Welcome to The Marchathon Step Challenge 2023 Competition and Winners Page.
Early Registration Prize Draws
Congratulations to the Winners of the Marchathon Early Registration Prize Draw.
Name | Organisation |
Jenny O’Brien | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
Frank White | Dublin City Council |
Louise O’Callaghan | Munster Technological University – Cork |
Rachel Scally | Offaly County Council |
Anne Powell | Cork University Hospital |
Early Bird Coordinator Prize Draw
Coordinator Name | Organisation |
Hasher Mohamed | H&MV Engineering |
Liam Desmond | Transport Infrastructure Ireland |
Maura O’Neill | University College Cork |
Emma Court | Fingal County Council |
Vitalij Perednev | Depuy Synthes J&J |
Week 1 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 1 of Marchathon. It has been a fantastic week of walking with over 1,540 Teams taking part and 107 organisations represented. Week 1 Winners are listed below and your Marchathon Goodie Bags will be with you all shortly.
Weekly Photo Competition
With over 100 entries the competition was extremely tough and all the Teams who entered really showed their enthusiasm for Marchathon with their Team photos.
Team Name | Organisation | Link to winning photo |
Holy Walk-a-Mole | University College Cork | Winning Photo |
The Walkie Talkies | Dublin Bus | Winning Photo |
Pedominators | Cork City Council | Winning Photo |
Step Club 7 (6) | Dublin City Council | Winning Photo |
The Marchees of Inisherin | DBFL Consulting Engineers | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 1 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average): Monuments in Motion – OPW
Top 50: Cardiac Steppers – University Hospital Galway
Top 100: Walks & Talks – DePuy Synthes
Top 200: Team Philip Leap – Philip Lee LLP
Top 300: Leg Day IX – AECOM
Week 2 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 2 of Marchathon. Week 2 Winners are listed below, and we will be preparing your Marchathon Goodie Bags for delivery in the coming days.
Limerick Competition
We had so many great entries this week it was extremely hard to choose the winners.
Participant’s Name | Organisation | Link to Winning Limerick |
Susan Lanigan | Waterford City & County Council | Winning Limerick |
Katie Shiels | TUS Midwest | Winning Limerick |
Susannah Calvert | Trinity College Dublin | Winning Limerick |
Linda O’Grady | Meath County Council | Winning Limerick |
Éadaoin Patton | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage | Winning Limerick |
David Grant | MSA Safety | Winning Limerick |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 2 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 40,000 steps): The Flamin Blisters – TE Connectivity
Top 50: We Mean Business – ATU Galway Mayo
Top 100: Kathleen Angel’s – ATU Donegal
Top 200: Cvrcky – Northern Trust
Top 300: Ion the Prize – Beaumont Hospital
Week 3 Competitions
Green Theme Team Photo Competition – Well done to everyone who got into the spirit of Green and St. Patrick’s Day festivities for this week’s Team Photo Competition.
The winners of the VIP Marchathon Goodie Bags for their extra special effort are:
Team Name | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
Walkie Talkies | Waterford City & County Council | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the following Team Photo winners who have each won themselves a Marchathon Goodie Bag:
Team Name | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
The Holy Walkamolies | University College Cork | Winning Photo |
Sky Walkers! | Dublin City University | Winning Photo |
TE Mahon Marchers | TE Connectivity | Winning Photo |
Sole Mates | Department of Agriculture, Food & The Marine | Winning Photo |
Garotas Andantes | Trinity College Dublin | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winners of the Week 3 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 49,000 Steps): The Open Togs – J&J VisionCare
Top 50: The Walking Dead Tired – Department of Justice
Top 100: EMP1 – ESB Group
Top 200: Only Mary’s Allowed – Cook Medical
Top 300: Witness the Fitness – Lilly GBS
Week 4 Competitions
Marchathon Quiz
Well done to everyone who took part in the Marchathon Quiz. The Winners of the VIP Marchathon Goodie Bags are:
Name | Organisation | ||
Orla Cahalane | Beaumont Hospital | ||
Owen Fletcher | IBM | ||
Aditi Agrawal | Deloitte |
We received over 1,000 entries, so we held an additional Prize Draw and rewarded more Marchathon Goodie Bags. The winners of this draw are:
Name | Organisation | ||
Leah Murphy | eBay | ||
Frank Burke | Mayo County Council | ||
Cliona ODriscoll | Biomarin | ||
Paula Garcia | Henry J Lyons | ||
Wiktoria Morawiec | Janssen Cork | ||
Lesley Kiernan | ESB Networks |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 4 Team Target and Top Teams Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 56,000 steps): Red Hot Chilli Steppers – Kilkenny County Council
Top 50: Walkie Talkies – UPMC Aut Even Hospital
Top 100: Team G.L.O.W – The National Maternity Hospital
Top 200: Kitchen Bunnies – Mary Immaculate College
Top 300: The Health Connection – Maynooth University
Week 5 Competitions & Overall Winners
Week 5 Super Prize Draw
Well done to everyone who took part in the Marchathon this year. The Winners of the Super Prize Draw are:
Team Name | Organisation |
Double Trio | University Hospital Galway |
Catch Us If You Can | Northern Trust |
Number Crunchers | Galway City Council |
City Slickers | Kilkenny County Council |
Mad Marching Mares | Tallaght University Hospital |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 5 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target: Moonwalkers – ATU Sligo
Top 50: Colette’s Last Hurrah – ESB Group
Top 100: Cardiac Steppers – University Hospital Galway
Top 200: Zoo Gals – Trinity College Dublin
Top 300: Couch to Corporate Champs – Fingal County Council
Overall Step Challenge Prize Winners
Well done to all the Marchathon Overall Prize Winners on your achievements over the past month. Your prizes will be with you all shortly. The Marchathon Overall Prize Winners are:
Overall Organisation Winners
Best Small Workplace | Best Large Workplace |
Clifton Scannell Emerson Associates Consulting Engineers | Galway City Council |
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:
Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
1st Place | Cobra Kai 2.0 | University of Limerick |
2nd Place | Springtime OPS | Dublin City Council |
3rd Place | Not Fast, Just Furious | Dublin Bus |
4th Place | Scrambled Legs | Analog Devices |
5th Place | Mission impossible | Dublin Bus |
6th Place | Strictly Come Walking | Dublin City Council |
7th Place | Cross Functional Collaborators | DePuy Synthes |
8th Place | Insighters & Friends | University College Cork |
9th Place | The March Movers | National Orthopedic Hospital Cappagh |
10th Place | Walking Heads | DBFL Consulting Engineers |
Top 50 Leaderboard Prize Draws
Prize Draw | Team Name | Organisation |
11th – 20th | Backstreet Girls 4.0 | AECOM |
21st – 30th | Pretty Ladies | Beaumont Hospital |
31st – 40th | Four Score And Seven Blisters Ago | Munster Technological University – Cork |
41st – 50th | The ET&P Stepping Stars | Deloitte |
Participant Evaluation Survey Prize Draw
Winner Name | Organisation |
Ciara McCann | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
Michelle Murphy | Galway City Council |
Carmel Halpin | Our Lady’s Hospital Navan |
Antonio Rega La Valle | University College Cork |
Chloe McGlinchey | ATU Donegal |
Top 10 Best Coordinators
Coordinator Name | Organisation | |
Hasher Mohamed | H&MV Engineering | |
Karen Mc Donnell | Limerick City & County Council | |
Cara Kelly | Toast | |
Niamh Henderson | Cork University Maternity Hospital | |
Gillian Kelly | Galway City Council | |
Cian Smith | University of Limerick | |
Jennifer Gyves | Lilly GBS | |
Jennifer Gray | Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine | |
Paul Deasy | Janssen Sciences Ireland UC | |
Victoria Jones | Tallaght University Hospital |