Remove "walks" from running challenges and expand challenges for walks

[runprime]

Walks have been added to running challenges as of January 2024 and as a person who does both run and walk acitvities as separate sports, this has ruined the experience of challenges in the app for me, and in general.

My walks are no counting towards running challenges which rightly used to be separate. They are separate sports.

I found an idea here from last year where somebody requested the opposite and now it has been implemented. From their point of view, they were lesser abled and some walks "felt" like runs to them, which i acknowledge - however, the solution there is ti simply record a running workout on your device, not a walk.

To improve the experience for walkers then more 5k, 10k and monthly mileage challenges can be set up to keep it interesting. 

Last year I really enjoyed tracking my walking challenge and sepaately doing the running challenges. 

Now there are fewer challenges in total which seems like the app is getting worse, not better.

Also importantly need to point out that runs are not included in the walking challenges.... I guess that's the real punchline to this joke.

[sberre]

Hi Jane, How about an update on this? It has been three weeks since you shared it with 'the appropriate Team'... Thanks & kind regards, Sergio

[momalley]

Please separate again. 

[Graeme1]

Oh my I could not agree more! Remarkable really how irate this makes me

Stop combining sports and just create challenges at different levels for the most popular activities. Not complicated and since you have been charging for premium the last few years you should have the funds to do so! 

[Irreverent-Run]

Completely agree.

(Also put the walking challenge back to 50k)

[Traildude]

I could not agree more. The adding of walks towards the running challenges (all of them) are absolute rubbish and ruins the running challenges completely!! I want the challenge to be Challenging and not having them ruined by my regular lunch walks!

Also bring back the harder challenges, 200km and 300km and add proper walk/hike challenges for the people who want them (why not just the same distances as the running challenges?). The 200km challenge has been my go to challenge for a long time and I'm always happy when I manage that.

PS. I can't vote on this, seems locked

[justinfalconer]

Totally agree. This has ruined the point of the badge and ruins the challenge. 

It's not satisfying to have run part of the 100k and receive my badge early cause walks count. 

[Alexknight]

I also totally agree with this. I used to love keeping my walking and running challenges as separate things. Just walking the dog 1-2 times a day alongside my running schedule makes the 100k 'running' challenge far too easy.

Same goes for the run climbing challenge. I live in a hilly place and I used to have to work for 2000m elevation in a month. Now that walks are included I am easily doing double that height.  Please make a separate walking/hiking elevation challenge along with the running distance challenges.

[AustinBoath]

Aim higher, set your goals super high.

[Alan_B]

+1. Please change it back, or allow walks to be included or excluded as each person sees fit.

[yantonov]

Another point to somehow report about this ridiculous logic - put 1 star in the App store for the mobile app!