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Camino de Santiago Virtual Challenge

The Camino de Santiago Virtual Challenge will take you 480mi (772km) along the pilgrim's way, leading to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.

Each time you complete a distance-based exercise such as running, walking, cycling, swimming, etc, you advance along with the map of the Camino de Santiago.

Go solo or use our private community to start a group and help each other stay motivated!

Start your fitness journey with the Camino de Santiago Virtual Challenge today and earn a stunning medal!

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YOU VS. THE WORLD

Earn the stunning Camino de Santiago medal

Celebrate your achievement with a stunning Camino de Santiago Virtual Challenge finisher's medal.

The Medal gets mailed to you once you have completed the challenge. This one is guaranteed to stand out in your medal collection!

Virtually Travel the Camino de Santiago

Our mobile app will map your progress on a virtual 480mi (772km) route on the Camino de Santiago. Every time you add a workout, you also advance on the map.

Not only can you see your avatar and others on the map, but you can also explore your virtual surroundings on StreetView as you go along the Camino de Santiago.

Unlock Virtual Postcards

Receive custom virtual postcards when you reach certain milestones.

Each postcard contains interesting information about the location. 14 postcards are waiting for you along the Camino de Santiago.

Track your Progress

You can track all your miles (or kilometres) directly into our mobile iOS and Android apps.

You can enter an activity into the app either by manually entering its distance or by syncing your activities from your favorite fitness tracker or smartwatch.

Plant Real Trees or Stop Plastic Bottles from Entering the Ocean as You Advance

We will donate toward planting a tree or stopping 10 bottles from entering the ocean for every 20% of the challenge you complete. There’s no extra work or cost for you — just make sure you keep exercising!

By the end of the challenge, you will have planted 5 trees or have stopped 50 bottles from entering the ocean. Imagine what we can achieve as a community!

So far, we have planted 8,739,184 trees and stopped 23,506,180 bottles of ocean plastic.

Find positive accountability

Each participant gets access to our private Facebook group. Words cannot describe how awesome our community is — seriously they can't.

People from all over the world will encourage you, share their stories, wins and losses with you, and make you feel part of our tribe. Once you've signed up we will send you an invitation link.

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Access anywhere

Log and see your progress on our iPhone and Android mobile app.

Team or solo

Get a group of friends or workmates together and share the load, or take on the challenge by yourself.

Choose your own timeframe

Pick your start date and choose how many weeks you want to set as your goal to complete the challenge depending on your exercise type, fitness level and how many other people there are in your team (if any).

Multiple exercise types

Any distance-based activity can count toward reaching the finish line. Do cartwheels if that’s your thing.

Not your average t-shirt range!

Take your pick from two designs in men’s and women’s styles, a huge color range and sizes XS-4XL. Shipped to you once you begin your challenge.

Women’s T-Shirt

1 design | 4 colors | XS-XL

apparel

Men's T-Shirt

1 design | 4 colors | XS-XL

apparel

Unisex Tank

1 design | 4 colors | S-2XL

apparel

Enter the Camino de Santiago Challenge

Entry + Medal

$34.95 USD

Entry into the challenge

Stunning finisher's medal

Virtual postcards along the way

Plant 5 real trees / Recover 50 plastic bottles from the Ocean

Track progress on our mobile app

Street View of your virtual location

Digital certificate of completion

Medal dispatched on completion

Entry + Medal + Apparel

$64.90 USD

All of Entry + Medal

Choose any t-shirt or tank top

Camino de Santiago design

2 Colors

Men’s and women’s styles

Sizes XS – 4XL

Free global shipping on apparel

Frequently Asked Questions

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers - let’s do this!

How do I enter a distance towards the challenge?

You can log distances using two methods:

1) Manually - Either on the web or via our iPhone and Android apps. Select your exercise type, add a distance and boom, you’re done. You can add a screenshot of your tracker if you wish but it is not required.

2) Automatically – Via the range of apps and devices that we connect with. Currently, we support: Apple Watch, Apple Health, Garmin, Fitbit, Adidas Running, Strava, Map My Run, Map My Ride, Map My Walk, Runkeeper.

What’s stopping someone from cheating?

We do have a number of ways that we can detect cheaters, however we do realise that no matter what we do or how we structure it, people are always going to be able to cheat if that’s what they want to do. E.g. Put their Fitbit on their dog!

There are no prizes for first place.

If someone wants to cheat then they are only really cheating themselves and wasting their money.

How long does it takes to complete the full distance?

The amount of time it will take you or your team to complete this journey depends on your fitness level, exercise type and team size.

You can set your own time-frame goal from 1 week to 18 months to complete each challenge. This goal can be easily changed at any time if you want to extend or shorten it.

When can I register for the challenge?

You can start this fitness challenge any time and from any location around the world. Registrations are open now so feel free to sign up and make a start.

We’ve made it as flexible as possible so you can backdate your start date to whatever date you want as long as it’s after the date we launched the challenge.

Can I enter multiple challenges at once?

Yes - You can enter as many challenges as you like and post your distances to each of the challenges.

You can either post all your distances to all of your challenges or you can decide what types of distances go to which challenges. e.g. you might want to send your walking distances to one challenge and your cycling or swimming distances to another challenge. It's completetely up to you.

What types of exercise count?

You can log most types of distance based exercise such as running, walking, cycling, swimming, rowing etc. For other non distance based exercise such as yoga or cross fit, we have a handy conversion chart that converts time doing these activities into distance equivalents that you can use..

Can I log multiple exercise types?

Yes - You can log any distance based exercise that you do. The common ones that we have icons for are:

Running (indoor and outdoor)
Cycling (indoor and outdoor)
Rowing
Walking
Skiing
Swimming
Elliptical
Wheelchair

All others can be logged in the “other” category.

You can also convert other exercises, such as sports that you play or going to the gym etc into distances. We can provide information on some ways to do this.

How long does the challenge go for?

You get to choose the time-frame in which you will complete your Challenge, from 1 week to 18 months. This goal can be easily changed at any time if you want to extend or shorten it.

You can change this goal as many times as you like during the event.

How do teams work?

Teams are a fun way to take part in The Conqueror Virtual Fitness Challenges.

**Note that each team member is required to purchase their own entry into the challenge. Each team member will receive their own medal at the end**

Basically you share the distance with the other people in your team.

Your team will have their very own team icon on the map.

Each time a team member posts a distance, your team icon will advance along the map.

Your team will also be represented on the leaderboard.

You will also be able to see information about your own personal achievements and rankings separate from the team.

The distance doesn’t have to be divided evenly among team members. You can team up with guru athletes and people just starting out!

So hustle up your friends or workmates and join the fun!

Which countries do you accept entries from?

We warmly welcome entries from all over the world and we offer global shipping on medals and apparel. On average we have people from over 80 countries from around the world enter our challenges each month! Join our global community of virtual fitness enthusiasts!

How do I access the challenge once I’ve signed up?

The best way to enjoy our Conqueror Challenges is through our mobile app "The Conqueror Challenges" which can be downloaded through the App Store or Google Play. You can also access the Challenges through our My Virtual Mission Website.

You will be asked to create an account on either the App or Website and this login can be used on either platform.

Once you have logged in, you'll click "ENTER JOIN CODE" and enter the join code that was emailed to you when you purchased.

How much does it cost to enter?

Please view the pricing on the pricing table above.