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1:59 Employee Challenge

1:59 Employee Challenge
Issue 18 DEC 2019

In the lead up to the INEOS 1:59 Challenge in Vienna INEOS employees took part in their own 1:59 challenge. Teams of eight would run a combined distance of at least 42 Kms (26.2 miles) a day for eight days. Here is how they performed. 

2419 Marathons covered

2.5x around the globe

1405 people in 192 teams

8 days

142/192 teams completed the INEOS 1:59 Challenge

Teams that:

  • covered 150km+ 92%
  • covered 250km+ 89%
  • covered 350km+ 86%
  • covered 500km+ 63%

Top 10 Teams (by distance covered):

  1. Lavera Double M – 1233km
  2. ALTAMIRA 1 – 1128km
  3. Lavera Reliability Team 917km
  4. ALTAMIRA 5 – 913km
  5. Trading & Shipping 1 – 868km
  6. INEOS Compounds 2 – 863km
  7. GAS/SPEC – 860km
  8. Rolle One – 846km
  9. ALTAMIRA 8 – 811km
  10. Köln u5 - 794km

Winner of the Eliud Kipchoge 1:59 Challenge Inspiring Award Cindy Gutierrez - Altamira 1, Mexico

Members of the 2:50 Club

  1. Pieter Verhees (2:40) Antwerp
  2. Weston Caceres (2:45) Chocolate Bayou
  3. Matt Robinson (2:45) ITUK, Portsmouth
  4. Florian Zunino (2:48) Lavera
  5. Fabio Robbiati (2:50) Rolle

Elevation mini-challenge winner Sebastien Fontaine - Lavera 1.672km

CHALLENGE STATS

  • Runs 6296
  • Men 953
  • Avg. distance 531km
  • Steps 89,196,319
  • Women 452
  • Elevation gain 374,156m
  • Energy 7,252,151,578 KCAL BURNED