Virtual challenges

Virtual challenges

Take on a wide range of challenges on your local roads and trails!

Find virtual challenges

From charity walking challenges to virtual places in major marathons, you can find a wide variety of challenges here, all able to be completed in your own time and without travelling anywhere. Use the search below to find a specific challenge or keep browsing for inspiration!

Virtual walking challenges

Aim for a target distance or walk every day in one of these virtual challenges. Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive offers and updates.

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The spring challenge is on! Get active every day throughout April and raise money to support Bowel Cancer UK's vital work. Walk, cycle, run - it's up to you!
  • Mon 1 - Tue 30 Apr
  • £5
Anywhere

ActiveApril

The spring challenge is on! Get active every day throughout April and raise money to support Bowel Cancer UK's vital work. Walk, cycle, run - it's up to you!

  • 30 days
Walk 5K on the magical winter solstice, the longest night of the year, to help keep children safe this Christmas. Take part with friends and family or on your own and walk wherever you like!
  • Sun 1 - Tue 31 Dec
  • £5
Anywhere

Walk for Children

Walk 5K on the magical winter solstice, the longest night of the year, to help keep children safe this Christmas. Take part with friends and family or on your own and walk wherever you like!

  • 5 km
Challenge yourself to walk (or run) 200km in 40 days to help fight global poverty. Walk when and where you choose, alone or with friends, and receive goodies!
  • Wed 5 Mar - Thu 17 Apr 2025
  • FREE
Anywhere

The Big Lent Walk

Challenge yourself to walk (or run) 200km in 40 days to help fight global poverty. Walk when and where you choose, alone or with friends, and receive goodies!

  • 40 days

Virtual running challenges

Join a major event in a virtual option or challenge yourself to a charity run on local trails! For more information on virtual events, sign up to our newsletter.

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Get your body moving, help your mind and receive your medal in this virtual challenge! Be more active over the next 4 weeks to improve your wellbeing and help others with theirs too.
  • Mon 1 Jan - Tue 31 Dec
  • FREE
Anywhere

Move It for Mental Health

Get your body moving, help your mind and receive your medal in this virtual challenge! Be more active over the next 4 weeks to improve your wellbeing and help others with theirs too.

  • 4 weeks multi terrain running
Take on a 5K in the beautiful setting of Hyde Park. Run, jog, walk or wheel your way around the course, at an event open to all ages, with an eco-medal and superb festival atmosphere at the finish!
  • Sat 12 Oct
  • FREE-£25
London, UK

RBC Race for the Kids

Take on a 5K in the beautiful setting of Hyde Park. Run, jog, walk or wheel your way around the course, at an event open to all ages, with an eco-medal and superb festival atmosphere at the finish!

  • 5 km road running
Walk 5K on the magical winter solstice, the longest night of the year, to help keep children safe this Christmas. Take part with friends and family or on your own and walk wherever you like!
  • Sun 1 - Tue 31 Dec
  • £5
Anywhere

Walk for Children

Walk 5K on the magical winter solstice, the longest night of the year, to help keep children safe this Christmas. Take part with friends and family or on your own and walk wherever you like!

  • 5 km
Challenge yourself to walk (or run) 200km in 40 days to help fight global poverty. Walk when and where you choose, alone or with friends, and receive goodies!
  • Wed 5 Mar - Thu 17 Apr 2025
  • FREE
Anywhere

The Big Lent Walk

Challenge yourself to walk (or run) 200km in 40 days to help fight global poverty. Walk when and where you choose, alone or with friends, and receive goodies!

  • 40 days
  • Sun 28 Apr
  • £14
Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK

The Northants 5K Race Series - Race 1

The Northants 5K Race Series includes 5 trail races.

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Sat 4 May
  • £35-£40
Church Stretton, Shropshire, UK

May the Fourth be with you (original)

Choice of Half Marathon or Marathon Distance

  • Half marathon
  • Marathon
  • Sun 5 May
  • £9-£25
Stirling, UK

Thornhill 10K

Run round the Frews to support the fight against cancer

  • Fun run
  • 10K run
  • Sun 5 May
  • FREE
Anywhere

VOOM Women's Virtual 10K

Get ready to take to the pavements, paths and trails in 2024 with the FREE VOOM X Her Spirit Women's 10K virtual run or walk challenge.

  • 10 km multi terrain running
  • Wed 15 May
  • £14
Northampton, Northamptonshire, UK

The Northants 5K Race Series - Race 2

The Northants 5K Race Series includes 5 trail races.

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 26 May
  • £4-£28
Folkestone, Kent, UK

Folkestone Coastal

Popular 10-kilometre race from Folkestone seafront towards Hythe and back flat, fast course.

  • Fun run
  • 10K run
  • Sun 2 Jun
  • £23-£29
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, UK

Orsted Great Grimsby 10K

The Great Grimsby 10k is in its 9th Year and will take place in 2024 from the iconic Great Grimsby Town Hall.

  • 10 km road running
  • Sat 8 Jun
  • £7.70-£39.10
Portree, Highland, UK

Skye Half Marathon

Join the 40th Anniversary of the Skye Half Marathon - a 13.1 mile loop on closed roads starting from Portree on the Isle of Skye and one of the most popular running races in Scotland.

  • Half marathon
  • Fun run
  • 10K run
  • Wed 19 Jun
  • £14
Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, UK

The Northants 5K Race Series - Race 3

The Northants 5K Race Series includes 5 trail races.

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Thu 20 Jun
  • £25
Skipton, North Yorkshire, UK

Solstice Saunter

Get set for the five mile Solstice Saunter 2024 at the beautiful Bolton Abbey Estate on the longest day of the year and help raise vital funds for Sue Ryder.

  • 5 miles multi terrain running
  • Sat 22 Jun
  • £57.95-£59.95
Dorking, Surrey, UK

P24 - The Longest Attended Day

Think you could run 1 mile on the hour every hour for 24 hours? Easy right?

  • 1 mile trail running
  • Sat 22 Jun
  • £47.95-£49.95
Dorking, Surrey, UK

P12 - The Longest Attended Day

Think you could run 1 mile on the hour every hour for 12 hours? Easy right?

  • 1 mile trail running
  • Sun 7 Jul
  • £19.50
Windsor, Berkshire, UK

Parallel Windsor

Parallel Windsor features a range of challenge events for all ages, health conditions and abilities.

  • Fun run 3
  • 5K run
  • 10K run
  • Wed 10 Jul
  • £14
Kettering, Northamptonshire, UK

The Northants 5K Race Series - Race 4

The Northants 5K Race Series includes 5 trail races.

  • 5 km multi terrain running
  • Sun 21 Jul
  • £5-£32
Rayleigh, Essex, UK

The Kirste 5 Memorial Race

The race brings together runners of all ages and abilities and supports and remembers all our friends and family affected by cancer.

  • Fun run 2
  • Short walk
  • Sun 18 Aug
  • £17-£19
Hereford, Herefordshire, UK

The Jon Ward Hereford 5K

The Couriers are pleased to announce the return of the Jon Ward 5k race, come join us on a new course on the Cycle Track at Hereford Leisure Centre,

  • 5 km road running
  • Sun 8 Sep
  • £14
Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, UK

The Northants 5K Race Series - Race 5

The Northants 5K Race Series includes 5 trail races.

  • 5 km multi terrain running

Virtual cycling events and challenges

Cruise around your local roads in these virtual charity challenges.

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Virtual swimming challenges

Dive into a virtual swimming challenge and see how far you can go!

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  • Sat 9 Nov
  • £109
London, UK

Marathon Swims

London's marathon of swimming. Hosted at the London Aquatics Centre in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Swimming now has its own marathon!

  • 10 km pool swimming