56 Mile Mission

Join Team Tenovus this Breast Cancer Awareness Month for the 56 Mile Mission Challenge! 

56 Miles. 1 Month. 1 Mission.

Walk, run or wheel 56 miles in October and support all those affected by cancer

Why 56? Because every year almost 56,000 people in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer... could you take on the 56 Mile Mission? 

Do it on your own, or as part of a team, or even challenge your friends and family to join. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an experienced runner, want to get a bit fitter, or just fancy the challenge – all that matters is doing your part for breast cancer awareness.

Who is this challenge for?

You don't need to be an experienced runner to do this challenge. Whether you’re a casual walker, or just starting your fitness journey this challenge allows you to take it at your own pace and build up the miles as you go! 

56 miles in the month is the equivalent to 14 miles per week or 2 miles per day. – so you can either take the challenge at your own pace, with small distances each day – or you can challenge yourself and tackle long distances at a time.

You also decided on the best way to clock up the miles, so whether that’s through walking, running, cycling, swimming, jumping, skipping or even crawling you can choose what is right for you!

How to register?

Signing up is easy, and completely free! And, as a thank you for your support- we’ll even send you one of our Team Tenovus t-shirts which you can wear with pride.

All we ask in return is that you raise *at least* £55 in fundraising, to support all those affected by cancer and support us in giving help, hope and a voice to everyone affected by cancer.

£55 could allow our expert cancer nurses to provide support and guidance, to four people going through cancer treatment though our Call Back service.

Why to join the 56 Mile Mission?

By joining the 56 Mile Mission you’ll be helping to raise awareness of Breast Cancer and Tenovus Cancer Care’s vital services. The 56 Mile Mission is also great for your health, with many of our previous participants feeling the health benefits!

‘The 56 Mile Mission helped me with my mental health, it gave me time each day to clear my mind and gave me an achievable goal to focus on.’

‘The challenge helped me get back into physical fitness after the pandemic, I’m glad to be running again!’

As one of our incredible supporters, you’ll also receive some great benefits:

• You’ll receive one of our Breast Cancer Awareness T-shirts on sign up.
• Our free Breast Cancer Awareness Fundraising Pack
• When you sign up, you’ll also receive our 56 Mile Tracker sheet – which will help you to track your mileage throughout the month – this also includes suggested rest days, to ensure you don’t push yourself too hard.
• Access to our Team Tenovus Facebook group – allowing you to exchange training tips with other runners.
• Access to Tenovus Cancer Care materials - such as balloons, collection tins, posters
• Social media support from our team.
• A friendly and professional team of fundraisers, on hand to help you every step of the way.
  
  

If you have any questions about the challenge or fundraising, please get in touch with a member of our fundraising team on fundraising@tenovuscancercare.org.uk and a member of our team will aim to get back to you within three working days.