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310 Pull-Ups in August Challenge

Complete 310 pull-ups in August to raise money to help fund life-saving cancer research.

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The challenge

Complete 310 pull-ups in the month of August.

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Date

Throughout the month of August.

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Location

At an indoor or outdoor gym, or using a pull-up bar at home - wherever works for you!

Sign up to the challenge

Get fit, feel good, and raise money to help fund life-saving cancer research

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

Whether you're a beginner or a pull-ups professional, this is your chance to make every rep count this August. Whether you choose to complete 10 pull-ups a day, more at weekends or just whenever you get a spare moment, you can complete the challenge in a way that suits you.

How to take part

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Step: 1

Sign up for free - no entry fee

Complete our 2 minute form and get your free Cancer Research UK tech top and online Giving Page.

Sign up

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Step: 2

Join the community

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

Join the 310 pull-ups Facebook group

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Step: 3

Complete 310 pull-ups this August and start getting sponsorship

Take some much needed me-time and complete the challenge solo, or invite a friend to join and work out together.

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

Download your fundraising pack(PDF, 1.29 MB)

Sign up to the challenge

Completing the challenge

Get training support

Download your training guide(PDF, 206 KB)

Download your how to do a pull-up guide(PDF, 148 KB)

We recommend August, 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 to fund life-saving 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 you set yourself a target of £150. Fundraisers who do set a target raise significantly more.

Get fundraising support, tips and inspiration

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

What your fundraising can do

Whether you surpass your goals or don't quite reach them, the money you raise will help fund life-saving cancer research.

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£70

could fund a clinical research grant for one day, funding doctors and nurses to find new ways to beat cancer.

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£130

could fund a cancer nurse for one day, giving people confidential cancer support and guidance.

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£170

could fund a trial for one day to test new radiotherapy techniques for treating bile duct cancer.

Get answers to all your questions

Visit our FAQs page

Get answers to your most common questions.

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