About the challenge
What is the challenge?
The challenge asks you to run 26.2 miles across the month of April, but you can change the challenge to whatever works for you - make harder or easier!
How do I sign up? How does it work?
It’s free to take part in Run 26.2 Miles in April and easy to sign up:
1. Sign up here to request your free t-shirt
2. Once you sign up, you will receive your own fundraising page. You can personalise this
page to make it uniquely yours!
3. Share the link to your fundraising page with all your friends, family and colleagues. Tell
them about your challenge and ask them to sponsor you.
4. Run 26.2 miles throughout April and share regular updates.
5. Feel a huge sense of pride and joy for completing the challenge!
Can I alter my challenge, so I cover a longer or shorter distance, or start and finish earlier or later?
With it being a personal challenge, you can alter the challenge as needed as we understand that it’s not always possible to complete the challenge as planned. We want you to take part in whatever way works best for you, whether you reduce or increase the distance you cover or give yourself a different time frame to complete it within.
You aren’t required to let us know, unless you wish to, but it’s best to let your supporters know by posting an update on your page.
Please note, the distance leader board and badges are set to specific distances and run between 1 – 30 April. If you hit milestones outside these dates, you can request these badges by emailing facebookchallenge@gosh.org
How do I track my runs?
Please visit the Resources tab within My Dashboard to find our run tracker to keep a count of your activity. You’ll also receive a printed one with your t-shirt.
You can also add your distance manually to your fundraising page by adding this from within your Dashboard too, and sync your page with your Strava account.
The most important thing is that you post updates on your fundraising and social media so your friends and family can see how hard you’re pushing yourself.
Fundraising
Is there a fundraising target?
There is no fundraising target, but we ask everyone to raise as much as they can.
Do I receive a fundraising page when I sign up?
Yes! Once you sign up to Run 26.2 Miles in April, you will receive your very own fundraising page, which you can personalise with your story, updates and pictures. From your fundraising dashboard, you can also create a team, send out messages asking for support and access our Run 26.2 Miles in April resources.
Can I fundraise offline too?
Yes, you can fundraise offline as well as online. You can download a sponsorship form within the Resources tab of your fundraising dashboard.
To pay in your offline donations, you can either:
Pay it directly onto your fundraising page.
Pay online using our website form. Please select Facebook Fundraiser to then click Run 26.2 Miles in April in the list of events.
Call us on 020 3841 3131 to pay over the phone. Be sure to mention Run 26.2 Miles in April!
I’ve got a BFF/TGF/I’m a corporate partner. Can my fundraising go towards my specific fund?
We are so grateful for your interest in raising money for GOSH Charity by taking part in the Run 26.2 Miles in April Challenge. All the money raised from this challenge will be put towards the development of new cancer care facilities at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Participants in the challenge will fundraise to help GOSH take care for children with rare and difficult-to-treat cancers to the next level, supporting things like cutting-edge medical technology, pioneering research, and child-focused environments.
We're sorry that we are not able to restrict money raised through this challenge, to other areas. We understand this might be disappointing news, and that you may have a very personal reason that the money you so generously raise is invested in a certain area of the hospital. We’d like to reassure you that you can still continue to fundraise in other ways towards your specific chosen area. We are here to support you in any way we can with your fundraising and would be happy to speak with you about other ideas you might like to consider in support of your fundraising goals. Please email us at facebookchallenge@gosh.org and we'll be more than happy to help.
Can I choose what my fundraising goes towards?
We are so grateful for your interest in raising money for GOSH Charity by taking part in the Run 26.2 Miles in April Challenge. All the money raised from this challenge will be put towards the development of new cancer care facilities at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Participants in the challenge will fundraise to help GOSH take care for children with rare and difficult-to-treat cancers to the next level, supporting things like cutting-edge medical technology, pioneering research, and child-focused environments.
We're sorry that we are not able to restrict money raised through this challenge, to other areas. We understand this might be disappointing news, and that you may have a very personal reason that the money you so generously raise is invested in a certain area of the hospital. We’d like to reassure you that you can still continue to fundraise in other ways towards your specific chosen area. We are here to support you in any way we can with your fundraising and would be happy to speak with you about other ideas you might like to consider in support of your fundraising goals. Please email us at facebookchallenge@gosh.org and we'll be more than happy to help.
Where does my fundraising go? What does it pay for?
Every week, around five children in the UK lose their lives to cancer.
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) treats the most seriously ill children from across the UK and sees the most rare and difficult-to-treat childhood cancers.
All the money raised from the Run 26.2 Miles in April Challenge will go towards the development of new cancer care facilities at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
