Good news: the GDW Winter challenge is back and with even more enhancements.
Competer or completer, it’s a bit of fun to try and get as many members as possible active and motivated during this challenging time of the year.
Maybe try out something new and/or get together with others over the darkest winter days and nights, whether you’re a cyclist, triathlete or inquisitive?
New for this year:
· Challenge 1 – Push-off will be at Wheels (in Gillingham) on Thursday 4th December at 7pm. Ben has set up a 1.7km UCI TT on MyWhoosh (and projector). Just bring your shoes, enthusiasm and support.
· Challenge 3 – The dates align with the same 8 days Rapha Festive 500
· All other challenges – you now have 14 days to complete them. So, if you are not happy with your first attempt, try again. Those pesky holidays can’t get in the way.
· Challenges 6 and 8 – it is your height climbed/distance travelled in any 7 consecutive days
| No. | Date | Event | Challenge |
| 1 | 4-Dec 25 | The push-off: How fast can you bike I? | Evening of 1.7ks on MyWhoosh at Wheels |
| 2 | 8-Dec – 21-Dec | Fancy a 5k? | 5km timed run/walk |
| 3 | 24-Dec – 31-Dec | GDW Festive 500 | Move (unassisted) 500km during Christmas 8 days |
| 4 | 5-Jan – 18-Jan | How fast can you bike II? | 20km timed cycle |
| 5 | 19-Jan – 1-Feb | How fast can you paddle? | 400m timed swim |
| 6 | 3-2-Feb – 15-Feb | How high can you go? | Most metres climbed (in 7 consecutive days) |
| 7 | 16-Feb – 1-Mar | Doubling the doddle | 10km timed run/walk |
| 8 | 2-Mar – 15-Mar | How far can you go? | Most distance travelled (in 7 consecutive days) |
| 9 | 16-Mar – 29-Mar | Big points finale | Points for each of: 400m timed swim, 40km timed cycle, 5km timed run/walk |
Every fortnight (mostly – challenges 1 and 3 are exceptions) there is a challenge to complete.
· All competitors will get 5 points for completing any event
· The Top 8 will get some bonus points
· Results for any given challenge (please send a consolidated version if possible) must be sent to wright.innes@gmail.com by 9pm of the last day of that challenge.
Times and distances must be taken using your indoor cycling app (eg Zwift) for indoor cycling or smart watch/headset in “race mode” (i.e. continuous time for all efforts) for other activities.
The rules and scoring can be found in GDW Winter Challenge 2025/26
