Lazy Triathlon:
a full triathlon spread
across a whole month.
Zurich Insurance Slovakia gave its employees a month to cover the full triathlon distances together. It kept people moving, and HR never opened a single spreadsheet.
Zurich Insurance Slovakia
How do you get the whole company moving, not just the runners?
Most corporate sports challenges share the same problem: the people who join are the ones who already work out. Everyone else just watches — or isn't interested at all. The Zurich Insurance Slovakia team wanted a challenge that sounded ambitious enough to grab attention — and was still achievable for anyone.
The answer was the Lazy Triathlon: full triathlon distances — 3.8 / 180 / 42.2 km — spread across an entire month. During June, every participant had to complete the three disciplines at whatever pace and in whatever order suited them.
Over 30 days, that works out to roughly 6 km of cycling and 1.4 km of running a day — distances a complete beginner can manage.
The pilot wave brought in 30 employees, and 15 of them completed all three disciplines at full distance. Several told us the same thing: they'd wanted to exercise before, too — what they'd been missing was motivation and consistency. The challenge gave them both.
How the challenge was configured.
Exyno's mechanics are always the same — see how it works →. Here's Zurich's specific configuration.
Three disciplines, full distances
Swim 3.8 km, bike 180 km, run 42.2 km. Each discipline was tracked separately — no prescribed order or pace.
One month, open registration
The challenge ran all of June. The invite went out over company email with a registration link — no participant lists, no manual account setup.
One coordinator, zero spreadsheets
One person ran the whole challenge. Participants logged their activities themselves, directly in the app.
Here's what the challenge looked like in Exyno
Leaderboard, per-discipline progress and participation — in real time, for the coordinator and participants alike.
We see Exyno as a practical complement to our development activities. It helps carry goals from trainings and workshops into everyday practice, and by tracking progress regularly it supports long-term motivation and consistency.
The desire to exercise was there. Consistency was what was missing.
What struck me most about this challenge was that it was designed so that literally anyone could take part. Even colleagues who normally exercise far less managed to rack up surprisingly high distances and active minutes during the tracking period. The challenge naturally brought the team together, motivated more people to get moving, and gave us plenty of positive things to talk about.
Logging activities in the Exyno app is fast and intuitive, so it doesn't waste my time. I appreciate the clear stats and the ability to track my own progress. A big plus is the variety of challenges — you don't have to be an athlete to join in and have fun.
What I liked most about the challenge was how simple the Exyno app was — activities could simply be entered manually. It motivated me to exercise even on days I really didn't feel like it, and it also made me feel more connected to colleagues we shared experiences and progress with throughout the challenge.
What we learned — and what we'd do again
An ambitious name, an achievable goal
The distances of a full triathlon grabbed attention; "spread over a month" removed the fear. That exact contrast is what drove participation.
Choice, not obligation
If a sports app had been the only way in, it would have excluded exactly the people the challenge was for — those who don't yet exercise regularly.
Without reminders, it fades
A month is a long time, and first-week enthusiasm doesn't sustain itself on its own. We recommend at least a weekly rhythm of communication.
Want a similar challenge at your company?
Lazy Triathlon is just one format — you can just as easily build a hiking, swimming, or fully custom challenge. Pilot is free, no credit card required.