Welcome to The Walktober Step Challenge 2024 Competitions and Winners Page.
Early Registration Prize Draws
Congratulations to the Winners of the Walktober Early Registration Prize Draws.
Early Registration Prize Draw Winners
| Participant Name | Organisation |
| Aditya Chandra | Arup |
| Colin OBrien | Croke Park |
| Gillian Buckley | ESB Group |
| Lydia Brazil | Trinity College Dublin |
| Shuai Yang | Lilly GBS |
Early Bird Coordinator Prize Draw Winners
| Coordinator Name | Organisation |
| Claire Lynch | Atlantic Aviation |
| Patricia Smith | Cavan County Council |
| Conor Greene | Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth |
| Samantha Fahy | Dublin City University |
| Jennifer Gyves, Terry Corkery & Kevin Cooke | Lilly GBS |
| Ailsa Lyons, Mary Kerley & Ana Mattson | St. Vincent’s University Hospital |
Week 1 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 1 of Walktober It has been a fantastic week of walking with over 1,600 Teams taking part and 130 organisations represented. Week 1 Winners are listed below, and your Walktober Goodie Packs will be with you all shortly.
Quiz Competition
We had over 2000 entries into the competition which made it really competitive. All participants who entered really showed their enthusiasm for the Walktober quiz, we hope you found it fun and informative. Well done to all the lucky winners.
| Name | Organisation |
| Dermot Kinane | Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform |
| Breege Screene | St. Vincent’s University Hospital |
| Eimear L Ryan | EY |
| Mary Collier | Biomarin |
| Marianne Lee | Children’s Health Ireland Crumlin |
| Searon Ni Chearbhall | Cork County Council |
| Eilis Dunne | Trinity College Dublin |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 1 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average):
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Running Snails 2.0 | Transdev Dublin Light Rail |
| Sole Mates | Tritech Engineering |
| Non-stoppable | Sligo University Hospital |
| The Motivators | Meath County Council |
| Poor Dogs | Expleo Technology |
Top 25: CarrownReddy steady go – Department of Justice
Top 100: In Dave We Trust– Competition and Consumer Protection Commission
Top 200: Spill the tEY – EY
Top 300: Bookin’ It – Maynooth University
Week 2 Competitions
Virtual Walking Challenge
This week’s competition is a virtual walking challenge. This is an individual competition where we are asking you to walk the equivalent of the Multeen Way, Tipperary which is 35.5kms long. This will also help you to contribute towards this week’s Team Target.
NOTE: this is a virtual challenge you are not expected to walk the actual route.
How to Win:
This 35.5km virtual walk equates to approximately to 7000 steps a day or a total of 49000 for this week. Individuals who reach this target will be in with a chance of winning some great prizes.
We selected the Multeen Way walking trail at random from a long list of trails from all four of Ireland’s spectacular provinces.
The Multeen Way stretches from Tipperary Town to the Milestone area. The trail takes walkers through the countryside of the Golden Vale and the Red Hills, via Cappagh White and Donohill, passing the site of the Battle of Sulcoitin in 968 AD. The motte of Donohill was a major store of grain in Tipperary in the Middle Ages. Cappagh White is famous for faction fighting in the 19th century. The route then follows mountain paths in the Red Hills above the village of Hollyford before finishing in the Milestone area.
When you are out and about walking this week you can try to take photographs to include a hill or mountain, historical building, waterbody or walking tracks and trails. Remember to tag us on Instagram: @tfismartertravel and on X: @TFISmartTravel
Team Target
To help get you motivated for Week 2, we’ve increased the weekly team target by enough steps to encourage you to take that one extra journey by foot. Teams that reach this week’s weekly Team average of 40,000 steps will go into a Prize Draw. This Team average equates to approximately 5,700 steps per person per day.
Top 25, 100, 200, 300 Leaderboards
Those top 300 teams on the Leaderboard will be entered into Prize Draws for some great Walktober Goodie Bags.
Winners of Walktober Week 2 competitions will be announced on 15th October
Week 3 Competitions
Limerick Competition
This week’s competition is the ever-popular Limerick competition for all you poets out there. Make sure the theme of your Limerick is Walktober and don’t forget to get your entries into the Walktober Competition Entry Form by 2pm, Monday 21st of October.
Team Target
To help keep you motivated in Week 3, we’ve increased the weekly team target by enough steps to encourage you to take that one extra journey by foot. Teams that reach this week’s weekly Team average of 49,000 steps will go into a Prize Draw. This Team average equates to approximately 7,000 steps per person per day.
Top 25, 100, 200, 300 Leaderboards
Once again, this week, those top 300 teams on the Leaderboard will be entered into Prize Draws for some great Walktober Goodie Bags.
Week 4 & 5 Competitions
Halloween Themed Photo Competition.
This is classic competition to round off a brilliant month and we are always amazed at the lengths teams go to win. The theme to this competition is Halloween so we would like to see photos of you and your team members in your best Halloween fancy dress. We especially want to see your costumes on the commute or outdoors if you can brave the elements!
This is a team competition, so we encourage you to get as many members of your team as possible into your photo, with their permission of course!
To be in with a chance to win, submit your Team photo into the Walktober Competition Entry Form by 2pm, Thursday the 31st of October.
Team Target
To really motivate you to keep going this last week of Walktober 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 the weekly Team average of 56,000 steps will go into a Prize Draw. This Team average equates to approximately 8,000 steps per person per day.
Top 25, 100, 200, 300 Leaderboards
Once again this week, those top 300 teams on the Leaderboard will be entered into Prize Draws for some great Walktober Goodie Bags.
Final Competition Winners
Overall Prize Winners will be announced on Wednesday the 6th of November.