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Welcome to the Pedometer Challenge 2010!

Wednesday 15 September – Tuesday 12 October


The National Transport Authority is delighted to launch registration for the Smarter Travel Workplaces/ Irish Heart Foundation Pedometer Challenge 2010!


Last year was a phenomenal event with over 3,500 people in 30 of Ireland’s largest organisations walking over 800 million steps and raising €9,500 for the Irish Heart Foundation in the process.


Participating companies, including eircom, ESB, Dell, RTÉ and Microsoft saw those walking regularly on the commute to work increase by 15%. The overall prize winner, Charlene Tully, from the Mater Hospital, won a place on the Irish Heart Foundation’s overseas walk in Santiago de Compostela in May 2010.


This year’s challenge will start on Wednesday 15 September and end on Tuesday 12 October, with teams of 3–6 walkers covering some of the world’s highest peaks, including Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Everest, without leaving the country.


Prizes for the 2010 event include shopping vouchers, iPod shuffles and one place on a fantastic European walk with the Irish Heart Foundation in 2011.



How do I take part?

Check if your workplace is participating. Then get together with your workmates to form a team of 3–6 people. Give your team a name and nominate a Team Captain. Your Team Captain will be the main point of contact for your team, and will register your team, purchase pedometers and log steps on behalf of the team.



How to Register Teams

Team Captains can register their team by setting up a Journey Logger account here. If you are a Team Captain and you already have a Journey Logger account, you can enter your team details by logging in, clicking on ‘Edit my Details’ and filling in the ‘Pedometer Challenge’ tab.



How do I record my steps?

Record your steps using a pedometer. If you need to purchase a pedometer, your Team Captain can buy them through this website on behalf of your team.
Team Captains: Purchase Pedometers »



Step Logging

Download a Step Log to keep a note of your steps every day. Once the challenge begins, Team Captains can log steps on behalf of their team on the Smarter Travel Workplaces Journey Logger. Steps can be logged on a daily or weekly basis, and Team Captains can ‘back log’ steps for up to one week.



Where can I view Results?

A Leader Board will be live on this website after Week 1 results. The Table will be updated on a regular basis over the course of the challenge.



Downloads



Useful Links



List of Companies

  • Accenture
  • An Bord Pleanala
  • Citi
  • Cork City Council
  • Deloitte
     
     
  • Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
  • Department of Environment
  • Department of Transport
  • Dublin City Council
  • Dublin Institute of Technology
  • Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
  • Eircom/Meteor
     
  • Eirgrid
  • ESB
  • Fingal County Council
     
  • Galway City Council, Transportation Unit
  • Institute of Art, Design and Technology
  • Intel
     
  • Irish Life and Permanent
  • IT Blanchardstown
  • Letterkenny Hospital
  • Mater Hospital
  • Microsoft
     
  • National Rehabilitation Hospital
  • National University of Ireland, Galway
  • National University of Ireland, Maynooth
  • Houses of the Oireachtas
  • Oracle
  • Pfizer
  • Pioneer Investments
  • Rabobank
  • Railway Procurement Agency
  • Roughan O’Donovan
  • RPS
  • RTE
  • Savills
  • Siemens
  • South Dublin County Council
  • St James’s Hospital
     
  • Temple Street Children’s hospital
  • Veolia Transport