To take part in the challenge, join the Facebook group to meet your fellow challengers, fill in the registration form and activate your Facebook fundraiser. You can then expect your vest in the post and you'll be set to go on 1 May!

I don't have Facebook, can I still take part?

Absolutely! Simply set up your JustGiving page and email our team to organise getting your vest.

How can I get friends and family involved?

Your friends and family will love to see your progress throughout the challenge and will look forward to seeing how well you’re doing. Keep them updated with Facebook posts and pictures showing how far you have come. You can also ask them to take part themselves by sharing the registration link on the previous page.

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Run 31 Miles in May Challenge

About the challenge

The challenge is to run 31 miles over the month of May, in memory of a loved one. You can split your miles up however you like over the month. On the treadmill or on the pavement, day or night, tie up those laces and go the extra mile for people affected by cancer.

How to take part

Register and join our Facebook group

Register for the challenge and join our Facebook group. You can meet others taking part, share your story and discover lots of fundraising tips that’ll help you see those donations come flying in.

Start fundraising

When you sign up, we’ll automatically create a Facebook fundraiser for you. You’ll also get access to your very own Macmillan Cancer Support fundraising page which allows people to donate outside of Facebook. You can even log your miles there too!

We recommend setting your fundraising pledge at £155, but the goal is to raise what you can. We’ll provide you with lots of fundraising tips along the way to help you make the biggest impact for people affected by cancer.

Get your FREE Macmillan vest and bib

We will also send you a free Macmillan vest when you sign up so you can truly represent #TeamGreen. We will also enclose a bib that you can write the name of your loved one on and pin it to your vest, keeping them close as you complete your challenge.

Don't forget to take plenty of photos and share your fundraising page with friends and family to let them know you’re supporting Macmillan.

We'll support you at every mile

From the beginning, you can get your hands on our free digital fundraising pack which contains everything you’ll need to get started including:

Daily mile tracker
Fundraising tips
Sponsorship form
Finishers certificate.

Fundraising Pack

FAQs

How to take part:

To take part in the challenge, join the Facebook group to meet your fellow challengers, fill in the registration form and activate your Facebook fundraiser. You can then expect your vest in the post and you'll be set to go on 1 May!
Absolutely! Simply set up your JustGiving page and email our team at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk to organise getting your vest.
Your friends and family will love to see your progress throughout the challenge and will look forward to seeing how well you’re doing. Keep them updated with Facebook posts and pictures showing how far you have come. You can also ask them to take part themselves by sharing the registration link on the previous page.

General FAQs

For this challenge we are asking supporters to run 31 miles throughout the month of May in memory of a loved one. This can be adapted to suit the abilities and needs of each supporter.
We wanted to create a space for people to take part in a fundraising challenge in memory of their loved one(s). If you would like to take part without it being in memory of someone, you are also welcome to register! Please be aware that our communication about the challenge and the Facebook Group will be geared towards people who are running in memory of their loved one(s). Thank you so much for taking an interest in supporting us.
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Definitely. You can split the miles up in the way that suits you best. The important thing is that you’re giving your best to support people affected by cancer.
We will be encouraging everyone to start and finish the challenge during May. However, if you are joining the challenge later or you have lost some time, you can continue into June.
We will be encouraging everyone to start and finish the challenge during May. However, if you are joining the challenge later or you have lost some time, you can continue into June.

Alongside this, you can log your miles digitally in your Macmillan Cancer Support fundraiser, which we’ll email to you once you’ve registered.

You can also use digital apps such as Strava and join our Team Macmillan Running Club to track your miles.
No, however we do love to see your photos so make sure to share them on our Facebook group or tag us @MacmillanCancer.
A reasonable level of fitness is required to complete this challenge, but it should be accessible to most. That said, you should go at your own pace that’s comfortable for you, so please seek the advice of your GP if you have any concerns.
A reasonable level of fitness is required to complete this challenge, but it should be accessible to most. That said, you should go at your own pace that’s comfortable for you, so please seek the advice of your GP if you have any concerns.

They can call us on 0300 1000 200 (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm).

If you have already registered in your name we will need to follow these steps:

Remove you from our Facebook group as this is for over 18s only

Cancel your registration

If you have created a fundraiser, go to your fundraising page on Facebook, click 'edit' and 'end fundraiser'.

Vest questions

Once you registered, please allow around 2 weeks for your vest to arrive.
Please DM Macmillan on social media and the support team will investigate this for you and order a new one if necessary.

Fundraising questions

How much of the donations go directly to Macmillan?

100% of the donations from your fundraising pages will come directly to Macmillan.
Can we fundraise as a group?

Yes. If you would like to fundraise as a group, then we encourage all participants to have their own registration to make getting your vests quick and easy. When you register you will automatically be set up with an individual fundraising page. We recommend you close additional pages and share just one of your fundraising pages as a group.
Is there a minimum fundraising target?

There is no minimum fundraising amount, but we are asking everyone taking part in the challenge to aim for £155 to fund our vital services for people affected by cancer.