• 2003 - Walters biked from New Orleans to Baxter with his brother Craig, covering 1,540 miles in 19 days.
• 2004 - He lived nine days on a ledge of Brainerd's historic water tower just off South Sixth Street for "Perching for Partners."
• 2005 - Walters and his children, with Jackson, Jessica and Reggie participating, walked the length of Minnesota covering 437 miles in 22.5 days.
• 2006 - Walters swam across a rough Lake Mille Lacs with 3-foot waves. He covered 14 miles and raising about $20,000 in pledges. Walters swam on and off from about 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16 to 2:30 a.m. Aug. 17, spent a bumpy night on a pontoon and then continued to swim on and off between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Aug. 17 before reaching shore.
• 2007 - Walters lost 100 pounds in a year, going from 290 pounds to 190 through diet and exercise.
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• 2008 - Walters and son Jackson unicycled for 24 hours around the track at Brainerd High School.
• 2009 - Walters and Jackson traveled on inline skates from Brainerd to Washington D.C. as daughter Jessica traveled with them on her bike.
• 2010 - Walters completed the Twin Cities Marathon in 6 hours and 32 minutes. He said he thought about quitting but kept on because he wasn't doing it for himself but was doing it for Kinship Partners.
• 2011 - Walters, along with Jackson and Jessica, completed the "Coast to Coast for Kids" challenge, riding 3,179 miles on bicycles on a 54-day trek covering the width of the nation between the East Coast and the West Coast.
• 2012 - For his 10th challenge, Walters' goal was to raise funds and awareness for Kinship Partners and focus attention on being more healthy. He set up a trifecta of activities. The trifecta included working toward and keeping a healthy weight. He biked 200 miles during 15 hours covering the distance between Baxter and Bemidji and back again with his teenage daughter Jessica. And he completed the Twin Cities Marathon in October in 5 hours and 59 minutes, in time to qualify as a marathoner.
• 2013 - Walters swam across Loch Ness in Scotland and proved once and for all if the fabled monster has any interest in a man from Minnesota clad in a wet suit. Nessie didn't. Walters said the Scottish people were great and he learned the benefit of making everything an adventure. The event raised $11,100 for Kinship Partners.
• 2014 - Walters takes on Ironman triathlon in Tempe, Ariz. His day ended earlier than he hoped but he signed up for the 2015 Ironman the next day.
