November 2025 - Challenges and Badges
Garmin announced the new badge Garmin Coach Graduate but pulled it back in the last minute.
There is a new Tacx challenge Thailand Tales which is great since the winter bike season is coming up with more indoor rides.
There is a new Tacx challenge Thailand Tales which is great since the winter bike season is coming up with more indoor rides.
Three month challenges - Stage 4
Second month in Stage 4.
2025 Running - Stage 4
Join this challenge and record 300 kilometers (186.5 miles) of running activities from October 1 to December 31.
2025 Walking - Stage 4
Join this challenge and record 92 miles (148 km) of walking activities from October 1 to December 31.
2025 Cycling - Stage 4
Join this challenge and record 675 kilometers (419.5 miles) of cycling activities from October 1 to December 31.
Ultimate Walking Badge 2025
Complete all four stages of the 2025 walking challenge.
Ultimate Cycling Badge 2025
Complete all four stages of the 2025 cycling challenge.
Ultimate Running Badge 2025
Complete all four stages of the 2025 cycling challenge.
Full month challenges
Disney, Marvel & Star Wars November Steps
Join this Disney, Marvel & Star Wars™ challenge and record 10 days of 10,000 steps in November.
Join this Disney, Marvel & Star Wars™ challenge and record 10 days of 10,000 steps in November.
November Steps Podium
Join this challenge and finish in the top 3 of at least one weekly steps challenge from November 3 to 30.
November Photo Share
Join this challenge and add a photo to 3 or more activities that are visible to others in November.
November Likes
Join this challenge and receive a total of 25 or more likes on activities, posts or comments in November.
November Time to Swim
Join this challenge and record 4 hours of swimming activities in November.
November Time to Run
Join this challenge and record 10 hours of running activities in November.
November Time to Ride
Join this challenge and record 20 hours of cycling activities in November.
November Walking
Join this challenge and record 30 miles of walking activities in November.
November Warrior
Join this challenge and record a total of 4 hours of yoga activities in November.
Active November
Join this challenge and record 20 activities of at least 20 minutes each in November.
November Rundown
Join this challenge and record 50 miles of running activities in November.
November Step Month
Join this challenge and record 300,000 steps in November.
November Gains
Join this challenge and record a total of 4 hours of strength activities in November.
Full month challenges Connect+
November Calorie Burn
Join this challenge and burn 8,000 active calories in November.
Intense November
Join this challenge and reach your intensity minutes goal on two different weeks from November 3-30.
November Battery Booster
Join this challenge and achieve a Body Battery level of 76 or higher for 7 days in November.
November Meditations
Join this challenge and record meditation activities for 7 days in November.
Low Stress November
Join this challenge and maintain a daily average stress level of 50 or lower for 7 days in November.
November Intense Cardio
Join this challenge and record at least 3 hours of cardio activities in heart rate zone 3 in November.
November Power Cycling
Join this challenge and record at least 4 hours of cycling activities in power zone 3 in November.
November Heart Walks
Join this challenge and record at least 3 hours of walking in heart rate zones 2 or 3 in November.
November Speed Walking
Join this challenge and record at least 3 hours of walking with an average pace of 10:30 /km (16:50 /mi) or faster in November.
November Epic Hikes
Join this challenge and record 1,000 meters of total ascent during hiking activities in November.
November Running Climbs
Join this challenge and record 500 meters of total ascent during running activities in November.
Weekend and week challenges
November Ride to 200
Join this challenge and record 200 kilometers of cycling activities from November 2-15.
November Weekend Walking
Join this challenge and record a 3-mile walking activity from November 7-9.
November Swim Week
Join this challenge and record 1,000 meters of swimming activities from November 9-15.
November Weekend 10K
Join this challenge and record a 10-kilometer running activity from November 14-16.
November Ride to 100
Join this challenge and record 100 kilometers of cycling activities from November 16-22.
November Weekend 5K
Join this challenge and record a 5-kilometer running activity from November 21-23.
November Weekend 40K
Join this challenge and record a 40-kilometer cycling activity from November 28-30.
Badges in November
Note: The listed country requirements are based on the country requirements from previous years.
- Nov 5 - Loy Krathong 2025, Record an activity on Loy Krathong, November 5, 2025. Country: Thailand
- Nov 2 - Garmin Run Asia Series 2025 - Malaysia 10K, Record a 10K run during the Garmin Run Asia Series - Malaysia on November 2, 2025.
- Nov 2 - Garmin Run Asia Series 2025 - Malaysia 21K, Record a 21K run during the Garmin Run Asia Series - Malaysia on November 2, 2025.
- Nov 15 - Garmin Marathon Series Tucson 5K 2025, Run the Garmin Marathon Series 5K in Tucson, Arizona, on November 15, 2025.
- Nov 15 - Garmin Marathon Series Tucson 10K 2025, Run the Garmin Marathon Series 10K in Tucson, Arizona, on November 15, 2025.
- Nov 15 - Garmin Marathon Series Tucson Half Marathon 2025, Run the Garmin Marathon Series Half Marathon in Tucson, Arizona, on November 15, 2025.
- Nov 15 - Garmin Marathon Series Tucson 2025, Run the Garmin Marathon Series Marathon in Tucson, Arizona, on November 15, 2025.
New badges
Thailand Tales
Complete the Thailand Tales challenge in the Tacx Training app.
Updates
- 2025-10-30 - Garmin Coach Graduate was removed from the list of badges.
- 2025-11-13 - Ultimate Cycling Badge 2025, Ultimate Cycling Badge 2025 and Ultimate Running Badge 2025 added.
Garmin Badge Database
Garmin Connect
Change country setting
Besides being able to obtain connect plus badges, what are the advantages of getting connect plus when it comes to obtaining other badges?
ReplyDeleteYou don't have to change the country to get badges that got a country restriction. It will be easier to get the Garmin Trails badges. Everyone can get them but with Connect+ you can download the trails to your watch. Note that Garmin Trails are currently only available in very few countries: https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=fdNpMJupH10OXQsWAyeIuA
Deletee7andy -- you are THE man
DeleteIs there any way how to count Zwift ride as a Tacx ride?
ReplyDeleteIt might work if you change the device from Zwift to Tacx. https://www.fitfiletools.com/ got Tacx Training App as a device.
DeleteYou can't get the Tacx challenges that require that you ride a number of specific rides like Thailand Tales that way since the rides are in the app.
Yes, I use such device change to push Garmin to count my zwift rides for cycling challenges. My current question targets to Thailand Tails and similar challenges. But I expected that there is probably no way to "cheat" this. Thank you for the quick reaction.
DeleteAndy, I would like to ask you a question. It sometimes happens that I and one of my contacts have a contact in common but I don't know who it is. Is there a way to fix this? Thank you
ReplyDeleteNot sure that I understand. If you click on the contacts for that contact in the app you see the mutual connection at the top. In the web you see to the right which connections you are connected with.
DeleteYou are among my contacts and we have a connection in common. I don't know who he isOk, imagine that you are among my contacts and we have a connection in common. I don't know who he is, you know? Connect says "you have a common connection", but when I click on your profile, the system does not show who this contact is. I have to ask you. "Andy, what contact do we have in common?" you understand?
DeleteView the profile, click the About tab, there is says number of connections and the number of mutual connections. Click the images of the connections. At the top you see the mutual connections. But you are right. You don't always see all of them in that list. It seems to happen when there are lots of connections. If you scroll down in the list all the way down and then up again you will see them all in the mutual list.
DeleteLoy Krathong 2025 doesn't have any country in the calendar, even though here it has Thailand
ReplyDeleteThank you! It is now added.
DeleteI love this blog, I really do, but the ads have gotten so bad in the last few months. His month it is every 2 or 3 challenges, and it makes it really frustrating and at times difficult to read. I get that you need to make money, but I think this is very excessive. Please consider pulling back on the ads so it doesnt ruin your fantastic list formatted content
ReplyDeleteVery good feedback. I think I've fixed it now. The only ads should now be to the right of the posts and not inside of them. Let me know if it is still too annoying.
DeleteThis is so much better, thanks Andy!
DeleteHas anyone seen the Thailand Tales challenge ? I can´t find it
ReplyDeleteThe challenge has not yet been published in the Tacx app.
DeleteNo Thanksgiving badge this year?
ReplyDeleteNot yet. Garmin often add badges late.
DeleteHi Andy! I think Garmin made some changes yesterday, is that why the extension is no longer working?
ReplyDeleteI'm on it. I'm waiting for the new version to be reviewed by Google. Version 1.5.2.
DeleteWow, excellent! Love your work, really appreciate your effort making this blog and the extension !
Deletee7andy - there used to be a website garv.vin or something like that. The guy who ran it created a calendar that you could subscribe to, and even if you don't use google calendar (my case), you could see the evens like 40k by bike or swim week or Loy Krathong in your calendar. Would you consider doing this here?... Thanks for all the work you put in running your site!
ReplyDeleteThere are already calendars for that.
Deletehttps://garminbadges.com/calendar/
Thank you, added now :)
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DeleteGarmin has completely restructured its badges list. But that's not nice at all!
ReplyDeleteThe main thing I see as an issue is it's now alphabetical instead of new badges being added to the bottom so spotting what's new will be a lot harder!
Deletewhere? I don't see any change
Deletehttps://connect.garmin.com/web-translations/badges-list/badges-list.properties
Deleteuse diff
DeleteYes that would work but it's harder to use diff than just scroll to the bottom!
DeleteThe Ultimate Badges for 2025 are available this year and are already online!
ReplyDeleteYes, a nice surprise to be awarded the walking one this morning!
DeleteDiese Abzeichen sehe ich nicht oder gibt's die nur einmalig?
DeleteThey only seem to have rolled out overnight last night as I completely stage 4 walking in late October but was awarded the ultimate walking 2025 badge this morning. They should be new badges for 2025 given they have the year on the end of the names.
DeleteI can't see the Running badge in my account, but I failed to get stage 3. Maybe they only show if you can get them.
DeleteIndeed I only qualified for walking and don't see the others as available in my account.
DeleteThis is stupid IMHO. These should've been visible from 1st Jan 2025. It makes no sense to put them up now. It's awarding people who haven't even made any effort for it. If it was up since the beginning of the year, then some of us might have put a bigger effort to get get stage X knowing that it not only unlocks the stage badge but also the yearly...
Delete@Andy 2km fehlen mir bei Stufe 3 laufen deshalb sehe ich es nicht oder kann man eventuell fehlende Kilometer in diesem Monat nachtragen falls das machbar wäre.
Delete@Matthias. No. When a challenge has ended you can't make any changes to it afterwards.
Delete@Gavriel "It's awarding people who haven't even made any effort for it." Wrll I think completing each stage is an effort. If you really believe that it doesn't take any effort then why didn't you complete each stage? I do it for the excerise, not because I get a virtual badge and points. But I like the idea that the Ultimate badge is something you might get at the end of the year, if you work hard all year.
DeleteKLS, what I meant is that if you see a badge in advance, then you might put in an effort to get it. To add a badge in the middle of Q4 that requires you to put in effort in Q1, Q2, Q3 (that you can't do now obviously) is stupid IMHO. I didn't notice in the beginning of 2025 that there were no Ultimate badges (even though I did get some of them last year). Would this mistake (that it was missing) fixed in January I would be happy to try to get all 4 and the Ultimate badge. But Garmin adding it in November was a mistake IMHO. It was forgotten by Garmin in the beginning of Q1? OK, no problem, but why adding it now?
Delete@Gavriel - I didn't think there were any Ultimate badges for 2024, just 2023?
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