Organise your own charity run
Fundraise for charity by organising a running event. Create your own challenge, get moving, and help change lives.
Organise a run, fundraise, and make a difference
Whether you’re lacing up solo or rallying a team, organising your own run is an amazing way to fundraise for charity and make a difference.
Choose your distance, set your route, and go at your own pace.
Once you’ve registered your running event, we’ll give you support to raise money.
Every step helps support people facing crisis in the UK and around the world.
We started fundraising for Red Cross when conflict began in Ukraine in 2022. This year, it was our fifth #HalfInThePark running event.
- Organiser, Half in the Park, Sheffield.
How it works
Get ready, set...
Choose when and where
Pick your route and set a date.
Register your run
Let us know so we can help you fundraise.
Fundraise
Set up a fundraising page so friends and family can support you.
Not sure what kind of run to organise?
There are loads of creative ways to get moving for a good cause. Here are some fun ideas to get your trainers (and imagination) going:
- Solo Challenge – Set your own distance and go at your own pace. Whether it’s 5K a day for a week or a marathon in a month, it’s all about pushing yourself for a great cause.
- Community Fun Run – Get the community together. You could encourage runners to dress in fancy dress.
- Sunrise to Sunset Relay – Team up with friends or colleagues and keep the baton moving from dawn till dusk.
- Local Landmark Dash - Plot a route that takes in your town or city's best-known sights.
Organising a charity run will have a huge impact
The Red Cross helps people in the UK and across the world get the support they need in an emergency.
£5 could provide hot drinks and food for a family affected by flooding.
£20 could provide a refugee with an hour of one-to-one support.
£100 could buy 20 torches, helping people impacted by a power outage.
Read more about how we’re helping people in the UK and around the world.
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