The problem
Traditional company races and on-site 5Ks often appeal only to avid runners. Non-runners opt out, leaving overall company participation low from day one.
Solutions · virtual marathon
A corporate virtual marathon everyone can finish.
Everyday steps convert into race distance so employees across your entire workforce can cross the finish line at their own pace.
In one line
Vantage Fit turns everyday walking steps into cumulative race distance, so your entire workforce can complete a marathon together over several weeks without needing to run or use GPS.
One finish line, two flexible formats.
Launch an inclusive step-based marathon for your entire workforce, or offer GPS-timed routes for competitive runners.
The same distances as a real marathon.
Employees unlock digital milestone badges as they progress along official race distances, celebrating consistent movement at every stage.
Run, cycle and wheelchair activities all count, shown in your workforce's metric or imperial units.
Automated setup and multi-region race management.
Define event parameters
Set campaign duration, target distance milestones, step-to-kilometer conversion ratios, and eligible cohorts.
Automated employee enrollment
Participants enroll automatically based on company rules without manual registrations or form submissions.
Global timezone reconciliation
Local time zone alignment gives employees worldwide a complete 24-hour window on every race day.
Milestone recognition and certificates
Digital distance badges and customized completion certificates issue automatically upon crossing the finish line.
The step-based E-Marathon launches self-serve from your admin console, while custom GPS race categories are configured with support.
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.
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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.