About Marchathon
Marchathon is a fun team Step Challenge that takes place in March each year. It is open to staff and students of workplaces and third level campuses that are partners of the Smarter Travel programme.
Check below to see if your workplace/campus is participating in Marchathon Once your organisation has registered to participate, staff and students can then get together to form teams of 3-6 people.
Team- up and Get Walking
A Team Name is chosen and a Team Captain is nominated. Each participant needs to have a working email address and have a registered and verified Active Travel Logger account. The Team Captain will be the main point of contact for a team and will set up the team on the Active Travel Logger website.
For more information on how to get started, creating a team, logging your steps and more, refer to the Resources and Frequently Asked Questions sections by clicking the relevant header at the top of this page.
The deadline to log your steps each week to place on the Weekly Leaderboard is 2pm every Monday, except for the Saint Patrick’s Day when the deadline is extended by one or two days. Participants can backlog their steps for a maximum of eight days during the Challenge.
My takeaway from this challenge is I can find time to walk more/do light physical activities during my day and it helps to clear my mind.
Walktober Step Challenge Participant, 2024
The organisation’s Internal Coordinator and the National Coordinators keep in touch with participants to let them know about competitions, prizes, Leaderboards and such once the Challenge is live.
During the Step Challenges participants can follow us on social media for regular updates and tips on the Challenge, and of course to see who’s in the lead!