It is an organized event for the general public. It is not a contest.
Participants go at their own pace.
Participants may walk, jog or run. Each person finishing is a winner. Some walks are held in cities and can be accomplished by persons in wheelchairs, or by families with small children in wagons or strollers. Others are more challenging and are planned over natural trails in parks and woods. Some have steep hills and very uneven ground, and a few may even require ropes and other assists.