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Major events

There is a fantastic selection of major events across the UK and abroad - giving people of all abilities the chance to take part either as a personal challenge or as part of a charity team. Most major events have two kinds of participants taking part:

  • Guaranteed place participants - people with a place from a charity
  • Own-place participants - people with their own place in the event

As the demand for these major events is so huge, charities can allocate places they have been 'guaranteed' by the event organiser to individuals - in return, the individual raises an agreed amount of sponsorship for the charity. This way the individual gets a place in the event and the charity raises much-needed funds.

Individuals who secure their own place in the event (eg. through a ballot) can also get involved in a charity team, usually without having to raise a minimum amount of sponsorship as everything they do raise benefits the charity.

Major events 
Saturday 30 August 2008 09.00 AM Suitable for beginners
Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK
Mountain biking50 km Orienteering15 km 2 km
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Saturday 06 September 2008 09.00 AM Suitable for beginners
Galway, Ireland
Mountain biking50 km Orienteering15 km 2 km
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Sunday 07 September 2008 Suitable for beginners Women-only event
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Road running5 km
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Sunday 07 September 2008 Suitable for beginners Women-only event
Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Trail running5 km
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Sunday 07 September 2008 Suitable for beginners Women-only event
London, Greater London, UK
Trail running5 km
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Sunday 07 September 2008 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Road running10 km
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Sunday 07 September 2008 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK
Road running13.1 miles
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Saturday 13 September 2008 09.30 AM Family event
Nr Windermere, Cumbria, UK
Swimming1 miles
Sunday 14 September 2008 09.30 AM Suitable for disabled
Bristol, Avon, UK
Road running13.1 miles
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Sunday 14 September 2008 10.05 AM Family event
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK
Road running26.2 miles
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Sunday 14 September 2008 10.05 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, UK
Road running13.1 miles
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Sunday 21 September 2008 Family event Suitable for beginners
Nr Windsor, Berkshire, UK
Swimming400 metres Road cycling20 km Trail running5 km
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Saturday 27 September 2008 05.00 PM Suitable for beginners
London, Greater London, UK
Mountain biking70 km Orienteering10 km 4 km
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Sunday 28 September 2008 09.00 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
Berlin, Germany
Road running26.2 miles
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Sunday 28 September 2008 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, UK
Trail running5 km
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Saturday 04 October 2008 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Glasgow, Renfrewshire, UK
Trail running5 km
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Sunday 05 October 2008 10.00 AM Family event
Whitebridge, Highland, UK
Road running26.2 miles
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Sunday 05 October 2008 10.40 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK
Road running13.1 miles
Sunday 05 October 2008 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Edinburgh, Lothian, UK
Trail running5 km
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Saturday 11 October 2008 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Derby, Derbyshire, UK
Trail running5 km
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Sunday 12 October 2008 Family event Suitable for disabled
London, Greater London, UK
Road running13.1 miles
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Sunday 12 October 2008 Suitable for disabled
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Road running26.2 miles
Sunday 12 October 2008 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
Trail running5 km
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Sunday 26 October 2008 10.30 AM Suitable for disabled
Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
Road running10 miles
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Monday 27 October 2008 09.00 AM Family event
Dublin, Ireland
Road running26.2 miles
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Sunday 02 November 2008 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
New York, NewYork, USA
Road running26.2 miles
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Sunday 26 April 2009 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
London, Greater London, UK
Road running26.2 miles
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Sunday 17 May 2009
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
Road running10 km
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