Sports Challenges

Challenge yourself and empower others to end hunger.

Walk, jog or run for The Hunger Project!
Take on a challenge on your own and meet new friends in the process, or get a team together – friends, family, neighbours or work colleagues – and fundraise, train and participate together!

Select from our list below, with distances from 10km up to 100km, we have a challenge for you.

Winter Walk: 19th January 2020

Easter 50 Challenge: 11th April 2020

Isle of Wight Challenge: 2/3rd May 2020

Jurassic Coast Challenge: 16/17th May 2020

London 2 Brighton: 23/24th May 2020

Lake District Challenge: 13/14th June 2020

Cotswold Way Challenge: 27/28th June 2020

Peak District Challenge: 4/5th July 2020

South West Coast 2 Coast: 25/26th July 2020

South Coast Challenge: 29/30th August 2020

Thames Bridges Trek: 12th September 2020

Thames Path Challenge: 12/13th September 2020

Chiltern 50 Challenge: 26th September 2020

Or create your own!

Rough Runner Challenge

The brilliant family obstacle course is back!

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London to Brighton Challenge

Walk, run, jog from the capital to the sea on the May Bank Holiday

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Cotswold Way Challenge

Experience the stunning Cotswold landscape and raise money to end hunger

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Jurassic Coast Challenge

Spectacular Devon awaits you for either 25, 50 or 100km

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Isle of Wight Challenge

Why not take on the magical coastal path

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South Coast Challenge

Walk, jog or run through some of England’s finest scenery

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Thames Path Challenge

Challenge yourself and join this classic event

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Thames Bridges Trek

Putney to Tower Bridge – 16 historic bridges await

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Peak District Challenge

New event at the Peak District National Park!

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South West Coast 2 Coast

New for 2020! Explore England’s South West Peninsular.

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Lake District Challenge

New for 2020! Discover the beautiful Lake District.

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Chiltern 50 Challenge

New for 2020! Take on the Chiltern countryside.

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Easter 50 Challenge

New for 2020! Make this Easter one to remember!

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Winter Walk 2020

Follow the Thames through London and pass many famous landmarks!

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Your Money Changes Lives

£760

Raised

Rob walked the Jurassic Coast in aid of The Hunger Project

£965

Raised

Matthew took on “A Day in Her Food” to raise funds for our work