Event Overview
Miles For Mind brings people together to raise money & awareness for mental health through running and to date, the Miles For Mind community have raised over £379,100 for Mind, which is incredible!
With Mental Health Awareness Day falling in October, we will be hosting Miles For Mind in this month to enable people to come together and support the mental health charity, Mind.
For each person that enters one of our virtual events, we will donate 1% of our profits to mental health charities and we will also plant a tree in order to support the environment.
Some of the key highlights include:
- Automatically sync runs with Strava, Garmin and Fitbit and manually add runs.
- Create or join a team.
- FREE monthly mileage tracker AND bingo card!
- Earn badges and rewards as you progress.
- Overall and individuals progress tracked against goals.
Key Event Information
When will the virtual running challenge take place?
1st - 30th October 2023.
Why are we running it?
To bring people together to raise awareness for mental health through running and raise funds for the mental health charity, Mind.
How far do I have to cover?
You can choose from eight distances: 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 200 and 250 miles.
What do I get for completing the event?
Each person that completes the event will receive a specially designed Miles For Mind medal. All medals will be sent out once the virtual run challenge has finished.
How much does it cost to take part?
Each place in the virtual run is £13.95 for adults and £8.95 for children.
What do I do if I want to join team?
If you want to be part of a team in Miles For Mind, head to your profile in your account and either create a new team or join an existing one.
Have a youngster that wants to get involved?
Got a youngster in the family that wants to take part? No problem! Kids can get involved to and can be signed up along with yourself.
Fundraising:
For those that want to help raise even more money for charity, we have an integrated platform that allows you to setup your own profile and share with friends and family. They can sponsor you directly on your profile page via JustGiving. Simply, sign up to our event and follow the instructions to setting up your profile.
Making a difference
We believe that we can make a difference, one step at a time.
The running community can achieve great things and have already shown that through the money raised for mental health charities and the number of trees planted.
Medal Reveal
This is the awesome medal that each person who takes part will receive!
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