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
Congratulations to all the Week 2 winners listed below and your Marchathon goodie bags with be with you shortly. Keep up your step count and stay active!
Bingo Winners
We received over 100 entries to the bingo competition, well done to all involved and here are our five winners:
| Participant’s Name | Organisation |
| Darlene Orrica | Blackrock Clinic |
| Jasmine Fitzgerald | A&L Goodbody LLP |
| Roisin O’Brien | Tuath Housing |
| Sarah Symes | AirNav Ireland |
| Vincent Casey | Department of Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation |
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 45,000 steps):
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Side Steppers | Rabobank |
| The Campus Pavement Pounders | Sport Ireland Campus |
| We DETEst Walking | Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment |
| Courage Rising | Eirgrid |
| Block Busters | HSE Mid West |
Top 100, 200, 300, 500 Leaderboard Prize Draws
Top 100: Compact Crew & The Cloud Scraper – ESB
Top 200: The Blister Sisters – Galway University Hospitals
Top 300: Walkie Talkies – ATU Sligo
Top 500: Eternal Optimists – Munster Techonological University
The Marchathon Lottery
| Participant name | Team name | Organisation |
| Rachel Black | Here come the hot steppers | SSE Airtricity |
| Kayleigh Murphy | Library Steppers | Mayo County Council |
| Jason Wendell Owsley | L-Rollers | Analog Devices |
| Emer O’Connor | Resourceful Humans | Wexford County Council |
| Rebeccah Cogan | Will Run For Snacks | Leitrim County Council |
Week 3
St. Patricks Themed Photo Competition – ‘Lucky Lens’
Well done to all who participated in Marchathon this week. Week 3 Competition and Prize Draw Winners are listed below.
St. Patrick’s Themed Photo Competition – ‘Lucky Lens’
Our ‘Lucky Lens’ competition took place during Week 3 and we had some fantastic entries. The judges had a difficult time deciding on the winners.
Winners details are:
| Team Name | Organisation | Lucky Lens Photo Links |
| Granola Gals | Trinity College Dublin | Photo Link |
| Hot Heels | Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment | Photo Link |
| the six chilli steppers | Mayo County Council | Photo Link |
| The Firestarters | Cork City Council | Photo Link |
| A touch of Arthritis | Carbery Food Ingredients Ltd | Photo Link |
| Cell-ebrities 2.0 | Galway University Hospital | Photo Link |
| Queen Steps | DBFL | Photo Link |
Team Target
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 3 Prize Draws.
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 56,000 steps):
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Just out for a stroll! | Munster Technological University – Cork |
| The Walkie Talkies | Leitrim County Council |
| SUH Medical Workforce Dept | Sligo University Hospital |
| Transport Trotters | Limerick City and County Council |
| Strides of March | DBFL Consulting Engineers |
Top 100, 200, 300, 500 Leaderboards
Top 100: Scrub Life Striders – Tallaght University Hospital
Top 200: Marchives – Department of Culture, Communications and Sport
Top 300: TU Dublin Sustainability – TU Dublin
Top 500: Social Walkers – Beaumont Hospital
Marchathon Lottery Winners:
| Participant’s Name | Organisation |
| Sheila Stapleton | UPMC Aut Even Hospital |
| Takudzwa Great Mposiwa | Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |
| Elaine Rowley | Mayo County Council |
| Stacey Burke | National Council for Special Education |
| Bernardo Schuchter | Dublin Business School |
Week 4
Well done to all who participated in Marchathon this week. Week 4 Competition and Prize Draw Winners are listed below.
Walk of Art
The ‘Walk of Art’ 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 Marchathon Goodie bag.
| Participant’s Name | Organisation |
| Allyssa Chase | Trinity College Dublin |
| Brian Burke | Atlantic Technological University |
| Kieran O’Brien | Limerick City and County Council |
| Shane Grehan | Deloitte |
| Kingsley Long | Our Lady’s Hospice |
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 63,000 steps):
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Radiology Ramblers | Our Lady’s Hospital Navan |
| AoLs and LOLs | University of Limerick |
| Red Hot Chilli Steppers | Clare County Council |
| Miles to Martinis | RPS Tetra Tech |
| Celtic Tigers | AECOM |
Top 100, 200, 300, 500 Leaderboards
Top 100: Mayo Power Walkers – Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Top 200: District Striders – Monaghan County Council
Top 300: The J Walkers – Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
Top 500: Moynehall Pacemakers – Cavan County Council
Marchathon Lottery Winners:
| Participant’s Name | Organisation |
| Robert Corbally | Roughan & O’Donovan |
| Sam Bailey | Central Bank of Ireland |
| Jayme Ahern | Department of Transport |
| Iwona Lopaciuk | National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh |
| Colin Kotin-Hogan | Jacobs |
Overall
Step Challenge Prize Winners
Well done to all the Overall Prize Winners on your achievements over the past month. Your prizes will be with you all shortly. The Marchathon Overall Prize Winners are:
Top Leaderboard Winners
We had record numbers participating in this year’s Marchathon 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 | 5,6,7,8 | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
| 2nd Place | Witness to Fitness | A&L Goodbody LLP |
| 3rd Place | Sole Mates | Kildare County Council |
Top 3 on the Non – Desk Based Leaderboard
| Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
| 1st Place | Super Stars | Edwards Lifesciences |
| 2nd Place | Scrambled Legs | BioMarin International Ltd. |
| 3rd Place | Team Name TBD | Blackrock Health, Blackrock Clinic |
Top 10 on the Final Leaderboard
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Last man standing | Blackrock Health, Blackrock Clinic |
| steps of victory | embecta |
| Tuath Many Steps | Tuath Housing |
| Pimp my stride | BioMarin International Ltd. |
Top 50 Leaderboard Prize Draws
| Prize Draw | Team Name | Organisation |
| 11th – 20th | Moulding Movers | embecta |
| 21st – 30th | Zen Steps | University College Cork |
| 31st – 40th | Termonfeckinators | Department of Social Protection |
| 41st – 50th | The Pace Makers | Gilead Sciences Ireland |
Best Organisation Winners and Evaluation survey winners will be announced next week.