Welcome to The Marchathon Step Challenge 2024 Competition and Winners Page.
Early Registration Prize Draws
Congratulations to the Winners of the Marchathon Early Registration Prize Draws.
Early Registration Prize Draw Winners
| Participant Name | Organisation |
| Mark Coomey | AECOM |
| Wayne Crawley | Met Éireann |
| Dan Simpson | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| Dara Lynch | J & J MedTech (DePuy Synthes) |
| Lucy Gee | Lilly GBS |
Early Bird Coordinator Prize Draw Winners
| Coordinator Name | Organisation |
| Frank FitzGerald | Cork City Council |
| Claire Doyle | Verizon Services Ireland Limited |
| Maura O’Neill | University College Cork |
| Morna O’Hanlon | Sligo University Hospital |
| Eoin Ryan | Dublin Bus |
Week 1 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 1 of Marchathon. It has been a fantastic week of walking with over 1,750 Teams taking part and 120 organizations represented. Week 1 Winners are listed below, and your Marchathon Goodie Packs will be with you all shortly.
Weekly Quiz Competition
We had over 1600 entries into the competition.
Winners of VIP Goodie Packs
| Participant Name | Organisation |
| Brendan White | Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |
| Eithne Dunne | Beaumont Hospital |
| Niamh | Office of the Attorney General |
| Fatima Asgarova | EY |
Winners of Standard Goodie Packs
| Participant Name | Organisation |
| Rebecca Scahill | Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine |
| Caroline Gordon | Cork City Council |
| Ciara Hennessy | Transport Infrastructure Ireland |
| Daniela Ventura | IBM |
| David | Offaly County Council |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 1 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average): 5 Teams
- Team Stroll Patrol – Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
- Team C4L – Freudenberg Medical
- Team Protein Pacers – BioMarin
- Team StepSquad Tangent – Trinity College Dublin
- Team Hyper Active Travel – Galway City Council
Top 25: March2dBeetz – Galway City Council
Top 100: The Walkabouts – Dublin Bus
Top 200: The SCStepS – Trinity College Dublin
Top 300: Cvrcky – Northern Trust
Week 2 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 2 of Marchathon. Week 2 winners are listed below.
Green Theme Team Photo Competition – Well done to everyone who got into the spirit of St Patrick’s Day festivities for this Team Photo Competition.
The winners of the VIP Marchathon Goodie Packs for their extra special effort are:
| Team Name | Organisation | Link to winning photo |
| Team G.L.O.W | The National Maternity Hospital | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the following Team Photo winners who have each won themselves a Marchathon Goodie Pack:
| Team Name | Organisation | Link to winning photo |
| Holy Walk-a-mole the Third | University College Cork | Winning Photo |
| Climb it Observers | Met Éireann | Winning Photo |
| EY Hiking Club | EY | Winning Photo |
| TU Dublin Sustainability | TU Dublin | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 2 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average): 5 Teams
- Team THE ARC FLASHERS- Tritech Engineering
- Team A Team – College of Further Education and Training, MSC & KRC
- Team Legs Miserables – Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Team Sustainability Steppers – Eirgrid
- Team Pimp my Stride – Deloitte
Top 25: The Lady and the Tramps – Fingal County Council
Top 100: Team MEL – Cork University Hospital
Top 200: Running Squad – daa
Top 300: Adelmo Walkers – Arup
Week 3 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 3 of Marchathon. Week 3 winners are listed below.
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 3 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average): 5 Teams
- Team Step Sisters – Dublin City Council
- Team Red Hot Chilli Steppers – Philip Lee LLP
- Team The Major Walkers – OPW
- Team Kildare Street Sneakers- Department Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media
- Team Green Umbrella – University of Limerick
Top 25: Scrambled Legs – Analog Devices
Top 100: Holy Walkamolies 2.0 – eBay
Top 200: The Justin Illusions – Mary Immaculate College
Top 300: Scrubbers – National Orthopedic Hospital Cappagh
Winners of Marchathon Week 3 Bingo competition will be announced next week.
Week 4 Competitions
Bingo Competition – Well done to everyone who submitted the Bingo Card.
The winners of the VIP Marchathon Goodie Packs for their extra special effort are:
| Name | Organisation | Link to winning Bingo Card |
| Simon Ahern | Maynooth University | Winning Bingo Card |
| Ludivine Burtin | Cook Medical | Winning Bingo Card |
| Rachel King | daa | Winning Bingo Card |
Congratulations to the following Bingo competition winners who have also won a Marchathon Goodie Pack:
| Name | Organisation | Link to winning photo |
| Gurkirat Singh Sidhu | Dublin City University | Winning Bingo Card |
| Aoife Lyster | ATU Galway | Winning Bingo Card |
| Lanssana Sakho | Transdev Dublin Light Rail | Winning Bingo Card |
| Heather Chawke | IADT | Winning Bingo Card |
| Jo O’Sullivan | Department of Environment, Climate and Communications | Winning Bingo Card |
| Victoria Lawlor | Trinity College Dublin | Winning Bingo Card |
| Caitlin Ball | AECOM | Winning Bingo Card |
Congratulations to the winners of the Week 4 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average): 5 Teams
- Team The Walking Wiz Kids – Beaumont Hospital
- Team Legs Misérables – Verizon Ireland
- Team MSU Walkie Talkies – Maynooth University
- Team Walkie Talkies – Office of Public Works
- Team Helen’s Helper – Irish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
- Team Obi – Wan Kenobi – Nill – Cork University Hospital
Top 25: Scaling Stories – Offaly County Council
Top 100: Moonwalkers – ATU – Sligo
Top 200: Stormsby – Tallaght University Hospital
Top 300: Toll Trotters – Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Super Prize Draw Winners:
| Team Name | Organisation |
| Accounting the Steps | Department of Transport |
| Mile Crushers | embecta |
| Career Crusaders | Dublin City University |
| South Mall Striders | DBFL Consulting Engineers |
| Belfast City Strollers (GES) | Deloitte |
Congratulations to the winners of our Super Prize Draws.
Final Competition 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 |
| Tritech Engineering | Lilly GBS |
Non Desk Based Leaderboard – Top 3
| Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
| 1st Place | Kidney Beans | University Hospital Waterford |
| 2nd Place | The Walkovers | Children’s Health Ireland |
| 3rd Place | Winning it for Joeys | Children’s Health Ireland |
Desk-based Leaderboard – Top 3
| Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
| 1st Place | Step Boiis | Analog Devices |
| 2nd Place | BLACK MAMBAS | University of Limerick |
| 3rd Place | TUD Ramblers | TU Dublin |
Overall Leaderboard – Top 10 runners up
| Prize Winners | Team Name | Organisation |
| Top 10 | PSA Tripperary | Department of Justice |
| Top 10 | Legal studies year 2 | SETU- Waterford |
| Top 10 | CarrownReddy steady go | Department of Justice |
| Top 10 | One step forward, two steps back | Dublin Bus |
Overall Leaderboard Top 50 Prize Draw
| Prize Draw | Team Name | Organisation |
| 11th – 20th | All about the pace | Transdev Dublin Light Rail |
| 21st – 30th | Step Sisters | Lilly GBS |
| 31st – 40th | March2dBeetz | Galway City Council |
| 41st – 50th | Armagh4Sam | Stryker Orthopedics |
The evaluation survey prize draw winners and Best Coordinators will be announced next week.
Once again well done and we hope to see you back for Walktober 2024.