A 20-year-old woman from Taunton is preparing to take on the South West Coast Ultra Challenge later this month as she celebrates her remarkable recovery from anorexia and raises money for the UK’s eating disorder charity, Beat. Tabitha White will join thousands of participants taking part in the South West Coast Ultra Challenge on Saturday,
TV presenter, author and charity founder Katie Piper OBE has announced she will be taking part in a significant fundraising challenge this year, joining fellow burns survivors. Piper will take part in this year’s Thames Bridges Trek in London, returning after completing the challenge in 2025, alongside a survivor group from the Katie Piper Foundation.
Around 3,000 participants descended on the Peak District over the weekend for the hugely popular Peak District Ultra Challenge, collectively raising more than £800,000 for charities while taking on one of the UK’s most scenic endurance events. Held on 4-5 July in the heart of the Peak District National Park, the Challenge welcomed runners, walkers
Emily Allsop, who lives in Canada Water in London, is preparing to take on the Peak District Ultra Challenge after undergoing months of gruelling chemotherapy, as she aims to give back to the hospital that transformed her care. Emily, 31, will take on the 50km distance of the Peak District Ultra Challenge on 5 July
A medical student from London is running 76km, inspired by her younger sister’s fight against cancer, as part of fundraising efforts surpassing £250,000. Tara Kelly, 24, from Merton, will run the Cotswold Way Ultra Challenge this June to raise money for Children with Cancer UK, a cause that has shaped her life since childhood. When
A West-London mother is taking on a 100km ultra challenge after nearly losing her daughter in a devastating accident. Mamta Sohal, 56, from Ealing, will tackle the Lake District Ultra Challenge this weekend (6-7 June) to raise money for London Air Ambulance, the charity she credits with saving her daughter’s life. Last year, Mamta’s daughter,
Parents raise nearly £40k in memory of baby son after completing 100km challenge A couple, who lost their son to a rare genetic condition, have raised more than £38,000 after completing the 100km London to Brighton Ultra Challenge in memory of their son, Raif. Lynsey and Patrick Lewsey, joined by family and friends, took on
A brand new endurance event is coming to North Yorkshire this summer, as participants from across the UK prepare to take on the North Yorks Ultra Challenge for the very first time. Taking place on 20–21 June 2026, the event will see thousands of walkers, joggers and runners head to Scarborough, which will act as
Around 1,500 participants took on the iconic London 2 Brighton Ultra Challenge this past bank holiday weekend, conquering varying distances ranging from 100km, 50km and 25km in what proved to be one of the hottest and most picturesque editions yet. Setting off from Richmond in South-West London and heading south towards the coast, challengers walked,
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