Welcome to The Marchathon Step Challenge 2025 Competitions Page
Prizes Available
Smarter Travel Goodie Bags or Sustainable Water Bottles are up for grabs for our weekly competition and team target prize draws.
Top 50 finishers have a chance to win some of our big prizes including:
- A variety of Stylish Travel Backpacks
- Easy Carry Picnic Blankets
- Fanny Packs
- Fitbits
- Insulated leak-proof Food Flasks
- Insulated leak-proof Travel Mugs
- Massage Guns
- Portable Blenders
- Power-banks
- Smart Tags
Early Registration Prize Draws
Coordinators who signed up five or more Teams before Friday 21st February were entered into a Prize Draw for a Marchathon Welcome goodie bag. Participants who signed up on the same day were also included in a separate prize draw.
Congratulations to the Winners of the Marchathon Early Registration Prize Draw.
| Name | Organisation |
| Noel Nevin | Meath County Council |
| Jonathan Valsin | Cook Medical |
| Emma Allen | Cork City Council |
| Rory Brennan | ATU – Galway Mayo |
| Sally Brogan | Analog Devices |
Early Bird Coordinator Prize Draw
| Coordinator Name | Organisation |
| Christin Mathew | Eirgrid |
| Claire Doyle | Verizon Ireland |
| Vitalij Perednev | J & J MedTech (DePuy Synthes) |
| Karl Mitchell | IBM Ireland Software |
| Patricia Smith | Cavan County Council |
Week 1 Competition
Well done to everyone who took part in the Marchathon Quiz. The Winners of the VIP Marchathon Goodie Bags are:
| Name | Organisation |
| Anne OReilly | Kildare County Council |
| Dave Davis | Trinity College Dublin |
We received over 2600 entries, so we held an additional Prize Draw and rewarded more Marchathon Goodie Bags. The winners of this draw are:
| Name | Organisation |
| Elaine Harris | J & J MedTech (DePuy Synthes) |
| Fiona Bennett | J & J MedTech (DePuy Synthes) |
| Louise Murphy | South East Technological University |
| Niamh Henderson | Cork University Maternity Hospital |
| Joanna Crummie | H&MV Engineering |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 1 Team Target and Top Teams Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 35,000 steps):
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Yellow Watch | Louth County Council |
| The Thoroughbreds | National Transport Authority |
| Red Hot Chilli Steppers | J&J Innovative Medicine |
| The Couch Potatoes | SSE Airtiricty |
| Blister Sisters | Cork City Council |
Top 50: Walkin’ On Sunshine (or Rain) – Central Bank
Top 100: The Holy Walkamolies – Office of the Attorney General
Top 200: Three Lone Wolves – IADT
Top 300: FUZE Stars – Verizon Ireland
Week 2 Competitions
Week 2 Winners are listed below.
Photo Competition: Green Steps
Well done to everyone who got into the spirit of Green and St. Patrick’s Day festivities for this week’s Team Photo Competition.
The winners of the VIP Marchathon Goodie Bags for their extra special effort are:
| Team Name | Organisation | Link to winning photo |
| Marching Mothers | Cavan County Council | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the following Team Photo winners who have each won themselves a Marchathon Goodie Bag:
| Team Name | Organisation | Link to winning photo |
| Get Rid of Tensioners | Office of Public Works | Winning Photo |
| Watch Yous Step | Dublin City University | Winning Photo |
| 5 Ladies Walking | Cork City Council | Winning Photo |
| HR Running Rebels | Trinity College Dublin | Winning Photo |
| Commander United | Edwards Lifesciences | Winning Photo |
| SYSTRA Dublin | SYSTRA | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 2 Team Target and Top Teams Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 40,000 steps):
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Park & Stride | Clifton Scannell Emerson Associates |
| Excel@IT | Henry J. Lyons Architects |
| AIMless | Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth |
| The Sports Office Step Squad | South East Technological University |
| Famous Five | HSE Mid-West Community Healthcare |
Top 50: Cssd WARRIORS – Sligo University Hospital
Top 100: Walk Till You Drop – Dublin City Council
Top 200: Socks, Dogs and Walk ‘n’ Roll – Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Top 300: Doughminators – Toast
Week 3 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 3 of Marchathon. Week 3 Winners are listed below, and we will be preparing your Goodie Bags for delivery in the coming days.
Social Media Competition: What’s Your Hidden Gem
We had so many great entries this week it was extremely hard to choose the winners.
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Congratulations to the winners of our Week 3 Team Target and Top Teams Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 49,000 steps):
| Team Name | Organisation |
| DSC 4 Life | Louth County Council |
| the TATER TROTS | Trinity College Dublin |
| Sole Train | Roughan & O’Donovan |
| Strides of March | DBFL Consulting Engineers |
| School of Walk (GES) | Deloitte |
Top 50: The Simplexities – Stryker Orthopedics
Top 100: Pitter Patter Steppers – Cork University Maternity Hospital
Top 200: Not Our First Roadeo! – Kilkenny County Council
Top 300: Mile Crushers – embecta
Week 4 Competitions
Compete with Creativity!
Drum roll please… the secret’s out! Week 4 is all about innovation! Unleash your creativity and come up with exciting, fun-filled competition ideas that will get everyone moving and boost their step count.
We’re looking for the most creative, team-oriented, and no-cost ideas. Winners will get a VIP Marchathon Goodie bag, and the winning concept will be run nationwide as a competition in the next step challenge! Submit your ideas as an individual or as a team via Competition Entry Form here by 2pm on 31st March.
Let’s get creative and have some fun!
Team Target (Weekly Team Average):
To really motivate you to keep going this last week of Marchathon, we have once again increased the weekly team target by enough steps to encourage you to keep taking as many journeys as you can by foot. Teams that reach Week 4’s Team average of 70,000 steps will go into a Prize Draw. This Team average equates to approximately 10,000 steps per person per day. The deadline to log steps for this week is 2pm on Tuesday 1st April.
Top 50, 100, 200, 300 Leaderboards
Last chance this week to get into one of those top 300 teams on the Leaderboard to be entered into Prize Draws for some great Marchathon Goody Bags.
Overall Competitions
Week 4 and Overall Prize Winners will be announced on Thursday 3rd April.