Fundraising Events 2011

Gold Challenge 

The Gold Challenge has now been launched by the Olympic sports' national governing bodies as their new Charity Challenge event. It is a chance to test your skills in 5, 10, 20, or 30 Olympic and paralympic sports.

You will need to learn and complete each sport for a couple of hours before you can earn points to move on to the next chosen sport. From Taekwando to archery, from sailing to fencing, with a list of 30 sports you will be guaranteed finding something that will tickle your fancy! 

Find out more about how you can participate in the Gold Challenge 

Royal Parks Half Marathon

If you were thinking of upping your mileage and had your eye on running a half marathon, then this could be the event for you! Join 12,500 other runners to take part in one of the most beautiful city runs in the world, cheered on by over 30,000 spectators and supporters.

Not only is it a fantastic goal to set yourself in 2011 but it is truly a great way to see London's iconic skyline.

Find out more about running the Royal Parks Half Marathon

New York Marathon  

Run for Build Africa in the New York Marathon next year! You will be running in an unforgettable location and you get to raise some money for Build Africa's fantastic work as well!  One of the ‘top five' marathons in the world, this is the perfect autumn challenge.

The course takes you through all five boroughs, starting on Staten Island and finishing in Central Park. With 35,000 participants and 2 million spectators it is a day not to be missed! 

Find out more about the New York City Marathon

Paris Marathon 

Find out more about the Paris Marathon

Skydive

We are always looking for people to raise money for Build Africa so why not throw yourself out of a plane at 10,000 feet in the sky! You can take part in a charity skydive at 21 different locations around the UK and have the choice of jumping solo or as a tandem from up to 12,000 feet!  

Find out more about how you can skydive

Grim Challenge 

GRIM is an 8.7 mile off-road challenge run on the Army’s vehicle testing track in Aldershot. You will run on a mixed terrain – trails, rocky paths, sand, mud, hills and through some rather large puddles – expect to get wet! This event is so popular it is now held over 2 days, December 3rd & 4th, and you can enter it with your friends and run as a team; about half of the field do this. This event is a lot of fun with people coming back year after year for more Grimness. Approximately 40% of the field are women and many in the field fast walk it so you don’t need to be super fit. 

Find out more about the Grim Challenge       

Grim Duathlon 

October 22nd sees the third GRIM Duathlon - a great event for those wanting to take their first step in to the world of off-road adventure racing. Held over similar terrain to the GRIM Original, the duathlon will be a 5k run / 20k mountain bike ride / 5k run. The emphasis is on fun and you won't be able to cycle the whole way - there's more water involved! 

Find out more about the Grim Duathlon

London to Paris Cycle

Find out more about the London to Paris Cycle    

Sahara Trek

Find out more about the Sahara Trek

Kilimanjaro Trek

Find out more about the Kilimanjaro Trek