Challenges

Challenges

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Race the Sun 2025

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From our One Million Challenge to sponsored charity challenges, there's a wide variety of events and adventures for you to join and help keep you motivated to achieve your goal!

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One Million Challenge
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One Million Challenge

Start making the most of your time outdoors with our challenge!

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Charity challenges

Charity challenges

Join a social and supportive charity team for your next adventure or challenge event.

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Team challenges

Team challenges

Head into the great outdoors with friends, family, colleagues or fellow fundraisers!

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Virtual challenges

Virtual challenges

From virtual marathons to month-long charity events, explore challenges you can take on from home.

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5 ways being active outdoors together can help your team's mental health
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5 ways being active outdoors together can help your team's mental health

This is why an active outdoors challenge is the tonic your team needs to banish workplace anxiety and build a more cohesive culture.

Explore the biggest challenge events and charity trips!

Bikes, Boats & Boots
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity

Bikes, Boats & Boots

A new triple challenge for springtime comprising a 29-mile cycle, 3km paddle and 12km summit of the mighty Helvellyn!

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Jump to it and take part in a festive challenge - a Santa Skydive! Join the team on Sunday 8 December 2024 and raise money for seriously ill children at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
  • 1 day from £70
Brackley, Northamptonshire, UK

Santa Skydive | GOSH

Jump to it and take part in a festive challenge - a Santa Skydive! Join the team on Sunday 8 December 2024 and raise money for seriously ill children at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

  • 12000 ft skydiving
The Forces March
Military/Civilian

The Forces March

Recreate a historically-significant 135-mile WW2 training march in this epic UK endurance trek.

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Long sportives

Long sportives

Long days in the saddle, thigh-burning mileage and huge achievement.

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Mighty Hikes 2025
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Mighty Hikes 2025

Choose from 12 breathtaking landscapes with half and full marathon distances.

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Pedal through the Liberation of the Netherlands: A historic tour to freedom, filled with commemoration and camaraderie, to help support the Armed Forces Community.
  • Fri 2 - Tue 6 May 2025
  • £300-£2,250
Nijmegen, Netherlands

Netherlands Liberation Trail

Pedal through the Liberation of the Netherlands: A historic tour to freedom, filled with commemoration and camaraderie, to help support the Armed Forces Community.

  • 338 km road cycling
Connecting 'off-road' tracks across three National Parks where 10 of Yorkshire’s finest rivers begin their journey on the moors and onward to where they flow into the body of the North Sea.
  • Sat 3 - Wed 7 May 2025
  • £95
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK

Source to Sea Trail

Connecting 'off-road' tracks across three National Parks where 10 of Yorkshire’s finest rivers begin their journey on the moors and onward to where they flow into the body of the North Sea.

  • 5 days gravel riding + 9250 m ascent
Join hundreds of women for a night of remembrance and celebration where you will ride past iconic city landmarks then cross the finish line to receive your well-deserved finisher's medal!
  • Sat 10 May 2025
  • £45
Windsor, Berkshire, UK

Women V Cancer | Ride the Night | 100K

Join hundreds of women for a night of remembrance and celebration where you will ride past iconic city landmarks then cross the finish line to receive your well-deserved finisher's medal!

  • 100 km road cycling
The ultimate coast path challenge! Walk 60 miles of the South West Coast Path over 3 days and take in the breathtaking sights and soak up the camaraderie for Children’s Hospice South West.
  • Fri 16 - Sun 18 May 2025
  • £350
Westward Ho!, Devon, UK

Incredible Hike

The ultimate coast path challenge! Walk 60 miles of the South West Coast Path over 3 days and take in the breathtaking sights and soak up the camaraderie for Children’s Hospice South West.

  • 60 miles hiking
A team of 5. A half marathon every day for 4 days. You have just Run2Paris! This is your next great running adventure where you'll camp under the stars on a road trip like no other.
  • Thu 22 - Sun 25 May 2025
  • £250-£1,200
London, UK

Run2Paris

A team of 5. A half marathon every day for 4 days. You have just Run2Paris! This is your next great running adventure where you'll camp under the stars on a road trip like no other.

  • 4 days multi terrain running
Pedal, Paddle, Peak
10th edition

Pedal, Paddle, Peak

The multi-activity challenge of the year! Tackle a 34km pedal, 3km paddle, 17km summit to Helvellyn's peak then party like never before.

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The 14 Peaks is a famous 24-hour challenge that only the toughest and bravest (or craziest?!) undertake! Savour the hiking adventure by tackling it over 3 days with expert guides to lead the way.
  • 4 nights from £785
Betws-y-Coed, Clwyd, UK

14 Peaks Experience | Welsh 3000s Challenge

The 14 Peaks is a famous 24-hour challenge that only the toughest and bravest (or craziest?!) undertake! Savour the hiking adventure by tackling it over 3 days with expert guides to lead the way.

  • 3 days hiking
Big Hikes 2025
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Big Hikes 2025

Conquer a marathon distance hike to help beat cancer step by step.

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A unique 400km expedition from north to south across the full gambit of Iceland's magical and surreal interior featuring a full hike of The Laugavegur Trail, mountain biking and packrafting.
  • 6 nights from £4,250
Blönduós, Iceland

Rat Race | Iceland Coast to Coast

A unique 400km expedition from north to south across the full gambit of Iceland's magical and surreal interior featuring a full hike of The Laugavegur Trail, mountain biking and packrafting.

  • 30 miles hiking
  • 201 miles mountain biking
  • 25 miles kayaking
Adventure for teams of 4 in the spectacular, remote and challenging Highlands of Scotland on a life-changing quest through unique and historic landscapes of forests, mountains, rivers, sea and lochs!
  • Sun 10 - Thu 14 Aug 2025
  • £3,000-£3,500
Aviemore, Highland, UK

ITERA Adventure Race

Adventure for teams of 4 in the spectacular, remote and challenging Highlands of Scotland on a life-changing quest through unique and historic landscapes of forests, mountains, rivers, sea and lochs!

  • 5 days multi terrain running
  • 5 days mountain biking
  • 5 days kayaking
Run, ride and kayak 100 miles across the Scottish Highlands, experiencing all the beauty and brilliance that this dramatic country has to offer in an epic multi-activity journey.
  • 2 nights from £289-£349
Nairn, Highland, UK

Rat Race | Scotland Coast to Coast

Run, ride and kayak 100 miles across the Scottish Highlands, experiencing all the beauty and brilliance that this dramatic country has to offer in an epic multi-activity journey.

  • 21 miles trail running
  • 78 miles mountain biking
  • 1 mile kayaking
A multi-sport crossing of the entire island chain of the Outer Hebrides on bike, foot and boat from north to south covering 150 miles and supported all the way.
  • 4 nights from £1,975
Stornoway, Outer Hebrides, UK

Rat Race | Hebrides Tip to Toe

A multi-sport crossing of the entire island chain of the Outer Hebrides on bike, foot and boat from north to south covering 150 miles and supported all the way.

  • 109 miles road cycling
  • 9 miles trail running
  • 15 miles kayaking
London to Paris Cycle Challenge

London to Paris Cycle Challenge

Conquer one of Europe's classic rides as a personal challenge or for charity.

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One of NOMAN’s exclusive Mediterranean ocean rowing races, pitting multiple crews against one another between the Catalonian capital and the world famous White Isle.
  • 2 nights from £500
Barcelona, Spain

Mediterranean Ocean Rowing Races | Barcelona - Ibiza

One of NOMAN’s exclusive Mediterranean ocean rowing races, pitting multiple crews against one another between the Catalonian capital and the world famous White Isle.

  • 3 days rowing
Ultra runs

Ultra runs

Helping you realise your lifetime potential as a runner.

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Taking THE ROC into the Lake District, this is an opportunity to test your resolve and focus in one of the most inspiring locations in Europe. Face up to the mountain.
  • Sat 6 Sep 2025
  • £210-£235
Ulverston, Cumbria, UK

THE ROC ENGLAND

Taking THE ROC into the Lake District, this is an opportunity to test your resolve and focus in one of the most inspiring locations in Europe. Face up to the mountain.

  • 1.5 km lake swimming
  • 92 km road cycling
  • 18.5 km multi terrain running
Challenge Walks

Challenge Walks

Challenging walking events from half marathon distance (13.1 miles) right up to multi-day ultra challenges.

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Celebrating the unique valleys of the Lake District which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site status, by linking them together with spectacular trail and ultra routes for you to enjoy!
  • Fri 26 Sep 2025
  • £150-£210
Keswick, Cumbria, UK

13 Valleys Ultra

Celebrating the unique valleys of the Lake District which are part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site status, by linking them together with spectacular trail and ultra routes for you to enjoy!

  • 184.77 km trail running + 7018 m ascent
Race 101: the 13 Valleys Ultra
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Race 101: the 13 Valleys Ultra

Introducing the 13 Valleys Ultra plus the event's shorter distance options, helping you to push your limits and get involved!

On foot from Lands End to John O'Groats over a stunning, fully supported, 1000 miles spanning the entire length of this great nation on a bespoke route taking in Britain's most beautiful trails.
  • 35 nights from £8,750
Penzance, Cornwall, UK

Rat Race | Run Britannia

On foot from Lands End to John O'Groats over a stunning, fully supported, 1000 miles spanning the entire length of this great nation on a bespoke route taking in Britain's most beautiful trails.

  • 35 days multi terrain running
Kilimanjaro
Climb Kili

Kilimanjaro

Trek to the summit of the tallest free-standing mountain in the world on this iconic adventure.

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National Three Peaks

National Three Peaks

Explore a range of charity events and independent trips to conquer this iconic hiking challenge!

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Trek to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World along the Salkantay route which is quieter and more scenic than the Inca Trail, to reach the fabled ruins of Machu Picchu.
  • 8 nights from £490-£1,890
Cusco, Peru

Machu Picchu Trek

Trek to one of the New Seven Wonders of the World along the Salkantay route which is quieter and more scenic than the Inca Trail, to reach the fabled ruins of Machu Picchu.

  • 6 days trekking