Legs, laughs and leaderboards. The Equal Experts Walkathon 2025 is a wrap!
Trainers off, foot spa on, it’s official – the Equal Experts Walkathon 2025 has crossed the finish line! And what a journey it’s been. From sunrise strolls to midnight marathons, 1,700+ of you, across 126 teams, racked up a staggering 493 million steps. That’s 233,589 miles (or 375,925 km), all to raise money for five brilliant causes.
A mile in their shoes
That step total translates to an amazing £103,600 donated – at £2 for every 10,000 steps – to five fantastic charities across our network:
You’re probably giving your feet a break this week, so whilst you reacquaint yourselves with your sofas over a well-deserved cup of tea, here are some numbers to impress friends and family with:
A true Network
As always, it’s not just about the money. As a network, we want to bring people together, and what better way than in the spirit of good-natured competition? We watched with bated breath as walkers jostled for position, walking, jogging and sometimes dancing in your kitchens when the weather was unkind.
Walkathon highlights
The Walking Madrasi kicked things off with a walk round the block – 10 times over!
India teams shared their favourite podcasts to stay motivated.
Steve Morgan didn’t let a cruise slow him down – he logged steps across Europe, Africa and the open sea.
Amelia Bampton led a Network walk during National Mental Health Awareness week.
Five of the Sussex Steppers completed a 50k ultramarathon!
Grit and humour won the day
When blisters threatened and playlists ran dry, it was sheer grit – and humour – that kept you moving. Huge congratulations to Martin from (You Gotta) Stroll With It for winning the entire challenge (and a photo of the day or two)! Your total step count was phenomenal, as were all who broke the million steps barrier and were this year’s millionaire walkers. Here’s the list for some well earned glory:
1st: Martin
2nd:Paula
3rd:Hajul Anderson
4th: Pawel
5th:StewDeano
6th:Darrell
7th:Gytis Vaitkus
8th:Gosia
9th:Matthew McGuire
10th: Deborah (from my team – thank you Debbi)!
11th:Ben Conrad
12th:SteveD
And here’s a list of the top 10 teams for more well earned glory:
You never fail to come up with brilliant team names, so this year we wanted to choose a winner. We couldn’t resist the very clever “Cache me if you can”, named for HMRC’s Multi-channel Digital Tax Platform (MDTP). Notable mentions also go to:
Boot up and Git Going
Waitrose’s Feet of Engineering
The Wolves of Walk Street
Pret, Set, Go
AXAdentally Walking
And we couldn’t resist “Will Run for Snacks” – count us in next year!
Congratulations and thank you to everyone involved in making May the most memorable month in Equal Experts’ calendar once again. You can now hang up your trainers and treat yourself to a new pair of slippers!
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