Tag Archives: The Walking Spondies

Living Abroad with Ankylosing Spondylitis in Japan

In November of 2015 I packed my things, moved out of my apartment, sold my car, and went to Japan. It’s a cliche expat story, but it’s mine! Any person would be nervous about a move of that magnitude. New language, new culture, new job, new home, new everything. I had to move my AS […]

Walk Your AS Off World Arthritis Day 2016 – RECAP

The Walk AS One community stood tall this year to raise awareness for Ankylosing Spondylitis on World Arthritis Day 2016. Our teams walked 1,287,797 steps in ONE DAY to raise awareness for Ankylosing Spondylitis on World Arthritis Day, which was on October 12, 2016. Our Not-So-Silent auction raised the money we need to redo our […]

Stars To Mars Step Stats – May 4th to May 15th

May 4rd to May 15th Step Stats Hello, everyone. We have been pretty busy here at Walk AS One, but we haven’t been neglecting our step stats. These are the team stats for May 4th to May 15th 2016. We have two weeks left to walk our AS off, and we want to hear from […]

Stars To Mars Step Stats April 2016 to May 3rd

April 1, 2016 to May 3rd Step Stats Hello, everyone. We have been pretty busy here at Walk AS One, but we haven’t been neglecting our step stats. These are the team stats for April 1st to May 3rd, 2016. 1st Place – 18,160,498 steps – AS Buzzers – Great Britain   2nd Place – […]

World AS Day in Taiwan with The Walking Spondies

Hi Everyone! My name is Carrie Kellenberger and I’m Team Captain of The Walking Spondies. I thought I’d take the time to update you all on what our team got up to on World AS Day, which is always held on the first Saturday of May each year. This year, World AS Day fell on […]

The Walking Spondies: Jungle Trekking in Thailand

Team Captain’s Note from Carrie Kellenberger: I’d like to introduce my friends, Dean and Hedway. They recently vacationed in Thailand and were kind enough to think of contributing a massive hike in Thailand for The Walking Spondies. Thank you both so much for even entertaining the thought of doing a hike for The Walking Spondies this month […]

The LOVE Run in Taipei – The Walking Spondies

On May 15, 2015, two members from The Walking Spondies participated in the LOVE Run in Taipei, Taiwan to help raise awareness for Ankylosing Spondylitis and associated diseases. Together, they logged over 30,000 steps during their race for our team. David Mitchell from Scotland and Saou-Wen Su from Taiwan, along with over 3,000 other marathoners, began their race […]

The Walking Spondies Night Walker April Event Recap

Hi folks! I’m Carrie Kellenberger, and I’m Team Captain of The Walking Spondies in Taiwan. We’re an international team comprised of walkers from Canada, the US, the UK, Taiwan, and Australia. We held our first official Walk Your AS Off/WalkASOne event on Thursday, April 16th at CKS Memorial Hall in Taipei. This was also our first organized […]