Welcome to The Walktober 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
New This Year : The Walktober Lottery!
We’re excited to introduce the Walktober Lottery for all participants. It’s simple: just keep walking and you could win some fantastic prizes!
All Teams who appears on the leaderboard each week—at any position—is automatically 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 Registration Prize Draws
Congratulations to the Winners of the Walktober Early Registration Prize Draw. Thank you for your enthusiasm in signing up yourself and your teams to the Active Travel Logger!
| Name | Organisation |
| Siobhan Burke | Blackrock Health, Galway Clinic |
| Niamh Keane | HSE Mid-West Community Healthcare |
| Cian Doyle | Lilly GBS |
| Lizzy Halleran | Mayo University Hospital |
| Grace Conway | University College Cork |
Early Bird Coordinator Prize Draw
| Coordinator Name | Organisation |
| Patricia Smith | Cavan County Council |
| Green Team | Department of Social Protection |
| Vitalij Perednev | J&J MedTech (DePuy Synthes) |
| Rebekkah Kaligorsky | Roughan & O’Donovan |
|
Ailsa Lyons |
St. Vincent’s University Hospital |
| Roisin Ni Ghairbhith | University of Limerick |
Week 1 Winners
Well done to everyone who participated in Week 1 of Walktober. It has been a fantastic week as we have nearly 2,031 teams taking part across 148 organisations. Congratulations to all the Week 1 winners listed below and your Walktober goodie bags with be with you shortly. Keep up your step count and stay active!
The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 25,000 steps):
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Knight Walkers 3.0 | Transdev Dublin Light Rail |
| Walkaholics Anonymous | Deloitte |
| Walk this way | Munster Technological University, Cork |
| Strategy walking | IADT |
| KC Sports | Department of Justice |
Top 100: Geo People – Trinity College Dublin
Top 200: Cirque du Sore Legs – Eirgrid
Top 300: Pier Patrollers – Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Top 500: The Winning team – eBay
Walktober Lottery Winners:
| Participant name | Organisation |
| Ciara McHugh | TE Connectivity |
| Pamela Joyce | Cork City Council |
| Erin Dunne | Greyhound Racing Ireland |
| Enda Loughman | Analog Devices |
| Jakub Byrdziak | University College Cork |
Week 2 Winners
Well done to all who participated in Walktober this week. Week 2 Competition and Prize Draw Winners are listed below.
Pedestrian Pursuits Quiz
We received over 2500 entries to the quiz, and nearly 1000 got the perfect score so kudos to all! Winners are listed below:
| Participant’s Name | Organisation |
| Frances Matthews | Monaghan County Council |
| Darren Corcoran | Dubin City Council |
| Peter Brady | OPW |
| Amanda Allen | Department of Children, Disability and Equality |
| Mary O Cal | Cork City Council |
Team Target
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 2 Prize Draws.
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 45,500 steps):
| Team’s Name | Organisation |
| Freudian Steps | Munster Technological University – Cork |
| The Pink Pony DAZZLERS!! | Blackrock Health Galway Clinic |
| The Last Hurrah | Mayo County Council |
| SQL Strutters | EY |
| Cardio Cartel | Toast |
Top 100: Guys & Dolls- Cavan County Council
Top 200: Leg Day XIV- AECOM
Top 300: Cardio is hardio- OPW
Top 500: CPO – PRS Team- National Transport Authority
Walktober Lottery Winners:
| Participant name | Organisation |
| Barry Aherne | ESB Group |
| Janice Dunwoody | National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh |
| Tara Gallagher | Cluid Housing |
| Fiona Joyce | Limerick City and County Council |
| Conor Reale | Houses of the Oireachtas |
Week 3 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Walktober this week. Week 3 Competition and Prize Draw Winners are listed below. We will be preparing your Walktober Goodie Bags for delivery in the coming days.
Walk of Art
Our first ‘Walk of Art’ competition took place during Week 3 and we had some fantastic entries. The judges had a difficult time deciding on the winners but finally settled on these four who will each be receiving a VIP Walktober Goodie bag.
| Participant’s Name | Organisation |
| Jennifer Harrington | EirGrid |
| Ally Chase | Trinity College Dublin |
| Dermot Kinane | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| Laura Murphy | Irish Blood Transfusion Service |
Team Target
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 3 Prize Draws.
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 56,000 steps):
| Team’s Name | Organisation |
| Sole Mates | Kildare County Council |
| Renin up that hill | Beaumont Hospital |
| Happy Feet in Dublin Street | Monaghan County Council |
| CR-gO | Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment |
| Shelbourne Rovers | HSE Mid-West Community Healthcare |
Top 100, 200, 300, 500 Leaderboards
Top 100: Just out for a stroll! – Munster Technological University – Cork
Top 200: Chicken Kickin’ – Department of Transport
Top 300: Baby Steps – Children’s Health Ireland
Top 500: Walking On Water – Dublin City Council
Walktober Lottery Winners:
| Participant name | Organisation |
| Rebecca O Leary | Galway University Hospitals (UHG & MPUH) |
| Stephen Doyle | Supernode |
| Ann Marie McKeon | TU Dublin |
| Anna Lafferty | Department of Social Protection |
| Mobin Ud Din | EY |
Week 4 Competitions
Halloween-themed Photo Competition: Spooktacular Shots!
Well done to all who participated in Walktober this week. Week 4 Competition and Prize Draw Winners are listed below.
Spooktacular Shots
The ‘Spooktacular Shots’ competition took place during Week 4 and we had some fantastic entries. The judges had a difficult time deciding on the winners but finally settled on these three entries who will be receiving a VIP Walktober Goodie bag.
| Team name | Participant name | Organisation | Photo Links |
| Cell-ebrities | Ayub Ali | Galway University Hospitals (UHG & MPUH) | Cell-ebrities |
| Daya Eby | |||
| Rebecca O Leary | |||
| Danielle Scally | |||
| Donna Wells | |||
| Claudia Zapata | |||
| Walk of Life | Tommy Beatty | Our Lady’s Hospice | Walk of Life |
| Anna Kilpatrick | |||
| Kingsley Long | |||
| Anne Quinn | |||
| Grad Planners | Shruthi Ashok | Offaly County Council | Grad Planners |
| Ciara Bell | |||
| Claire Lynch | |||
| Liam Dillane | |||
| Wiktoria Stepczynska-Motyl | |||
| Ellen Cashen |
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 63,000 steps):
| Team’s Name | Organisation |
| Hotsteppers | National Treasury Management Agency |
| Shannon Eves | Edwards Lifesciences |
| Happy Steppers | Limerick City and County Council |
| Red Hot Chili Steppers | Trinity College Dublin |
| Ballycummin Strollers | HSE Mid-West Community Healthcare |
Top 100, 200, 300, 500 Leaderboards
Top 100: 5,6,7,8. – Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Top 200: Haematology Hikes’ – Tallaght University Hospital
Top 300: Frightful 5 – Kildare County Council
Top 500: Legal Eaglets Ep. IV: A New Hope – South Dublin County Council
Walktober Lottery Winners:
| Participant name | Organisation |
| Caroline Skinnader | Cluid Housing |
| Colm Burke | OPW |
| Cathy Jones | Technological University of the Shannon |
| Mark Keegan | EY |
| David Zelaya | University College Cork |
Week 5 and Overall Competitions
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Ignorance is Blisters | IBM Ireland Software |
| Leading the (Gal)Way | Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children |
| Super Belle | Our Lady’s hospice |
| Sunset Steppers | Rabobank Dublin |
| Walkers Not Tayto 2 | Dublin City Council |
Top 100, 200, 300, 500 Leaderboards
Top 100: Jhonattan Baez -Trinity College Dublin
Top 200: BAO_ KAIZEN – Department of Social Protection
Top 300: Metrics in Motion – J & J MedTech (DePuy Synthes)
Top 500: Wexford Walkers – Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Walktober Lottery Winners:
| Participant Name | Organisation |
| Marie Kelly | Kildare County Council |
| Casey Tobella | Offaly County Council |
| Hilary Owens | Clifton Scannell Emerson Associates |
| Joanne Regan | ATU – Sligo |
| Mayiyang Shi | Trinity College Dublin |
Overall Step Challenge Prize Winners
Well done to all the Walktober Overall Prize Winners on your achievements over the past month. Your prizes will be with you all shortly. The Walktober Overall Prize Winners are:
Top Leaderboard Winners
We had record numbers participating in this year’s Walktober and we are awarding prizes to all the teams who placed in the top 10 of the Final Leaderboard:
Top 3 on the Desk Based Leaderboard
| Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
| 1st Place | Super Stars | Edwards Lifesciences |
| 2nd Place | Mighty Little Legs Walking Team | Fingal County Council |
| 3rd Place | HR Pace Setters | Fingal County Council |
Top 3 on the Non – Desk Based Leaderboard
| Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
| 1st Place | Walk the line | Transdev Dublin Light Rail |
| 2nd Place | Choppers! | Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital |
| 3rd Place | The Catering Strollers | Cork University Hospital |
Top 10 on the Final Leaderboard
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Hydrogen Energy Innovation (HEI) Research Group | Technological University of the Shannon |
| The Rizz Runners | BioMarin |
| The Blister Brothers ! | BioMarin |
| Go big or go home | Trinity College Dublin |
| MCM Are Back in Town | Dublin City Council |
| steps of victory | embecta |
Top 50 Leaderboard Prize Draws
| Prize Draw | Team Name | Organisation |
| 11th – 20th | ICPOP Ennis | HSE Mid-West Community Healthcare |
| 21st – 30th | The Walk Through Testers | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| 31st – 40th | MU Campus Service Safety Steppers | Maynooth University |
| 41st – 50th | Scrambled Legs | Clifton Scannell Emerson Associates |
Overall Organisation winners, Participant and Coordinators Evaluation Survey Prize Draw winners will be announced next week.