Charities need your help

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a catastrophic effect with the cancellation of thousands of events and the loss of billions in income through fundraising events.

The London Marathon alone, which should have taken place on Sunday 26 April, is the world’s biggest one-day fundraising event and raised more than £66.4 million for thousands of charities in 2019.

As the London marathon cannot take place as planned, its organisers have created a "lockdown-friendly event” which is easy for anyone to join in and make a difference, especially for small charities. Every small “event” can add up to something worthwhile.

From Sunday 26 April 2020, the date originally scheduled for the 40th London Marathon, challenge yourself to raise funds and take action around the numbers 2.6 or 26. 

The 2.6 Challenge is open to anyone of any age – the only requirement is that the activity must follow your local government guidelines on exercise and social distancing.

Make the 2.6 Challenge work for you. You can run or walk 2.6 miles, 2.6 km or for 26 minutes. You could take the the stairs 26 times, juggle for 2.6 minutes, do a 26 minute exercise session or get 26 people on a video call for a trivia quiz – anything you like. It's time to get active, have fun and raise money!

UK fundraisers, create your fundraising page at JustGiving.com to be counted in the 2.6 challenge campaign to save the UK's charities.

Or raise funds in USD for Project AWARE by joining Team Ocean.