After hosting a record crowd in 2016, the 17th J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge in Sydney will be held on 1 November.  Companies should finalize their registration now.

It’s time to finalize your plans for the 17th running of the J.P. Morgan Corporate Challenge in Sydney.

Runner registration for the 5.6km (3.5-miles) team road race will close on Thursday, 4 October.  Reminder that the Corporate Challenge is an all-inclusive event, with all employees of a company encouraged to enter, whether they are experienced racers, joggers or walkers.

For those companies who are interested in hospitality, note that all payments are due on Friday, 5 October.  Hospitality, with a variety of food and beverage options, is a fantastic way to drive engagement within your company and create networking opportunities.

The Corporate Challenge will be held on Wednesday, 1 November in beautiful Centennial Park, with the road race beginning at 6:30pm.  A total of 8,588 runners and walkers from 353 companies took part in 2016 – the largest crowd in the history of this event.

For the fourth consecutive year, J.P. Morgan will be donating on behalf of all Corporate Challenge participants to the Indigenous Marathon Foundation (IMF). IMF uses marathon running to demonstrate the incredible capacity to achieve by Indigenous Australian men and women.

Sydney is the penultimate stop on the 2017 J.P. Morgan Corporate Series, which includes 13 cities in seven countries on five continents.  The final event will be conducted in Shanghai on 7 November.  Approximately 250,000 entrants from 7,000 companies have participated worldwide this year.