Welcome to The Walktober Step Challenge 2026 Competitions Page
Prizes Available
A variety of Smarter Travel Goodie Bags are up for through our weekly competitions, team target challenges, Top 500 leaderboard prizes, and Walktober Lottery prize draws.
Depending on the competition, goodie bags may contain a selection of the items listed below, or similar items of equivalent value.
In addition, participants who finish in the Top 50 Overall will be entered into draws for a selection of larger prizes, which are also listed below.
Weekly Prize Winners Prizes: Goodie bags may include tote bags, insulated leak-proof water bottles, head torches, ponchos, sling bags, travel cups, and more.
Top 50 Overall Prizes: prizes may include stylish travel backpacks, easy-carry picnic blankets, Fitbits, insulated leak-proof food flasks, insulated leak-proof travel mugs, massage guns, portable blenders, power banks, smart tags, and more.
The Walktober Lottery!
We’re excited to introduce the Walktober Lottery for all participants. Just keep walking and you could win some fantastic prizes!
Any team that logs steps during the week will be entered into the weekly prize draw. That means every step counts, whether you’re aiming for the top spot or simply building healthy habits.
Keep the momentum going and step your way into the prize pool each week!
Early-Bird Registration Prize Draws
Participants who registered on the Active Travel Logger and coordinators at organisations where five teams or more signed up before the deadline of Friday 18th September were in with a chance to win a VIP Walktober Goodie Bag. Thanks to everyone who signed up in advance.
Congratulations to the organisations / coordinators who registered five teams or more before the Early Bird deadline and were selected in our prize draw:
| Coordinator | Organisation |
| Coordinator | An Garda Síochána |
| Noreen Aylmer | Cavan County Council |
| Tom Hogan | Fiosrú |
| Bethan Burke | Marino Institute of Education |
| Morna O’Hanlon | Sligo University Hospital |
Congratulations to all the participants who registered before the Early Bird deadline and were selected in our prize draw:
| Participant | Organisation |
| Komal Babu | St James’ Hospital |
| Eimear Corcoran | University College Cork |
| Rónán Mac Gabhann | Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration |
| Jonathan McGarvey | KBC Fund Management |
| Irene Rooney | Kildare County Council |
Week 1
Well done to everyone who participated in Week 1 of Walktober. It has been a fantastic first week as we have nearly 2390 teams taking part across 156 organisations. Congratulations to all the Week 1 winners listed below and your Walktober goodie bags will with be with you shortly. Keep up your step count and stay active!
The winners are listed below:
Pedestrian Pursuits Quiz
We received over 2560 entries to the quiz, and nearly 965 got the perfect score so kudos to all! Winners are listed below:
| Participant | Organisation |
| Colum Courtney | Monaghan County Council |
| Jan Irvine | Clifton Scannell Emerson Associates |
| Patrick Ryan | HSE Mid-West Region |
| Cúnla Ní Bhraonáin | Marino Institute of Education |
| Ann Marie Nash | Westmeath County Council |
Team Target and Prize Draws
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 1 Prize Draws.
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 35,000 steps):
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Sole Submission | Lilly GBS |
| THE WALKIE TALKIES | Mary Immaculate College – Limerick |
| The Bankers | RDJ |
| Cappagh Walkabouts | National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh |
| Mid – West Capital and Estates | HSE Mid-West Region |
Top 100: University College Cork – Between a Walk and a Hard Pace
Top 200: DePuy Synthes (J & J MedTech) – Walk and Roll
Top 300: Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council – The Tekky Steps
Top 500: National Treasury Management Agency – The Hotsteppers
Walktober Lottery:
| Participant | Team Name | Organisation |
| Naomi Arita Merino | Women in STEP | University of Limerick |
| Deepak Pandey | MES-merizing Striders | BioMarin International Ltd. |
| Lavinia Sweeney | Pace Makers | Rabobank Dublin |
| Lucy Davis | Strolling Around | Houses of the Oireachtas |
| David McCarthy | The Pacemakers | St. James’s Hospital |
Week 2
Well done to all who participated in Walktober this week. Week 2 Competition and Prize Draw Winners are listed below.
Walktober Bingo
Competition was high this year with over 200 entries received for Walktober Bingo. Congratulations to all the lucky winners!
Winners are listed below:
| Names | Organisation |
| Pat Quinn | AirNAV Ireland |
| George Tan | EY Ireland |
| Pierre Geffard | Systra |
| Jean Kelly | Technical University of the Shannon |
| Anastasiia Harianina | The Marine Institute |
Team Target and Prize Draws
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 2 Prize Draws.
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 45,000 steps):
Top 100: University Hospital Waterford – mity 6 Top 200: University of Limerick – Walking in Partnership Top 300: Trinity College Dublin – Step Forward Top 500: The Probation Service – Prison Probation Striders
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Week 3
Well done to all who participated in Walktober this week! Week 3 Competition and Prize Draw Winners are listed below.
Rhyme Your Route – The Walktober Poetry Competition
Our Rhyme Your Route Poetry competition took place during Week 3 and we had a fantastic range of creative entries. Selecting the winners was no easy task, but the judges have spoken!
| Participant’s Name | Organisation |
| Sekani Finlay – Byran | Offaly County Council |
| Emilia Ziolek | Eli Lilly Limerick |
| Cathy Power | Transport Infrastructure Ireland |
| Deirdre McGauran | The Marine Institute |
| Cúnla Ní Bhraonáin | Marino Institute of Education |
Sekani Finlay-Bryan
’Twas the start of Walktober, the first,
Poor Bridie awoke with a thirst.
She’d had a few drinks, then forty-odd winks,
And woke feeling truly the worst.
Out walking in cold autumn fog,
She stumbled and tripped on a log.
Her lace came untied, she nearly died,
No more getting drunk on the bog!
Emilia Ziolek
The tires all rumbled, “Stay dry.”
The thunder rumbled, “Don’t try.”
Yet my boots, unprompted,
Went Walktobering, undaunted.
“Not today, weather!” we reply.
Cathy Power
Rushed down footpath, gasped up hill,
didn’t go home to just be still.
Halfway through I saw my screen,
Worst thing that I’d ever seen.
Digital numbers dark and dead,
terrible panic in my head.
Walked for an hour, sweated, cried,
but it’s not synced, they’ll think I lied.
Deirdre McGauran
One foot in front of the other
Rain, hail or a telling off from my mother.
Its funny, really, what I feel
My mood picking up like a ferris wheel
My car sits idol,
My wallet that bit thicker,
I can get around on foot,
Which is the real kicker!
Cúnla ní Bhraonáin
Windows let in
A dappled
Light
Kissing the
Top of my head.
Oh, a reminder. I haven’t
Bothered to walk yet.
Eek! It’s time to
Run outside.
Team Target and Prize Draws (Weekly Team Average of 49,000 steps):
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 3 Prize Draws.
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Cardio is Hardio | OPW |
| Shannon IRON LEGS | Edwards Lifesciences |
| The Four-midables | Cornmarket Group Financial Services |
| Walkie Talkies | AtkinsRéalis |
| Sole Mates | Monaghan County Council |
Top 100, 200, 300, 500 Leaderboards
Top 100: Sole Sisters
Top 200: The Night Shifty ParkGaters
Top 300: Wandering Witches
Top 500: KPI (Kilometres Per Individual)
Walktober Lottery Winners:
| Participant’s Name | Organisation |
| Gavin Shaw | DePuy Synthes (J & J MedTech) |
| Hannah Rafferty | St. James’s Hospital |
| Louise Brown | University College Cork |
| Finnola Mallon | EY |
| Johanna Walsh | Houses of the Oireachtas |
Week 4
Weekly Competition: Spooktacular Shots – the Halloween-themed Photo Competition
It’s spooky season, and we’re calling all ghosts and goblins to lace up their walking shoes and get snapping! To celebrate Halloween and the last week of Walktober, we are inviting teams to submit Halloween-themed photos that show off your creativity, costumes, and team spirit.
Whether you’re out strolling city streets, your local park or vast fields, we want to see your Spooktacular shots – the more imaginative, the better! Submit your Halloween-themed photos via competition entry form or tag us on social media by Monday 2nd November:
- Instagram @tfismartertravel
- X @tfismarttravel
Don’t forget to use the #Walktober26 and #SpooktacularShots in your post.
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 63,000 steps)
To motivate you go the final mile in the last week of Walktober, we have once again increased the weekly team target to an average 63,000 steps which equals 9,000 steps per person each day. For the final week, the deadline to log your steps is 2pm on 2nd November.
Top 100, 200, 300, 500 Leaderboard Prize Draws
Last chance this week to become one of the top 500 teams on the Leaderboard to be in with a chance of winning some fantastic Goodie Bags.
Stay tuned!
Week 4 and Overall Walktober Prize Winners will be announced on Friday 6th November.