Apple Watch Sets June 3 5K Challenge, Offering 4 Animated Stickers
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Updated · 9to5Mac · May 26
Apple Watch Sets June 3 5K Challenge, Offering 4 Animated Stickers
6 articles · Updated · 9to5Mac · May 26
June 3 marks Apple Watch’s 2026 Global Running Day challenge, with users needing to log a running workout of at least 5K, or 3.1 miles, to complete it.
Finishers will unlock a digital trophy in the Fitness app along with four animated stickers, including runners in a dinosaur costume, with a dog, and in a pair.
Apple is using the one-day activity event to celebrate Global Running Day and keep up its regular Apple Watch fitness-challenge cadence.
The challenge follows earlier 2026 Apple Watch events tied to Earth Day and International Dance Day, continuing a format Apple has used for Global Running Day since 2024.
How do these free fitness events fuel Apple’s multi-billion dollar wearable empire?
Do Apple's fitness challenges build lasting habits or just an addiction to digital rewards?