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300-plus “Hike With Mike”

U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, waves during a photo shoot on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Simpson has lost more than 70 pounds in the past 18 months. Now the ninth-term congressman has started a “Hike with Mike” challenge, encouraging Idahoans to walk 2,963 miles over the next 14 months, which is equal to a trip from Washington, D.C., to Boise. (Tong Wu / Tribune News Service)
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, waves during a photo shoot on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Simpson has lost more than 70 pounds in the past 18 months. Now the ninth-term congressman has started a “Hike with Mike” challenge, encouraging Idahoans to walk 2,963 miles over the next 14 months, which is equal to a trip from Washington, D.C., to Boise. (Tong Wu / Tribune News Service)
U.S. Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, waves during a photo shoot on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Simpson has lost more than 70 pounds in the past 18 months. Now the ninth-term congressman has started a “Hike with Mike” challenge, encouraging Idahoans to walk 2,963 miles over the next 14 months, which is equal to a trip from Washington, D.C., to Boise. (Tong Wu / Tribune News Service)

More than 300 people have signed up to join Idaho Republican Rep. Mike Simpson on a virtual cross-country walk aimed at helping them get physically fit. Most plan to walk at least 5 miles, or roughly 10,000 steps each day./ Rob Hotakainen , Tribune News Service. More here .

Additional info: Simpson has lost 72 pounds since November 2014.

Question: What’s the farthest you’ve walked without stopping?

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