Virtual Events
Take on a challenge from anywhere in the world! Choose your own distance or sign up to one of our virtual challenges below.
Run Sydney Virtual
Compete the Run Sydney Virtual 10 day Challenge by completing 2.62 miles every day for 10 days. Record all of your times on each of the 10 days through the online runner’s console, and you will receive your marathon time, which will be added to the Run Sydney leaderboard. You will then be rewarded with a Run Sydney bronze medal.
There's also a Special Challenge to beat Adrianne Beames of Australia, who is often accredited as the first female to break the 3 hour marathon time in 1971. If you complete your 10 runs in less than 3 hours, you will be placed above Beames on the leader board for the Sydney Virtual Marathon Major (you don't have to do this to receive your medal!).
Run Berlin Virtual
Date: 10 September 2025Virtual Everest Challenge
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 (hundred) times every day. Once you've achieved an elevation gain of 8,848m, you'll just need to submit your evidence to get your well earned medal!
Virtual Charity Challenge
The Virtual Marathon Series presents the Virtual Charity Challenge.
The idea is for you to come up with your own virtual charity challenge, either individually or in a group, and then complete it to receive a special Virtual Charity Challenge medal.
Examples of previous challenges have been climbing the height of Everest at home, the pressup challenge, (100 press ups a day for a month) going sober for a month, running a 5k backwards...the crazier the better!
The Virtual Marathon Series is offering a prizes for:
- The most outrageous virtual charity challenge idea and completion of the created challenge
- The person who raises the most money for our charity in the next 12 months from their charity challenge
The Virtual Marathon Series will donate £250 to our charity if you win and you will receive a running pack from RunThrough.
Virtual Dog Jog
Date: 22 - 31 December 2025Dog Jogs are a fantastic opportunity for you and your canine companion to get some fresh air and exercise.
If you and your four-legged friend are just beginning your journey to being more active and improving your fitness, and are looking for a relaxed, friendly and fun challenge to help motivate you, then Dog Jog is for you!
Check out our other challenge event categories:
Adrenaline events
Are you brave enough to take on one of our thrilling challenges? See what adrenaline events we currenlty have on offer, from skydives to bungee jumps to theme parks!
Cycling events
We often have cycling events of a range of distances around the UK and beyond. Click below to see what's currenlty available!
Running events
From 5ks to marathons, from Solihull to Alton Towers to Amsterdam, and a whole lot more! Whatever your ability, check out what running events we currently have available.
Overseas events
Make a trip of it and see a different part of the world while raising funds for local older people. See what overseas marathons, bike rides and other events we currenly have on offer.
Team events
Get together with colleagues, friends or family members to increase both the fun and the fundraising! We have lots of events that can be done as a group.
Family events
Get the kids involved in fundraising! You can enter some of our events as a family team, and others offer kids' races where you can cheer them on from the sidelines. Click below to find out more.
Events by region
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See all the challenge events we have to offer, filtered by region so you can easily find one to suit you.
Events by date
Coming soon! For now, please browse our events by category or region.
All challenge events
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