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Marathon in a month

Any time to suit you!

Get ready to run, walk or dance your way to making a real difference to people in your community!

Get ready to run, walk or dance your way to making a real difference to people in your community!

Whether you’re a fitness fanatic or prefer to cosy up on the couch, this challenge is designed for everyone. Run, walk, skip, swim, or cycle for 26.2 miles (42km) over an entire month, you choose the activity!

Shape up and raise vital funds to help KEMP to support the well-being of our patients living with life-limiting illness.

It’s your marathon, your way

Registration is free and you could get your hands on your very own KEMP T-Shirt and snood!

There are so many ways to fundraise for KEMP during your challenge. You could:

  • Ask your family and friends to sponsor you £1 per mile
  • Go for a walk on your lunch break and ask your colleagues to chip in for your challenge
  • Set up a Just Giving page and share your progress on your social media pages

However you choose to complete your challenge, by fundraising for KEMP you’re making a real difference in your community. 

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Who can take part in the marathon in a month challenge?

This challenge is open to everyone! Whether you challenge yourself and go solo, have some fun with your family, compete with your colleagues or even pound the pavement with your pooch, there are so many ways you can take part!

While a marathon may seem like a daunting distance, you can break it down however you like and make it work for you!

Stride Streak

Complete 0.9 miles (1.4 km) every day for 30 days.

Workweek Warrior

Conquer 1.26m (2 km) five times a week (every workday) within 30 days.

Midweek Milestones

Achieve 2m (3.2km) three times a week (12 times) within 30 days.

Weekend Wanderer

Accomplish 3 miles (4.9) km twice a week (8 times) within 30 days.

Solo Surge

Complete your marathon in one go!

Build your marathon into your daily routine— stride to school, stroll on your lunch break, or strut your stuff in a pub crawl, every step counts, and before you know it, you’ll make that marathon!

Want to know how you can make a difference?

£25.50

Could help pay for a session for a patient with our dedicated exercise and wellbeing specialist, that’s less than £1 per mile to help a patient live independently for as long as possible.

£119

Could pay for a whole day of exercise and well-being with tailored activities to each patient’s individual needs.

£425

Could pay for a whole week, helping to improve a patient’s mobility, easing their pain, increasing their energy and help to boost their wellbeing.

Whatever you raise it will make a real difference in the lives of people facing life-limiting illness and the challenges of bereavement in your local community!

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Date
Any time to suit you!
Location
Multiple locations
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