The problem
An on-site 5K was never going to include everyone. The runners sign up, everyone else watches, and participation is decided before it starts.
Solutions · virtual marathon
A corporate virtual marathon everyone can finish.
Steps become distance, so the people who would never enter a real race are the ones who cross the line. Walking gets them there.
In one line
A virtual marathon turns everyday steps into race distance, so a full marathon is something the whole workforce completes over several weeks, on foot, at their own pace, with no GPS run and no wearable required.
One finish line, two ways to run it.
Most companies start with the step-based race everyone can join, and add a GPS event for the runners.
The same distances a real marathon is measured in
Employees earn a running-distance badge at each milestone, calculated automatically. The full ladder mirrors the GPS event's tiers.
Run, cycle and wheelchair activities all count, shown in your workforce's metric or imperial units.
Publish it from the dashboard, then let it run
Set the distance and dates
Pick the target distance and window, set the steps-to-distance ratio, and choose the audience.
Enrolled, not recruited
Matching employees are enrolled by rule. There is nothing for them to sign up for.
One event, every time zone
Each participant gets a full local day, so a global event closes fairly everywhere.
Finishes recognize themselves
Distance badges and certificates issue automatically as people cross each milestone.
The GPS Marathon Event is configured with your account manager. The step-based E-Marathon is self-serve.
A public leaderboard does not mean public health data.
The board shows distance and rank, nothing clinical. Employees can hide from the individual leaderboard and still cross the finish line. Reporting is aggregate only, hosted in your chosen region, and HIPAA-guideline aligned.
Security & compliance →
Before you set the date
Bring your headcount and calendar to the demo and we will map the right format.
Talk to a program specialist →A corporate virtual marathon is a distance event employees complete over a set period wherever they are, by turning their everyday steps into race distance. In Vantage Fit the self-serve E-Marathon counts 1,000 steps as 1 km by default, so walking gets people to the finish without a GPS run.
No. The step-based E-Marathon needs only steps from the phone, so walking counts and no wearable is required. A separate GPS Marathon Event exists for runners who want a timed, tracked race, and it is set up with your account manager.
In the E-Marathon, steps convert to distance at a default of 1,000 steps per kilometer, which you can adjust. The GPS Marathon Event instead ranks by time per distance, so the fastest pace wins.
No. Steps sync from the employee's phone. Wearables are optional and only add accuracy.
Yes. The GPS Marathon Event offers 5K, 10K, half and full marathon tiers, tracked through the app's GPS workout. Your account manager configures it during setup.
That is the point. Distance comes from ordinary steps, badges reward reaching each milestone regardless of speed, and anyone can opt out of the individual leaderboard while still finishing.
Long enough that a walker can reach the target. Published Vantage Fit walkathons of this shape have run two weeks at POSOCO and 30 days at Landmark Group. A full 42.2 km, or 26.2 miles, at walking pace wants several weeks.
Not a marathon-specific one. The closest published Vantage Fit results are step-based walkathons: 97 percent participation at POSOCO over two weeks, and 5,000+ participants across six teams at Landmark Group.
Build a marathon your whole workforce can finish.
See the step-based race, the GPS event and the distance badges in a 30-minute walkthrough tailored to your workforce.