Virtual Events

Fundraise from home and help support disadvantaged young people

Are you looking for a way to support YMCA but aren’t sure how with challenge events being cancelled? Look no further, YMCA has a variety of virtual running events you can now take part in anywhere from setting off from your front door or at your local park.

How to take part

Take a look below at the virtual events on offer and click on the link provided next to the event you want to take part in. The link will take you through to a signup page on our partner website Run For Charity. Here you will be able to sign up and find out how to submit your evidence to receive your medal for completing the race in the post.

Once you have registered, please don’t forget to set up your fundraising page, which you can do here.

If you have any questions or would like any further information please email events@ymca.org.uk

Virtual Challenges

The Big Charity Run

What better way to stay fit during isolation and challenge yourself to complete 30 miles, 60 miles, 90 miles or 120 miles distance throughout a month.

Choose to run, walk or cycle the distance you have signed up and you will receive your well earned medal in the post.

Registration Fee: £13

Take part in The Big Charity Run

The Everest Challenge

Have you ever wanted to climb Mount Everest? Do you like the sound of reaching 8,848m above sea level, the highest point on Earth, at an altitude where humans are not designed to survive and where aeroplanes cruise? That sounds very dangerous, expensive and difficult to do in line with social distancing…..

But we have a solution – a big challenge for Isolation 2020. Can you climb the equivalent of Mount Everest in 12 weeks? In this challenge, you can go out to the hills on your daily exercise or simply tackle the stairs a couple of times every day….. achieve 8,848m of elevation gain before the end isolation, and this well earned medal can be yours!

Take Part: 1 April – 30 April 2021
Registration Fee: £13

Take part in the Everest Challenge

Virtual World Marathons

Want to add some more medals to your collection? Take part in the Virtual World Marathon series. All you need to do is track your distance while running and submit your evidence to receive your finishers medal! You can run these events as an individual or as part of a team.

Run Berlin Virtual

This is the “Half Marathon Challenge” which can be done on your own or in a pair.

Individual Challenge

You need to submit two half marathon times in a month.

Team Submission

If you feel four legs are better than two, you and a running partner will need to submit one half marathon time each on the same day

On completion, you will be rewarded with your Run Berlin medal/medals.

Sign up by: 26 September 2021
Registration Fee: £25

Take part in Run Berlin Virtual

Run London Virtual

The Run London Virtual Challenge allows you to run a number of different distances and in a variety of different team sizes. Whichever way you decide to take part you will ultimately get 1 time for your marathon distance.

In celebration of the London Marathon being the biggest 1 day fundraising event in the world, this event is for the people.

Take part: 24 October 2021
Registration Fee: £25

Take part in Run London Virtual