Run 290! Challenge

Did you know it’s 290 miles from the London 2012 Olympic Stadium to Stade De Paris, France?

To celebrate the Olympic and Paralympic Games, we are challenging you to complete 290 miles between 26 July 2024 and 4 October 2024.

How to get involved

We're encouraging everyone to get involved in a format of your choice: on the road, off-road, trails or mountains, guided running, or jog, walk, or wheel the distance yourself or with friends.

Individual Run

290 miles between 26 July and 4 October 2024.

Group Run

RunTogether Groups: use one of your weekly group runs to run the distance of 290 miles as a collective over 10 weeks (groups of 10: 3 miles a week per member x 10 weeks = 300 miles)

Relay Run

Team of four, all running over however many weeks you decide, to achieve 290 miles -  that's 72.5 miles each. Note: Beyond four runners would be counted as a group run instead.

Results

Since we launched our Run290! Challenge last month, we have secured a digital platform partner: Results Base. So if you haven’t signed up to the Run290! Challenge – then this is for you!

Results Base is an online registration and virtual timing platform that will host the Run290! Challenge. Participants can register as individuals, relays, or teams and log their mileage over a 10-week period to track their progress on a virtual map.

A comprehensive results leaderboard will be available to track individual standings, and we even provide an overview of the total mileage accumulated by all relays and teams. A downloadable bib is available for printing before starting the challenge, plus everyone who completes the challenge will receive a certificate and be entered into a free prize draw* for some amazing goodies.

Entry

Entries cost £2 and 100% of any profit made from Run 290! (minimum £1 from every entry) will be donated to the Personal Best Foundation, which aims to provide children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds and communities with the opportunity to improve their health and wellbeing through athletics and running. The charity funds initiatives such as their Young Leaders Programme which supports young people at risk of social exclusion to become Run Leaders, providing them with the skills and confidence they need to create a positive future and opening up a world of volunteer and career opportunities. 

*Terms and conditions apply: Read T&Cs for entries before 26 July | Read T&Cs from 26 July