Bowelbabe Fund Walk 45 Miles in October Challenge

Complete 45 miles of walking in October to help fund cutting-edge bowel cancer research, raise awareness and challenge stigma.

The challenge

Walk 45 miles throughout the month of October.

Date

Throughout the month of October.

Location

At the park, round the garden or in the gym – wherever works for you!

Get fit, feel good, and continue Dame Deborah James’ incredible legacy.

This is your challenge. Whatever your ability, do it your way.

Walk every day, take rest days when you need them, or build up your miles at the weekend. However you complete your 45 miles, make it work for you.

How to take part

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Step: 1

Sign up for free - no entry fee

Complete our sign up form to get your free trainer socks and online Giving Page.

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Step: 2

Join the community

If you'd like to, you can join the challenge Facebook group. Meet fellow walkers, ask questions, and keep your motivation high.

Join the Walk 45 Miles Challenge Facebook group

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Step: 3

Complete your 45 miles and start getting sponsorship

You can complete the challenge solo or invite a friend to join and walk together.

Start fundraising and get support and tips with the free fundraising pack.

Access the fundraising pack(PDF, 1.33 MB)

Completing the challenge

Get training support

Access your top tips guide(PDF, 70.2 KB)

You don't need to provide evidence of your miles

We trust you! If you'd like to, you can track your miles with apps like Fitbit and Strava.

Learn about tracking your miles with a fitness app

We recommend October, but you can start and finish at any time

You can continue to collect donations on your Giving Page after the month ends.

Whether you finish the challenge or not, the money that you raise will allow us to continue funding cutting-edge research.

How to fundraise

When you sign up, we'll create your online Giving Page

Share it with friends, family and colleagues and start getting sponsorship for your challenge.

There's no set fundraising target

You set your own goals. But we do recommend a fundriasing target of £150. Fundraisers who set a target tend to raise significantly more than their goal.

Visit our fundraising hub

Grab your fundraising pack, challenge calendar, shareable social media badges and more to help you reach your fundraising goals.

What your fundraising can do

The money you raise will help fund cutting-edge cancer research.

Smarter screening to detect bowel cancer

The Bowelbabe Fund is commiting £500k to a study aiming to detect more bowel cancers at an earlier stage.

Find out about Bowel Star screening

Uncovering the causes behind the rise in early-onset bowel cancer

Team PROSPECT will line up data on life experiences, genetic changes and generational trends.

Learn more about team PROSPECT

Designing next generation cancer vaccines

Backed by the Bowelbabe Fund, researchers in Cardiff are developing a one-size-fits-all vaccine to treat bowel cancer. Their pioneering approach could lead to an accessible, universal vaccine to treat the disease and potentially prevent some cases altogether.

Bowelbabe Fund Walk 45 Miles in October Challenge

Complete 45 miles of walking in October to help fund cutting-edge bowel cancer research, raise awareness and challenge stigma.

Get fit, feel good, and continue Dame Deborah James’ incredible legacy.

This is your challenge. Whatever your ability, do it your way.