Walking challenges
Start a walking challenge with friends
Count the miles you walk together. In a Walking distance challenge, the everyday walking your phone or watch records counts, plus any walks or hikes you record.
Prefer the app? You can create your challenge there too.
How it works
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Create a private challenge
On the web or in the OutPace app. Pick Walking and distance, set the dates, and give it a name.
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Share one link
Send the challenge link to your group chat or text it to family. The same link works for everyone.
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Miles add up on their own
Everyone signs up free and connects their phone or watch. Walks and everyday walking count automatically.
What everyone gets
Live leaderboard
Everyone sees where they stand as activity syncs in.
Any phone or watch
iPhone and Android in the same challenge, synced from Apple Health, Health Connect, Garmin and more.
Teams
The challenge creator can split the group into two or more teams and race as a team.
Group chat and hi-fives
Start a chat for the challenge and give a friend a hi-five with one tap.
Good to know
- What does it cost?
- Nothing. Creating and joining challenges is free, with no credit card.
- What counts in a walking challenge?
- In a Walking distance challenge, the miles (or kilometers) your phone or watch records as you walk count, on top of any walks you record. Hikes count as walking too.
- Should we count miles or steps?
- Pick Walking with distance to count miles. Pick a Steps challenge to count steps; a step count shows only on a Steps challenge.
- How many people can join?
- A new challenge holds 20 people. Bigger group? Tap Request more spots on your challenge page and we will take a look.
- Can friends with different phones and watches join?
- Yes. iPhone and Android work in the same challenge, and activity comes from Apple Health, Health Connect, Garmin and more. Many other watches and apps reach OutPace through Apple Health on iPhone or Health Connect on Android.
- Is there a public walking challenge I can join?
- Open public challenges are listed on Explore Challenges at outpace.fit/boards. The Weekly Relay is also a free team challenge that runs every Monday through Sunday.
Questions? Email contact@outpace.fit. Read the privacy policy.
Get your group moving together
Sign up free, then create your challenge. It takes a few minutes.
Start a walking challengePrefer the app? You can create your challenge there too.