Posts by category: charities
An Office Jog
24 APR2013
Commuters are being asked to swap trains for trainers on Friday (26 April) for the first global Run To Work Day.
Jennifer And Adele On Song For Macmillan
26 MAR2013
Former Miss Scotland Jennifer Reoch joined recovering cancer patient Adele Taylor and cancer nurse turned charity worker Patricia Daniel to encourage Scottish runners to join the Macmillan Cancer Care teams for Edinburgh Marathon Festival on May 25 and 26
Blind Runner Hazel Takes On Double Marathon
19 FEB2013
Blind runner, Hazel McFarlane is taking on the Glasgow to Edinburgh double marathon for the Royal National Institute of Blind People.
Five Down, Two To Go
27 NOV2012
Dr Andrew Murray has completed 5 of the 7 ultra marathons as he attempts to complete his Run The World challenge.
Olympians Launch Macmillan Running Campaign
26 NOV2012
GB athletes Freya Murray and Lynsey Sharp launch campaign to get 1500 Scots running for Macmillan at Edinburgh Marathon Festival
Come Dance With Mo
24 NOV2012
Mo Farah is offering fans the chance to join him in a music video by uploading videos of themselves doing a new dance based on his celebration, the Mobot.
Platinum Opportunity For Ambitious Charity
21 OCT2012
The deadline date to secure a high level charity partnership with Greater Manchester marathon in 2013 is set for 16 November 2012
School Kids Take On Marathon Challenge
18 OCT2012
20,000 school kids have taken part in Save the Children's World Marathon Challenge in the past week in an attempt to beat Patrick Makau's record.
Scottish Runner Enlists The Help Of Olympic Athletes
16 AUG2012
An NHS worker from Moray has enlisted the help of Olympic athletes as he aims to run 12 half marathons in 2012.
Edinburgh Runner Aims For 12 In 12
1 AUG2012
An Edinburgh runner has set herself the task of completing 12 runs in 12 months
Planet Of The Running Apes
5 MAY2012
Top London all-costume charity fun run the Great Gorilla Run will take place on Saturday, September 22, 2012.
Dad Davie Gets Set For Mens 10K
9 MAR2012
Glasgow man Davie Fraser is looking forward to running in the 2012 Men�s Health Forum Scotland 10K on June 17 and raising funds for the Yorkhill Children's Foundation. Staff at Yorkhill treated
Call To Arms For Scottish Runners
7 MAR2012
Charity Chest, Heart & Stroke Scotland has created a new running event based at Culloden near Inverness. October 28, 2012 sees the first running of the Culloden Run 17.46k and Culloden 10K.
Macmillan Fields 1000 Plus Team
6 MAR2012
Macmillan Cancer Support, the charity partner of Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2012, will field over 1,000 runner at the big May running event.
Bishop Prevails In Week Of Hell
6 MAR2012
John Bishop successfully completed his gruelling Week of Hell as he finished his third marathon in consecutive days.
Make March Resolution At 5K
24 FEB2012
The Stroke Association is hosting 5K events in Edinburgh (Sunday, March 4) and Glasgow (Sunday, March 4) as part of the 2012 national Resolution Run 5K series.
Charity Holds Info evening
17 JAN2012
Scottish Autism is hosting a special evening for supporters in Galsgow on Thursday, January 19
Dundee Remembers
29 NOV2011
Runners and residents of Dundee will commemorate one of its most inspirational figures, Jenny Wood Allen, with a series of events on Sunday, March 25, 2012.
Dave Doubles Up
26 NOV2011
Marathon runner Dave Coard went twice the distance in the recent Luton event, all in the name of charity
Be a Part of London Marathon with TeamPB
9 OCT2011
TeamPB is calling for people to apply to their Gold Bond Scheme for a place in the 2012 London Marathon
Clydebank Kids Take On Haile
4 OCT2011
31 pupils from a school in Clydebank will be attempting to run the marathon distance in a time quicker than Olympic gold medalist Haile Gebreselassie.
Festive Fun In Regal Run
29 SEP2011
The RNLI Reindeer Run at Glamis Castle has been set for Sunday, November 20
Running To Remember
17 AUG2011
Alastair McMurray aims to run a half-marathon a day during the whole month of September to raise funds for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
Mo Running In Scotland
2 AUG2011
The first Mo Run in Scotland is being staged at Glasgow Green on Sunday, November 20, 2011
New Balance To Support Blind Dave
1 AUG2011
Blind Dave Heeley received a huge boost with news of major sponsorship from New Balance of his 2011 Top2Toe duathlon challenge.
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28 JUL2011
Endurance charity runner Mark Cooper is aiming to run 160 miles over 24 hours on a treadmill in Glasgow - July 28, 2011.
Mark Allison Reaches Day 70
9 JUL2011
Charity fundraiser Mark Allison has almost completed 2,000 miles in his 100 day journey across the USA
Urbanathlon Scottish Double Header
30 JUN2011
Urbanathlon is a double header event in Scotland this summer with the successful Glasgow event on June 12 and the Edinburgh Urbanathlon on Sunday, September 25.
Mark Nears Halfway On 3,000 Mile Journey
20 JUN2011
Charity fundraiser Mark Allison has almost completed half his 3,000 plus mile journey across the USA
Lloyd Scott Sacked
14 JUN2011
Fundraiser Lloyd Scott who crawled the 2011 London marathon dressed as Brian the Snail, has been sacked.
Festival Foursome For Mark
11 MAY2011
Endurance running fundraiser Mark Cooper is planning to run the 5k, 10k, half marathon and marathon at the Edinburgh Marathon Festival 2011
Good To Run for ACCORD Hospice
10 MAY2011
5K charity run in Paisley in aid of ACCORD Hospice
Oxfam Set For Great North Offensive
6 MAY2011
Oxfam is hoping to have a massive team of runners and supporters at the 2011 Bupa Great North Run.
Total Wipeout Star Signs Up For Urbanathlon
7 APR2011
Total Wipeout winner, Roy 'Rob Roy' Davidson is taking part in the Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland Urbanathlon at Linn Park on June 12.
Rubiks Runner Targets London
4 APR2011
Uli Kilian is planning to solve 100 Rubik's cubes during the 2011 Virgin London Marathon.
Carlos Cuellar Backs Blind Dave
2 APR2011
Aston Villa and ex-Rangers star Carlos Cueller has thrown his support behind Blind Dave Heeley's 2011 challenge, the Top2Toe.
Paddy Follows Eddie Izzard
31 MAR2011
Active Schools Coordinator Paddy Dearlove from the Scottish Borders is attempting to emulate comedian Eddie Izzard's '44 marathons in 51 days' feat and raise ���£100,000 for charity.
Runners To The Rescue
18 MAR2011
Paula Radcliffe and Mara Yamauchi have been joined by some of the biggest names in British running to launch the appeal for the British Red Cross Japanese Tsunami Appeal.
Peterhead Evening 10K Welcomes Spring
17 MAR2011
Jogscotland Peterhead are planning a fun run to support MacMillan Cancer Support on Wed, March 30, 2011
An Epic Tri
7 MAR2011
1064 Mile Endurance Challenge in six and a half days in aid of Cancer Research UK
500 Miles, 500 Miles More
26 FEB2011
Fund raiser 'Blind' Dave Heeley plans to run 10 marathons in10 days (cycling the additional miles) and cover 1,000 miles from John O'Groats.
Charity Signs Jo Pavey
3 FEB2011
Charity Dreams Come True have linked up with Olympian and mother Jo Pavey as their running ambassador.
Shine At Midnight
27 JAN2011
Cancer Research UK announce dates for Shine 2011, their midnight marathon walk
Centipedes To Chase World Record
14 JAN2011
A team running for the charity, Scope, hopes to break the world record for the most number of people tied together and completing a marathon.
Life Begins At 40
7 JAN2011
Eric Doyle celebrates his 40th by running 40k on New Year's Day
Oxfam Plan Massive 2011
19 OCT2010
Oxfam Plan Huge Running Fund Raising Effort in 2011
Oxfam Joins The Edinburgh Marathon Team
4 JUN2010
The Edinburgh marathon Festival has teamed up with Oxfam as its principal charity
Scots Mile Runners Help to Raise Millions
22 MAR2010
Sports Relief Runners Help to Raise Ã���Ã�¯Ãï&iques
Rise to the Challenge for Sport Relief!
8 FEB2010
Sports Relief Mile details
Charity Record For Loch Ness
3 FEB2010
Festival runners raise record donations for charity!
Ali 's Breakthrough Challenge
18 JAN2010
Ali Paton launches Breakthorugh Breast Cancer's 2010 Big 5 Challenge
Give the Gift of Life for Christmas
19 DEC2009
Race for Life details
Santa's Cause Attracts 1500 in Edinburgh
15 DEC2009
Great Santa Run Edinburgh report
Wild Hearts Don Santa Outfits
11 DEC2009
second annual Aberdeen Santa Run
Christmas Cracker From Cancer Research
16 NOV2009
Cancer Research Race For Life 5k series available as Christmas presents
Edinburgh Women Raise Half a Million Pounds for Cancer Charity
30 JUN2009
Report on Edinburgh Race for Life
Ruby's Sunday
17 JUN2009
Report on Ruby's race
Portobello Road Race - Thursday 18th June
16 JUN2009
Portobello road race details
Monster 120K Loch Ness Team Challenge is back!
15 JUN2009
The First Monster 120K Loch Ness Team Challenge announcement
Retro Run in the Glasgow Sun
4 JUN2009
Charity runners join in Glasgow parkrun
Women Walk, Jog or Run 5k for Cancer Research
29 MAY2009
Race for Life
Mini Monster Bike and Run
22 MAY2009
mini monster notice
MS Society Plans Spring Events
24 MAR2009
Details of MS Events - Spring/Summer 09
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