Following the success of the Endace Around the World Challenge, Endace is continuing its commitment to fitness, endurance, and charitable giving with a new activity challenge for 2025. This year’s event introduces an exciting new format, combining a global team challenge with an individual endurance test inspired by one of the world’s toughest rowing races.
The Endace Activity Challenge has always been about more than covering kilometres—it’s about resilience, teamwork, and a shared commitment to making a difference. Participants will engage in a variety of physical activities, from running, cycling, and rowing to skiing, swimming, and paddleboarding, tracking their progress through a digital platform.
A Challenge in Two Parts
Endace Group Challenge – A Global Journey
Building on the foundation of previous challenges, the Endace team will once again attempt to collectively circumnavigate the globe—covering 39,885 kilometres. The route includes key locations where Endace has a presence, stopping in Austin, Reading, Riyadh, Chennai, Melbourne, Auckland, Hamilton, and back to Austin.
Reinforcing its commitment to making a difference, Endace will donate NZ 50c per kilometre of each leg completed, with proceeds continuing to support the Glaucoma Foundation.
Endace Individual Challenge – Inspired by the World’s Toughest Row
Taking inspiration from HMS Oardacious Valkyries, the all-women’s team that Endace sponsored in the World’s Toughest Row, the individual challenge mirrors their remarkable Atlantic crossing, an endurance race spanning more than 3,000 miles (4,800 kilometres) from San Sebastián de La Gomera in the Canary Islands to English Harbour in Antigua and Barbuda. A true test of physical and mental resilience, this event serves as a fitting inspiration for the Endace Individual Challenge, which embodies the same spirit of perseverance.
Commitment to Community and Charity
Beyond personal and team achievements, the challenge reflects Endace’s ongoing dedication to charitable causes, with funds raised through every kilometre covered. The connection between sport, endurance, and giving back lies at the heart of this initiative, reinforcing a culture of generosity and effort.
As the challenge unfolds, regular updates will highlight collective and individual achievements, showcasing milestones along the way.
From the endurance of a lone rower crossing the Atlantic to the power of a global team working together, the Endace Activity Challenge continues to push boundaries in sport and philanthropy.