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October 2020 - All dates

Many dates, challenges and badges to keep track of. Here are all the dates listed. Not all of them are confirmed yet so there can be changes and updates to this list. Date 1: Under a Full Moon , any activity, Philippines or Taiwan 9: Hangul day , any activity, Korea 1-31: October Rundown , running 50 miles (80.5 km) 1-31: October Step Month , 300,000 steps 1-31: October Ride to 400 , cycling 400 km (248.6 miles) 25-31: Halloween Running , running 13 miles (21 km) 25-31: Halloween Cycling , cycling 5 hours 25-31: Halloween Walking , walking 13 miles (21 km) 29:  Garmin Ride In 2020 – 1 Hour , indoor cycling 1 h, United Kingdom 30-Nov 1:  Garmin Ride Out 2020 – 52 Miles , cycling 52 miles (83.7 km), United Kingdom 30-Nov 1:  Garmin Ride Out 2020 – 22 Miles , cycling 22 miles (35.5 km), United Kingdom 31: Halloween , 5 badges, any activity, International, Korea, Japan and Taiwan and one for sharing a badge 31: Loy Krathong , any activity, Thailand  31: WeFight 2020 , ha...

Even more badges for October!

There are a few more badges announced for October. October will probably be the busiest month this year and a lot of focus to the last week and weekend of the month. There are six badge challenges, five Halloween badges, one for Mid-Autumn festival, one for Hangul Day and now these five badges. Garmin Ride In 2020 – 1 Hour Record a 1-hour indoor cycling activity on October 29 in support of Action Medical Research. Garmin Ride Out 2020 – 52 Miles Record a 52-mile cycling activity between October 30 and November 1 in support of Action Medical Research. Garmin Ride Out 2020 – 22 Miles Record a 22-mile cycling activity between October 30 and November 1 in support of Action Medical Research. WeFight 2020 Complete the 113 WeFight race in Taiwan on OCT 31, 2020 WeFight 2020 Complete the 51.5 WeFight race in Taiwan on OCT 31, 2020 Lots of cycling from October 29 to November 1. Note the word "In" and "Out" in the badge names. The indoor cycling badge is obvious that it must ...

October 2020 badge challenges and other badges in October

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October badges is coming up soon. This is what we currently know. There are 6 challenges in October. The Halloween week with 3 challenges will be a bit tough to take. For me it will be 2 hours running, 5 hours cycling and ~4 hours of walking. A total of 11 hours. 1.5 hours of training every day! So, no sick days or days off that week. October challenges: 1-31 October Rundown, running 50 miles (80.5 km) 1-31 October Step Month, 300,000 steps 1-31 October Ride to 400, cycling 400 km (248.6 miles) 25-31 Halloween Running, running 13 miles (21 km) 25-31 Halloween Cycling, cycling 5 hours 25-31 Halloween Walking, walking 13 miles (21 km) October badges: 1: Under a Full Moon, any activity, Philippines or Taiwan 9: Hangul day, any activity, Korea 31: Halloween - No info about this one yet. It might be 5 badges as last year. 1 international and 3 national (Korea, Japan and Taiwan) and 1 for sharing one of those badges. Garmin Badge Database Garmin Connect Change country setting

Hangul Day - October 9th, Korea

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Save the date: October 9th - Hangul Day Garmin will have a badge on Hangul Day. The description is "Record an activity on Hangul Day." Hangul Day is the Korean Alphabet Day. Set the country to "Korea, Republic of" and do an activity on October 9th. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangul_Day Garmin Badge Database Garmin Connect Change country setting

Be a Hero and Garmin Blue Run badges

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For about three weeks ago these three badges were announced and today the images came and also the metadata. Be a Hero 1 pt • Record an activity on Hero's Day Valid between 2020-08-01 00:00:00 and 2020-08-31 23:59:59 The sun looks like the one on the flag of Philippines and the other flag has the colors of the Spanish flag. The Philippines fought against the Spanish during the revolution. https://nationaltoday.com/national-heroes-day/amp/ You must also switch country to Philippines to see the badge. Then it is most likely settled.  Country: Philippines Date: 2020-08-31 (National Heroes' day is celebrated the last Monday in August) Activity type: Any Garmin Blue Run 100K 2020 4 pt • Complete 100K run in Thailand from September 1 to September 30, 2020. Valid between 2020-09-01 00:00:00 and 2020-09-30 23:59:59 Garmin Blue Run Sub 1 2020 2 pt • Complete 10K run in under 1 hour in Thailand from September 1 to September 30, 2020. Valid between 2020-09-01 00:00:00 and 2020-09-30 23:...

September 2020 Badge Challenges

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September badge challenges just published. You can usually join each challenge 2 days before they start. Dates: 1-30 Record 300,000 total steps. 1-30 Record at least 50 miles of running activities. 1-30 Record 16 hours of cycling activities. 1-30 Record 16 hours of walking activities. 6-19 Record at least 200 kilometers of cycling activities. 11-13 Join the challenge, then complete a 5-kilometer run. 18-20 Join the challenge, then complete a 3-mile walk. 18-20 Record 35,000 total steps. Way too much walking for my taste, but I will still try to do them all. Garmin Badge Database Garmin Connect Change country setting

August 2020 Badge Challenges

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Garmin just published the titles and descriptions for the badge challenges for August so this is just a sneak peak of what is coming. August Ride to 400 Join this challenge and record 400 kilometers of cycling activities in the month of August. August Step Month Join this challenge and record 300,000 steps in August. August Weekend 10K Join this challenge and record a 10-kilometer running activity from August 7-9. August Step Week Join this challenge and record 70,000 steps from August 9-15. August Rundown Join this challenge and record 40 miles of running activities from August 16-29. August Weekend 40K Join this challenge and record a 40-kilometer cycling activity from August 28-30. 400 km of cycling might be a tough one for those that don't bike much. But it is just 13 km per day...for 31 days :-) Garmin Badge Database Garmin Connect Change country setting