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 |
| Sana Ali Afridi | 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
This week’s competition is:
Pedestrian Pursuits Quiz
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 35,000 steps):
Work together as a team to hit the weekly target. Any team that achieves a weekly average of 35,000 steps per team member will be entered into the Team Target Prize Draw. Winning teams will be selected at random from all teams that meet the target.
Top 100, 200, 300, 500 Leaderboard Prize Draws
Teams can also win prizes based on their position on the Walktober leaderboard! Teams that finish within the Top 100, Top 200, Top 300 or Top 500 positions will be automatically entered into the corresponding prize draw. The higher your team’s ranking, the more opportunities there are to win. Winning teams from each category will be announced below.
Walktober Lottery
Open to all participants, simply take part in the challenge and keep logging your steps to be included in the draw!