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Dear XXXX,
Make 2015 a year to remember and run a100km, 50km or 25km Challenge in aid of *enter charity name*!
Are you ready for a real running challenge? It’s time to start training and get fundraising to take part in some of the UK’s biggest Ultra Marathons for charity! Which challenge is for you? There are 5 to choose from in 2015 and they’re all listed below...
These challenges are for runners of all abilities! Whether you want to ease yourself in with a 25km distance, take on a testing ‘marathon plus’ 50km or want to take that one step further for the Ultra Marathon of 100km!
These series of events are all fully supported, with rest stops, medics, free food & drinks, marshals along the route, and massages at various rest stops. At the finish line, you’ll be welcomed back with a glass of bubbly, commemorative t-shirt, and a finisher’s medal to cheers and celebrations from family and friends! And if that wasn’t good enough, you’ll go home proud of your achievement, safe in the knowledge that you’ve made a real difference in helping *enter charity name*!
To sign up to any of the Ultra Challenges, please see the website links below and follow the instructions to register. By you taking part, it would be helping to make a real difference to *enter charity name*and we know it’s an amazing experience that you’ll never forget.
- 100km - £49 to register with a minimum fundraising target of £475 for *enter charity name*
- 50km - £39 to register with a minimum fundraising target of £295 for *enter charity name*
- 25km - £29 to register with a minimum fundraising target of £175 for *enter charity name*
Isle of Wight Challenge, 2nd- 3rd May 2015 – Bank Holiday Weekend!
With a brand new date for 2015 – runners can take on this amazing 106 km coastal loop route, a ‘half-way’ 56km, or a 30km route to the Needles – all centring around our ‘Base Camp’. Arguably thetoughest challenge of the series – but will be one of the most rewarding!
London 2 Brighton Challenge, 23rd- 24th May 2015 – Bank Holiday Weekend!
Hundreds of registrations have already been flooding in for one of our mostpopular and iconic events! New for 2015 is the 44km second half route addition,which means participants can now choose between this; the first 56km or thefull 100km. This is now the UK’s largest Ultra-Marathon run.
Grand Union Challenge, 27th- 28th June 2015!
London’s Great Escape saw a fantastic first year launch and is now ready for 2015 too! A scenic challenge that follows the Grand Union canal out of London towards the Chilterns, this has all kinds of routes available including 25km (a choice of all 4 legs!), 50km and 100km. Push yourself further for 2015 and explore this fantastic hidden green corridor out of the capital – it’s one of London’s best kept secrets!
London 2 Cambridge Challenge, 29th- 30th August 2015 – Bank Holiday Weekend!
New for 2015 – The London 2 Cambridge Challenge is a 100km or 50km run following the quiet and scenic River Lea out of the capital. The routecontinues across wild flower meadows and through farmland, occasionallypassing through quaint rural villages, before joining a direct route intoCambridge. An iconic and historic city to mark the end of an epic challenge.
Thames Path Challenge, 12th-13th September 2015
Due to be 2015’s biggest challenge event of the Series, this also has the multi route options available with the 25km, 50km and 100km routes. With mostof the year to fundraise and train, this is the biggest and most memorable journey from start to finish. With it’s beautiful and varied scenery, this certainlymakes for one of the best events of the series...