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Event run by
Jon Dean
01 Jan – 31 Dec 2026
12 runs for 12 months for 12 charities
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So here we go, I've decided to set myself a challenge this year of completing 12 individual half marathons, 1 per month over the 12 months of 2026.
There are so many great charities out there and a lot of awareness days/weeks/months throughout the year so I've tried to align a charity for each month of 2026 for each run to raise awareness about that particular charity. I will try to complete the run for each month on the awareness day/week of that month but if this isn't possible in all cases, I'll complete the run in the same month. I've broken it down below;
January: Blue Monday - Samaritans
February: World Cancer Day - MacMillan
March: Young Carers Action Day - Action For Children
April: MS Awareness Week - MS-UK
May: Mental Health Awareness Week - Mind
June: Loneliness Awareness Week - Age UK
July: Alcohol Awareness Week - Alcohol Change UK
August: National Dog Day - Dogs Trust
September: Organ Donation Week - Live Life Give Life
October: Dyslexia Awareness Week - British Dyslexia Association
November: Men's Health - Movember
December: Crisis at Christmas - Crisis
The charities I have chosen are a mix of those close to my heart and others who do great work that I feel passionate about.
My target is to complete a half marathon every month (or further if I can) and I'm trying to raise a total of £1,212, with the plan to raise 1 entire pot and then share it equally amongst the 12 charities.
So if after reading this and you want to cheer me on, I really appreciate your support. If you can go the extra mile and donate a few quid, you can donate at my GiveWheel page - this might be a new one to some of you (it was to me) but I did some research and this seemed to be one of the only fundraising platforms that allows you to split the donation 12 ways, plus they do the usual gift aid addition if anyone wants to select this. Anything you can spare is very much appreciated.
I'll provide monthly updates throughout the year where I can.
Thanks for reading - here's to 2026 and my legs holding out!
There are so many great charities out there and a lot of awareness days/weeks/months throughout the year so I've tried to align a charity for each month of 2026 for each run to raise awareness about that particular charity. I will try to complete the run for each month on the awareness day/week of that month but if this isn't possible in all cases, I'll complete the run in the same month. I've broken it down below;
January: Blue Monday - Samaritans
February: World Cancer Day - MacMillan
March: Young Carers Action Day - Action For Children
April: MS Awareness Week - MS-UK
May: Mental Health Awareness Week - Mind
June: Loneliness Awareness Week - Age UK
July: Alcohol Awareness Week - Alcohol Change UK
August: National Dog Day - Dogs Trust
September: Organ Donation Week - Live Life Give Life
October: Dyslexia Awareness Week - British Dyslexia Association
November: Men's Health - Movember
December: Crisis at Christmas - Crisis
The charities I have chosen are a mix of those close to my heart and others who do great work that I feel passionate about.
My target is to complete a half marathon every month (or further if I can) and I'm trying to raise a total of £1,212, with the plan to raise 1 entire pot and then share it equally amongst the 12 charities.
So if after reading this and you want to cheer me on, I really appreciate your support. If you can go the extra mile and donate a few quid, you can donate at my GiveWheel page - this might be a new one to some of you (it was to me) but I did some research and this seemed to be one of the only fundraising platforms that allows you to split the donation 12 ways, plus they do the usual gift aid addition if anyone wants to select this. Anything you can spare is very much appreciated.
I'll provide monthly updates throughout the year where I can.
Thanks for reading - here's to 2026 and my legs holding out!
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Summary
Total Raised
£1,569.00
Gift Aid
+£263.50