As we are encouraged to practice social distancing, we are pleased to introduce a new virtual steps fitness challenge which has been created to motivate and reward first time runners / walkers as well as seasoned athletes to continue training during the summer while maintaining self isolation.

Being part of the challenge will ensure that your every run or walk count towards a target that is set by yourselves.

Participants will be able to monitor their progress and that of their peers through our online leader board. So if you’re happy with a few K's a day, or training for a Half or Full Marathon, this challenge will provide a great incentive to achieve your goal. Make every mile count!

• Monthly Step Challenge:

  100,000 steps in 30 days (76.2 km)
  200,000 steps in 30 days (152.4 km)
  300,000 steps in 30 days (228.6 km)
  400,000 steps in 30 days (304.8 km)
  500,000 steps in 30 days (381.0 km)

• Distances:

  Any distance is acceptable throughout the month. However for weekly results to be posted on our website, runners are advised to run any of the below distances.
  
  21.1K or 21,690 steps
  10K or 13,123 steps
  5K or 6,562 steps
  3K or 3,937 steps
  1K or 1,312 steps

• Race dates:

  Challenge will start on Sat June 27th and finish on Fri July 24th. Athletes can sign up anytime during the 30-day challenge.
  Runners have 2 choices to submit their time and distance.
  1) The best weekly time and distance. E.g. best 21.1K, 10K, 5K, 3K or 1K time during the week.
  2) Total distance and time at the end of the 30-day challenge.
  Leader board will be updated on a weekly basis on the website.

• Rewards:

  Runners / Walkers who complete the desired challenge will receive a set of 5 custom-designed medals.

• Results:

  Challenge results will be uploaded on z-adventures.org on a weekly basis. Bespoke medals will be presented to athletes 1 week after the completion of the 30-day challenge. Please note that shipping cost is not included, so if you do not reside in Qatar, kindly do not sign up for the challenge unless you wish to pay for shipping. Currently shipping is not possible to UAE.

• Common Concern - "Cheating":

  There are quite a few ways we can detect cheaters. However, we do realize that no matter what we do or how foolproof the structure is, participants are always going to be able to cheat if that’s what they want to do. For example, put their smartwatch on their dog or drive around at low speed inside their compound!
  
  There are no prizes or podium winners. Hence, If someone wants to cheat then they are only really cheating themselves and wasting their time and money.