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Running and cycling events

There are simply loads of organised running and cycling events in which you can register then raise sponsorship money for us. We have listed some of the main events here plus others our members have suggested. If you decide you're feeling fit and fancy registering, please contact Kate Fitzpatrick for some sponsorship forms.

Running events

Paris marathon Date: 6 April 2008
Distance:
26 miles
Place:
Paris, France
Registration fee:
£375 (includes return Eurostar, two nights hotel)
Sponsorship:
£500
 
   
London marathon
Date: 13 April 2008
Distance:
26 miles
Place:
London
Registration fee:
£75
Sponsorship:
£1,600
 
   
Great Edinburgh run

Date: May 2008
Distance:
10K
Place:
The Meadows, Edinburgh

 
   
Great Manchester run Date: May 2007
Distance:
10k
Place:
Manchester
Registration fee:
£20
Sponsorship:
£150
 
   
British 10K London run

Date: 1 July 2007
Distance:
10K
Place:
London

We have places available!

Please contact Kate Fitzpatrick if you want to run for Team HSF.

 
   
Hydroactive women's challenge Date: 3 Sept 2006
Distance:
5k
Place:
London, Liverpool or Birmingham city centre
Registration fee:
£15
Sponsorship:
£100
 
   

Great north run

Date: 1 Oct 2006
Distance:
13 miles
Place:
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Registration fee:
£25
Sponsorship:
£300
 
   
Great south run Date: 22 Oct 2006
Distance:
10 miles
Place:
Portsmouth seafront
Registration fee:
£25
Sponsorship:
£200
 

Cycling events

Cycle the Nile Date: 24 February - 4 March 2007
Distance:
400k
Place:
Ride along the banks of the Nile staying in a cruiser each night. Highlights include visiting the Pyramids in Cairo, cycling through villages frozen in time and discovering Aswan - Egypt’s southern-most city, famous for its Low and High Dams. Finish this epic journey in Luxor which arguably boasts the greatest concentration of monuments in the world.
Registration fee:
£250
Sponsorship:
£2500
 
   
London to Paris bike ride Date: 29 June -2 July 2007
Distance:
300k
Place:
This long weekend challenge links two great European cities, London and Paris, covering around 300km in just 3 days. Encounter historic towns, sleepy villages and rolling countryside en-route. Cycle along wide Parisian boulevards to the finishing line at the city’s most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower. Free day to explore the sights of Paris before boarding the Eurostar train back to London.
Registration fee:
£99
Sponsorship:
£1000