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Plank Every Day in October Challenge

Plank every day in October to raise money to help fund life-saving cancer research.

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The challenge

Plank every day in the month of October.

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Date

Throughout the month of October.

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Location

In your house, your garden, your gym – 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 total beginner or a planking professional, this is your chance to make every plank count this October. Go all in and 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 t-shirt 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 fitness enthusiasts, ask questions, and keep your motivation high.

Join the Plank Every Day in October Facebook group

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Step: 3

Plank every day this October and start getting sponsorship

Complete the challenge your way, solo or as a group, and start fundraising with help from your free fundraising pack.

Get your fundraising pack(PDF)

Sign up to the challenge

Completing the challenge

Get training support

Access your training guide(PDF)

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

You can continue to collect donations on your online 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.

Raise £150 and get a medal.

Raise £150 or more through your online Giving Page and you'll also receive a Cancer Research UK branded medal.

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.

Visit our fundraising hub

Everything you need to hit your goals, including a fundraising pack, challenge calendar and shareable social badges.

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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