 92,937
7 Bikini Bottom Choppers 88,830
8 Think Pink 3,648

⏱️ Hours Moved

Not all movement comes with steps. Walking, wheeling, cycling, swimming, lifting, dancing, seated movement — it all counts. 🧡

⚡🔥 Team OLLI apparently looked at the Steps leaderboard and said, “Hmm. That's cute.” to lead the hours moved leaderboard!

⏱️ Individual Hours Moved

Rank Participant Hours Moved
🥇 Rebecca Lattimore 29 h 35 min
🥈 Pat Lara 21 h 20 min
🥉 Levi Johnson 17 h 42 min
4 Jayna Whitehead 12 h 11 min
5 La'Toya Bigelow 12 h 00 min
6 Rhonda Manning 10 h 05 min
7 Jetzhel Loya 10 h 00 min
8 Jessica Hoffman 9 h 56 min
9 Alvaro Gurovich 8 h 50 min
10 Amelia Rau 7 h 30 min

⚡ Team Hours Moved

Rank Team Hours Moved
🥇 Team OLLI 78 h 35 min
🥈 The Walkie Talkies (SLHS) 77 h 24 min
🥉 The Gaitkeepers (PT&MS) 54 h 27 min
4 CAPh Lab — CAPh Me If You Can 8 h 50 min
5 Sole Sisters 8 h 00 min
6 NeuroEXCEL Lab 5 h 31 min
7 Bikini Bottom Choppers 4 h 05 min
8 Think Pink 0 h 07 min
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