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Major events

From the Virgin London Marathon to the Great North Swim, or the Big Fun Run in Cardiff there's a charity challenge to suit everyone.

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 raises funds for the charity.
 

Major events 
Sunday 14 March 2010 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners
Nottingham, Lincolnshire, UK
Road running26.2 km
Sunday 14 March 2010 12.00 PM Family event
Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK
Road running13.1 miles
Sunday 21 March 2010 10.05 AM
Reading, Berkshire, UK
Road running13.1 miles
Sunday 28 March 2010 08.30 AM Family event Suitable for beginners
Nr Birmingham, Warwickshire, UK
Road cycling100 miles Road cycling100 km
Sunday 18 April 2010 Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Dublin, Avon, UK
Road running10 km
Sunday 18 April 2010 09.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners
Brighton, East Sussex, UK
Road running26.2 miles
Sunday 25 April 2010 09.30 AM
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Road running13.1 miles
Sunday 25 April 2010 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
London, Greater London, UK
Road running26.2 miles
Sunday 02 May 2010 10.10 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Edinburgh, Lothian, UK
Road running10 km
Monday 03 May 2010 09.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Belfast, County Antrim, UK
Road running26.2 miles
Sunday 09 May 2010 10.00 AM Family event Women-only event Suitable for disabled
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK
Road running10 km
Sunday 16 May 2010
Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
Road running10 km
Sunday 16 May 2010 07.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners
Tonbridge, Kent, UK
Road cycling100 miles Road cycling100 km
Sunday 23 May 2010 08.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners
Edinburgh, Lothian, UK
Road running13.1 miles
Sunday 23 May 2010 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners
Edinburgh, Lothian, UK
Road running26.2 miles
Monday 31 May 2010 10.00 AM Family event
London, Greater London, UK
Road running10 km
Saturday 19 June 2010 09.00 AM Family event
Ipswich, Suffolk, UK
Swimming1 miles
Saturday 03 July 2010 09.00 AM Family event
London, Greater London, UK
Swimming1 miles
Sunday 11 July 2010 09.35 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
London, Greater London, UK
Road running10 km
Saturday 24 July 2010 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Glasgow, Renfrewshire, UK
Trail running5 km
Sunday 25 July 2010 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Edinburgh, Lothian, UK
Trail running5 km
Saturday 07 August 2010 Family event
London, Greater London, UK
Swimming1500 metres Road cycling40 km Road running10 km
Saturday 07 August 2010 Family event Suitable for beginners
London, Greater London, UK
Swimming400 metres Road cycling10 km Road running2.5 km
Saturday 07 August 2010 Family event Suitable for beginners
London, Greater London, UK
Swimming750 metres Road cycling20 km Road running5 km
Saturday 21 August 2010 09.00 AM Family event
London, Lanarkshire, UK
Swimming1 miles
Saturday 21 August 2010 10.00 AM Family event
Tywyn, Gwynedd, UK
Multi terrain running14 miles Multi terrain running10 km Multi terrain running5.5 miles Multi terrain running3.5 miles
Sunday 22 August 2010 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Derby, Derbyshire, UK
Trail running5 km
Sunday 29 August 2010 06.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Bristol, Avon, UK
Road cycling100 miles Road cycling
Saturday 04 September 2010 09.30 AM Family event
Windermere, Cumbria, UK
Swimming1 miles
Saturday 04 September 2010 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK
Road running10 km
Saturday 04 September 2010 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Cardiff, South Glamorgan, UK
Trail running5 km
Sunday 05 September 2010 09.20 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK
Road running10 km
Sunday 05 September 2010 09.30 AM Suitable for disabled
Bristol, Avon, UK
Road running13.1 miles
Sunday 05 September 2010 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, UK
Road running13.1 miles
Monday 06 September 2010 Suitable for beginners Women-only event
London, Greater London, UK
Trail running5 km
Tuesday 07 September 2010 Suitable for beginners Women-only event
Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
Road running5 km
Tuesday 07 September 2010 Suitable for beginners Women-only event
Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Trail running5 km
Sunday 19 September 2010 10.40 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK
Road running13.1 miles
Sunday 19 September 2010 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners Suitable for disabled
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, UK
Trail running5 km
Saturday 25 September 2010 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners
London, Greater London, UK
Road running5 km
Sunday 26 September 2010 09.00 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
Berlin, Germany
Road running26.2 miles
Saturday 02 October 2010 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners
Watford, Hertfordshire, UK
Road running5 km
Sunday 03 October 2010 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners
Edinburgh, Fife, UK
Road running26.2 km
Sunday 03 October 2010 10.00 AM Family event
Whitebridge, Highland, UK
Road running26.2 miles
Saturday 09 October 2010 11.00 AM Family event Suitable for beginners
Southampton, Hampshire, UK
Road running5 km
Sunday 10 October 2010 Suitable for disabled
Chicago, Illinois, U S A
Road running26.2 miles
Sunday 24 October 2010 10.30 AM Suitable for disabled
Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
Road running10 miles
Monday 25 October 2010 09.00 AM
Dublin, Ireland
Road running26.2 miles
Sunday 07 November 2010 10.00 AM Family event Suitable for disabled
New York, NewYork, U S A
Road running26.2 miles
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