How to take part   You don’t need to be an athlete or even to have done any previous fundraising to take part – our 485 challenge is open to all abilities and ages from 9 to 99! There’s no deadline, but you may find it helpful to set your own for motivational purposes! 

All you have to do is think of an activity based around the number 485, or a variation e.g., 48.5. You could challenge yourself to run, walk, or cycle 485 miles or 48.5 kilometers, or simply challenge yourself to raise £48.50 doing an activity of your choice. 

If you’re stuck for ideas, we’ve got some weird and wonderful ones to inspire you: 

• Make up your own triathlon! You could run for 4 miles or kilometres, cycle for 8 and swim for 5 
• Do 485 star jumps/skipping rope jumps/squats/press ups or sit-ups 
• Do a sponsored silence for 4 hours, 8 minutes and 5 seconds 
• Be wacky - challenge yourself to knit a scarf that’s 4 metres long 
• Attempt to read 48 books and listen to 5 audiobooks in a year 
• Learn how to count to 4 or 8 in 5 different languages 
• Get crafty - make, draw or bake 485 items throughout the year 

How it works:

1) Pick your activity and set up your fundraising page
2) Complete your challenge
3) Email your evidence to Virtual@runforcharity.com on completion
4) Put your feet up
5) Wait for the postman to drop off your medal!

Good luck!