As the temperature drops, good news is on the way: the GDW Winter challenge is back and about to start. Kick-off will be the week commencing 2nd December.
It is a bit of fun, to try and get as many members as possible active and motivated during this challenging time of the year.
What better way to have a lot of fun, maybe try out something new and keep us entertained over the darkest winter days and nights, whether you’re a cyclist, triathlete or just looking for a winter challenge? There is also the potential to go down in GDW history on the roll of honour for such an auspicious event.
The rules are simple, every other week (mostly – there is a Christmas bonus) you will have a challenge to complete. All competitors will get 5 points for completing any event plus the Top 8 will get some bonus points. Results for any given week must be sent to wright.innes@gmail.com by 9pm of that week for consolidation and issuing of that week’s results (so really you only have 6 days and 21 hours to complete each challenge).
Times and distances must be taken using your indoor cycling app (eg Zwift) for indoor cycling or smart watch in “race mode” (i.e. continuous time for all efforts) for other activities. More rules in GDW winter challenge rules and scoring
This is just a bit of fun to keep us motivated in the off season.
| Round | Dates | Challenge | Permitted Activities |
| 1 | 2 – 8 Dec 2024 | How fast can you cycle? – 16 km timed cycle | Bike ride |
| 2 | 16 – 22 Dec 2024 | Fancy a festive 5km? – 5 km timed run / walk | Run / walk |
| 3 | 24 – 31 Dec 2024 | GDW Festive 500 – Move (unassisted) 500km during Christmas 8 days | Bike / Walk / Run / Swim / Ski / Paddle |
| 4 | 6-12 Jan 2025 | How fast can you cycle II? – 40 km timed cycle | Bike |
| 5 | 20 – 26 Jan 2025 | How fast can you paddle? – 400 m timed swim | Swimming |
| 6 | 3 – 9 Feb 2025 | How high can you climb? | Bike / Run / Walk |
| 7 | 17 – 23 Feb 2025 | Doubling the doddle? – 10 km timed walk / run | Run / Walk |
| 8 | 3 – 9 Mar 2025 | How far can you go? – Most distance covered in the week | Bike / Run / Walk / / Swim / Ski / Paddle |
| 9 | 17 – 23 Mar 2025 | Big Points Finale! – 400m timed swim, 40km timed cycle, 5km timed run/walk | Bike / Run / Walk / Swim |
