This is a virtual challenge where we are asking you to run 31 miles across the month of October, at your own pace in a location of your choice. The challenge will run from the 1st October to the 31st October. We’re here to support you every step of the way and ask that you raise vital funds to help people living with cancer.

Whether you're taking your very first steps into running or you're already an experienced runner, this challenge is for you. You can complete your 31 miles at a pace that works for you, taking rest days whenever you need them.

Remember, this challenge is all about doing what feels right for you. If you need to reduce your mileage or adapt the challenge to suit your circumstances, that's absolutely okay. Every mile you complete will help us do whatever it takes for people living with cancer.

If you’re affected by cancer and need support, our Macmillan Cancer Support Line offers confidential support to those living with cancer and their loved ones. If you are worried about money, work or treatment or just want to speak about whatever matters to you, we'll listen and support you. Call us for free on 0808 808 00 000.

Yes, absolutely! The beauty of this challenge is that you can complete your miles in any location. Your JustGiving page allows you to accept donations from friends and family all over the world.

However, please note that we can only send tops to addresses within the UK.

We will be encouraging everyone to start the challenge on the 1st October. However, if you’re joining the challenge later or have missed a few days, you can continue into November. JustGiving pages will close on Friday the 13th of November.

No, however we do love to see your photos so make sure to share them on our Facebook group or tag us @MacmillanCancer. Make sure you log your miles on your JustGiving page to receive your medal at the end of the challenge!

The only thing that matters is that you challenge yourself and that you are doing something incredible to support people living with cancer. However much you achieve, we're so grateful for your support and for helping us do whatever it takes to help more people with cancer get the best care the UK has to offer, whoever and wherever they are.

You can sign up online here.

Registration open on the 1st September. Just complete the registration form, including your chosen size for your running top, and you’ll receive an email from JustGiving and an email from us confirming you’re all signed up!

If you have any difficulties signing up, please send us a DM via our @macmillancancersupport Facebook page, by emailing us at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk or by calling us on 0300 1000 200 (Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm).

No, it’s completely free to sign up for Run 31 Miles in October!

We encourage every participant to raise £180 to provide vital funds to support people living with cancer.

You are more than welcome to complete Run 31 Miles in October as a team, however everyone in the team will need to register individually for their own fundraising page. This is so we can send you emails about your challenge, and each person in the team can track their progress, as well as receive their t-shirt.

Once you're all signed up, you can then link your pages together under one team on JustGiving. Log into your fundraising page, click edit page and create/join a team from there.

Don’t forget to also invite them to join us in the Run 31 Miles in October Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/macmillanrun31miles

This is where you can keep track of how many miles you’ve completed and your fundraising, all in one place. You can personalise it by adding your photo, your story, and regular updates.

It's where you'll start earning virtual badges for both your running and your fundraising. It’s easy to share your fundraising page with friends and family, so you can show off how you're getting on, and they can support you by donating.

Absolutely! Donating to your own page is a great way to get your fundraising rolling, in fact, statistically it has been proven that self-donating helps to encourage donations from your supporters by up to 42%!

Your fundraising page is a secure, quick and easy way to get donations and a great way to track your progress.

But if you would rather fundraise in a more traditional way, such as sponsorship forms, you’ll receive these in your fundraising pack and you can download more from our resource page.

The best way to pay in your cash donations is to pay them into your bank account and then make a payment from your debit/credit card to your own JustGiving page.

By Post

Send a cheque with your name and event, made payable to ‘Macmillan Cancer Support’, to:

Run 31 Miles in October
Macmillan Cancer Support,
PO BOX 791,
York House,
YO1 0NJ

By Phone

Call us on 0300 1000 200 (Monday-Friday, 9:30am – 4:30pm) and we can take payment over the phone.

BACS Transfer

Send an email to fundraising@macmillan.org.uk for our bank details and your unique paying in code.

You can manually add any offline funds raised by following these simple instructions:

Log in to your fundraising page using your JustGiving sign in details

1. Clicking the ‘edit my page’ button
2. Adding the amount raised offline.
3. Click ‘save changes’ and the offline funds will then be shown as part of your total raised.

Gift Aid is a great opportunity for donors to make their voluntary donations to Macmillan worth 25% more – without spending an extra penny. It enables charities like us to claim the basic tax that donors have paid on their donations back from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

If every supporter agreed to Gift Aid it would raise hundreds of thousands of pounds more to support people affected by cancer.

To be eligible to add Gift Aid to your donation you must be a UK taxpayer and you must have paid or will pay an amount of Income Tax and/or Capital Gains Tax for the current tax year, that is at least equal to the amount of tax that all the charities and Community Amateur Sports Clubs (CASCs) that you donate to will reclaim on my gifts for the current tax year. Other taxes such as VAT and Council Tax do not qualify. The charity will reclaim 25p of tax on every £1 that you have given.

When setting up your JustGiving page you will have chosen a password - don’t worry if you've forgotten it!

You can check your emails from Just Giving to retrieve your login details, or head to the JustGiving Help & Support page for help logging into your account.

It’s so motivating to see how far you’ve gone, and your supporters can also follow your progress and cheer you on. That’s why we’ve made it extra easy to track your distance through your fundraising page by logging your lengths.

Follow these simple instructions:

1. Track your miles using your chosen fitness tracker

2. Log in to your fundraising page using your JustGiving sign in details

3. Scroll down to your “Latest Updates” and click the green button that says “Log fitness” (available from the 1st October).

4. Enter the distance you've completed.

5. Click save and your page will automatically update with your new total.

Distance tracking becomes available when the challenge begins on the 1st October. Don’t worry if you can’t see it before then – it will automatically appear when you log in on the first day of the challenge.

Join our Facebook group here - This is a great place to meet fellow runners and share your top tips.

Our Supporter Care team monitor the group intermittently Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm.

You’ll be sent a running top once you’ve completed the registration form here. Please note it can take up to 2 weeks for your top to arrive.

If you’ve not received it after 2 weeks, please direct message us via our @macmillancancersupport Facebook page, or email us with the details you used to register at fundraising@macmillan.org.uk.

Unfortunately, our stock is limited to only 1 top per registration so we can't send out any additional products to you. We do have lots of items available on our shop though if you wanted to take a look - https://shop.macmillan.org.uk/

We welcome all ages and abilities. Under 18s are welcome to take part but they’ll need an adult to register on their behalf as we can only communicate with an adult. Under 18’s should not register with their own details, and the Facebook group is strictly for supporters over the age of 18.

You are more than welcome to take part; however, we do ask that you please consult with your doctor or midwife to ensure that the challenge is suitable for both you and your baby. Please do also adapt the challenge according to your needs.

We do encourage that you contact your doctor for professional medical advice before starting the challenge as we want you to remain safe whilst you complete your miles.

If you change your mind about hearing from us, you can stop receiving our updates at any time by emailing fundraising@macmillan.org.uk or calling 0300 1000 200. Please see our privacy statement for more information.

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