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.
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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 – Pedestrian Pursuit
We’re kicking off Marchathon with our fun walking quiz, Pedestrian Pursuit. This quiz celebrates all things walking and puts your trivia skills to the test!
To be in with a chance of winning a VIP goodie pack, make sure to submit your answers by 2pm on Monday, 9th March.
Team Target Challenge
Teams that reach a weekly team average of 35,000 steps during Week 1 will be entered into a Prize Draw.
This works out at approximately 5,000 steps per person per day.Top 100, 200, 300, 500 Leaderboard Prize Draws
Don’t forget to aim for a spot in the Top 500 teams on the leaderboard to be in with a chance to win some goodie bags.
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 2 – Marchathon Bingo
This week, participants will be invited to participate in Marchathon Bingo. Check back for further details and the entry form closer to the time.
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.