Rethink Mental Illness

Rethink Mental Illness

Helping to improve the lives of everyone affected by mental illness, Rethink Mental Illness provide local groups and services, as well as campaigning for better mental health support. You can help by signing up for an event or charity place!

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Featured events

Discover the latest events and offers from Rethink Mental Illness!

Tough Mudder

Tough Mudder

Mud, sweat and beers await at your local Tough Mudder, so grab yourself a discounted entry by signing up with Rethink Mental Illness! Your fundraising will help to deliver their vital services.

Find your local race
Bike it. Hike it. Paddle it. Give it a go! Focus on improving mental health this summer on a triple challenge exclusive to Rethink Mental Illness.
  • Fri 18 - Sat 19 Aug
  • £55
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, UK

Snowdon Triple Challenge | Rethink Mental Illness

Bike it. Hike it. Paddle it. Give it a go! Focus on improving mental health this summer on a triple challenge exclusive to Rethink Mental Illness.

  • Sprint adventure race

Rethink Mental Illness' events

These original events are created by Rethink Mental Illness and provide fantastic opportunities to explore the outdoors!

Challenge yourself to run, jog or walk your target distance to help your own mental health and that of others - plus you get a running vest and medal!
  • Sat 25 Mar - Sun 31 Dec
  • FREE
Anywhere

Miles for Mental Health | Rethink Mental Illness

Challenge yourself to run, jog or walk your target distance to help your own mental health and that of others - plus you get a running vest and medal!

  • Charity run
Challenge yourself to ride 100 miles over a month to help your own mental health and that of others - plus you get a cycling jersey and medal! There's a Land's End to John O'Groats team option too.
  • Sat 25 Mar - Sun 31 Dec
  • FREE
Anywhere

Ride for Mental Health | Rethink Mental Illness

Challenge yourself to ride 100 miles over a month to help your own mental health and that of others - plus you get a cycling jersey and medal! There's a Land's End to John O'Groats team option too.

  • Charity bike ride
Bike it. Hike it. Paddle it. Give it a go! Focus on improving mental health this summer on a triple challenge exclusive to Rethink Mental Illness.
  • Fri 18 - Sat 19 Aug
  • £55
Caernarfon, Gwynedd, UK

Snowdon Triple Challenge | Rethink Mental Illness

Bike it. Hike it. Paddle it. Give it a go! Focus on improving mental health this summer on a triple challenge exclusive to Rethink Mental Illness.

  • Sprint adventure race

Rethink Mental Illness' charity places | Marathons

Discover opportunities to run a 26.2-mile race for this great mental health charity.

Fast, flat and beautifully scenic, this marathon route takes you along the Edinburgh coastline and has sold out every year since 2008. Charity places still available.
  • Sun 28 May
  • £30 + £500 fundraising
Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

Edinburgh Marathon

Rethink Mental Illness

Fast, flat and beautifully scenic, this marathon route takes you along the Edinburgh coastline and has sold out every year since 2008. Charity places still available.

  • 26.2 miles road running
A world record-breaking road race around one of the most historic cities in the world on a route featuring Brandenburg Gate and many other iconic sights. Charity places now available for 2023.
  • Sun 24 Sep
  • £45 + £1,000 fundraising
Berlin, Germany

BMW Berlin Marathon

Rethink Mental Illness

A world record-breaking road race around one of the most historic cities in the world on a route featuring Brandenburg Gate and many other iconic sights. Charity places now available for 2023.

  • Marathon

Rethink Mental Illness' charity places | Half marathons

Enter a 13.1-mile race for Rethink Mental Illness!

Take part in the world's biggest half marathon and experience the buzz, unrivalled local support and cheerful crowds of this historic event. Charity places now available for 2023.
  • Sun 10 Sep
  • £30 + £350 fundraising
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK

Great North Run

Rethink Mental Illness

Take part in the world's biggest half marathon and experience the buzz, unrivalled local support and cheerful crowds of this historic event. Charity places now available for 2023.

  • 13.1 miles road running
Sun... Sea... Running as it should be. Taking in both Boscombe and Bournemouth piers along a stunning coastal route and part of the Run Bournemouth weekend running festival.
  • Sun 8 Oct
  • £20 + £250 fundraising
Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

Bournemouth Half Marathon

Rethink Mental Illness

Sun... Sea... Running as it should be. Taking in both Boscombe and Bournemouth piers along a stunning coastal route and part of the Run Bournemouth weekend running festival.

  • 13.1 miles road running
Fast and flat through the historic streets of Bath on a two-lap course which avoids the city's surrounding hills. Voted 3rd best UK running event by the Daily Telegraph.
  • Sun 15 Oct
  • £25 + £275 fundraising
Bath, Somerset, UK

Bath Half Marathon

Rethink Mental Illness

Fast and flat through the historic streets of Bath on a two-lap course which avoids the city's surrounding hills. Voted 3rd best UK running event by the Daily Telegraph.

  • Half marathon
A spirited Central London run with live music, upbeat DJs, street-dancers and inspiring themes on a landmark-packed route with closed roads. Register your interest in a charity place for 2024.
  • Sun 7 Apr 2024
  • £20 + £300 fundraising
London, UK

London Landmarks Half Marathon

Rethink Mental Illness

A spirited Central London run with live music, upbeat DJs, street-dancers and inspiring themes on a landmark-packed route with closed roads. Register your interest in a charity place for 2024.

  • Half marathon

Rethink Mental Illness' charity places | Bike rides

Secure your place in sportives and charity bike rides around the UK!

RideLondon-Essex 100 returns with an exciting traffic-free route from the heart of London, out into glorious Essex countryside and back to a rapturous finish at Tower Bridge.
  • Sun 28 May
  • £30 + £500 fundraising
London, UK

RideLondon | Essex 100

Rethink Mental Illness

RideLondon-Essex 100 returns with an exciting traffic-free route from the heart of London, out into glorious Essex countryside and back to a rapturous finish at Tower Bridge.

  • 100 miles road cycling
Join Team Rethink in 2023 to support your own mental health and others living with mental illness. Tune up those legs, pack your sunglasses and get ready for a ride like no other!
  • Sun 18 Jun
  • £30 + £300 fundraising
London, UK

London to Brighton Bike Ride

Rethink Mental Illness

Join Team Rethink in 2023 to support your own mental health and others living with mental illness. Tune up those legs, pack your sunglasses and get ready for a ride like no other!

  • Charity bike ride

Rethink Mental Illness' charity places | Triathlons

Explore swim-bike-run events that you can enter alongside Rethink Mental Illness!

Rethink Mental Illness' charity places | Swims

Immerse yourself in a world of sea, lake and river swims with this range of charity places from Rethink Mental Illness.

Two laps of the Serpentine Lake at your chosen pace, as part of the one-day open water swimming festival in the beautiful Hyde Park. Charity places now available for 2023.
  • Sat 16 Sep
  • £25 + £250 fundraising
London, UK

Swim Serpentine | Two mile

Rethink Mental Illness

Two laps of the Serpentine Lake at your chosen pace, as part of the one-day open water swimming festival in the beautiful Hyde Park. Charity places now available for 2023.

  • 2 miles lake swimming