500K Step Challenge 2026

The 500K Step Challenge is a virtual walking event from YouTooCanRun, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi's 410 km march from Sabarmati to Dandi. Your goal is simple: 500,000 steps over the event window. Every step counts — a morning walk, the stairs at work, a stroll after dinner. You choose the pace. FOLLOW THE ROUTE Your steps carry you along the historical Dandi March. Each checkpoint unlocks as your total grows, and every stop carries the story of what happened there. TRACK IT YOUR WAY Connect Apple Health, Garmin or Strava. Your steps sync automatically. Connect more than one and we count whichever recorded the most that day, so nothing is ever counted twice. SEE WHERE YOU STAND Your total against the 500,000 goal, the checkpoints you have passed along the route, and a leaderboard of every participant. EARN YOUR CERTIFICATES Reach a checkpoint and your certificate is ready to download and share. WHO THIS APP IS FOR This is the companion app for people already registered for the 500K Step Challenge. There is no sign-up inside the app — sign in with the mobile number or email address you registered with, and we will send you a one-time code. Not registered yet? Register for the event first, and then sign in here.