Welcome to The Marchathon Step Challenge 2026 Competitions Page
Prizes Available
A variety of Smarter Travel Goodie Bags are up for grabs for our weekly competitions and team target. top 500 placed and lottery prize draws.
Depending on the competition goodie bags will contain a combination of some of the items listed below or similar.
Also listed below are the potential big prizes for those who finish in the top 50 overall.
Top 50 Marchathon 2026 Finishers Potential Prizes : A variety of 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.
Weekly Prize Winners Potential Prizes :Tote Bags, Insulated leak proof Water Bottles, Headtorches, Ponchos, Sling Bags, Travel Cups and more.
The Marchathon Lottery!
We’re excited to introduce the Marchathon Lottery for all participants. It’s simple: just keep walking and you could win some fantastic prizes!
All Teams who log steps each week are entered into the prize draw. So whether you’re leading the pack or just getting started, your steps count.
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 16th February are in with a chance to win a VIP Marchathon Goodie Bag. Thank you for your enthusiasm in signing up in advance.
Congratulations to the organisations and coordinators who registered five teams or more before the Early Bird deadline and were selected in our prize draw:
| Coordinator | Organisation |
| Yvonne Moore | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
| Vitalij Perednev | DePuy Synthes (J & J MedTech) |
| Kevin Barron | Irish Blood Transfusion Service |
| Kieran O’Brien | Limerick City and County Council |
| Craig Harrington | Munster Technological University – Cork |
Congratulations to all the participants who registered before the Early Bird deadline, the winners of the prize draw are:
| Participant | Organisation |
| Anne FitzGerald | Department of Social Protection |
| Dolores Mee | Maynooth University |
| Dolores Mullahy | Munster Technological University – Cork |
| Chris Hearn | TE Connectivity |
| Hannah Lyons | Tallaght University Hospital |
Week 1
Well done to everyone who participated in Week 1 of Marchathon. It has been a fantastic week as we have nearly 2015 teams taking part across 147 organisations.
Congratulations to all the Week 1 winners listed below and your Marchathon goodie bags with be with you shortly. Keep up your step count and stay active!
The winners are:
Pedestrian Pursuits Quiz
We received over 2750 entries to the quiz, and nearly 850 got the perfect score so kudos to all! Winners are listed below:
| Participant’s Name | Organisation |
| Shane Greville | Clúid Housing |
| Kevin Barron | Irish Blood Transfusion Service |
| Hande Ermis | Technological University of the Shannon |
| Darby Mullen | Dublin City Council |
| Kellie Ahern | Cook Medical |
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 35,000 steps):
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Immigrant Majority | ATU – Galway Mayo |
| Walkie Talkies | Houses of the Oireachtas |
| Holy Walkamole | Deloitte |
| SDnAmblers | Lilly GBS |
| Opportunity Striders | University College Cork |
Top 100: steps of victory – embecta
Top 200: The Fall Guys- DePuy Synthes (J & J MedTech)
Top 300: We mean business! – Trinity College Dublin
Top 500: Wild Atlantic Wanderers (Sligo OGP) – Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation
Marchathon Lottery:
| Participant name | Team name | Organisation |
| Rachel McCann Donohoe | The Register Rovers | Cavan County Council |
| Brian Oleary | Walk force of the Future | Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation |
| Heather Gordon | Stock Ops Sligo | ESB Group |
| Alan Maloney | PE Pacers | Lilly GBS |
| Lorraine Larkin | Biodiver- city Striders | Office of Public Works |
Week 2
Marchathon Bingo
This week, participants are invited to participate in Marchathon Bingo via Competition Entry Form
Deadline to submit your bingo card is 2pm on Monday 16th March.
Team Target Challenge
Teams that reach a weekly team average of 45,000 steps during Week 2 will be entered into a prize draw. This equates to approximately 6,500 steps per person per day.
Top 100, 200, 300, 500 Leaderboard Prize Draws
Keep walking and cheer on your teammates! Aim for a spot in the Top 500 teams on the leaderboard to be in with a chance to win some goodie packs.
The Marchathon Lottery !
Log your steps each week to automatically enter the Marchathon Lottery, great prizes up for grabs every week.
We hope you enjoy the next few weeks as you build your steps, support your team, and explore opportunities to walk more whether during your commute, lunchtime, or free time.
Share Your Weekend Walks
Heading out for a walk this weekend? We’d love to see how you’re getting on!
Use the #Marchathon and tag us on social media @TFISmartTravel on X and @TFISmarterTravel Instagram.
Week 3
St. Patricks Themed Photo Competition
Week 3 sees the return of our annual Marchathon St. Patricks Themed photo competition.
Get your green on and get out out walking as a team. This photo competition is sure to be a hit with all you fancy dress lovers out there.
Week 4
Walk of Art
Week 4 sees the return of our Walk of Art competition. your task will be to create an image using nothing but your steps and your device or apps GPS.
More details to follow.