We are extremely excited to have partnered with our four amazing Official Charity Partners: Sense, Cancer Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society and British Heart Foundation.

By signing up to join one of their teams you’ll not only be running to overcome an incredible 26.2 mile challenge, but raising money for life changing causes at the same time.

As of December 1^st, if you wish to enter this year for the 2022 Therme Manchester Marathon, the only way to secure your place is by running for one of these fantastic charities through an exclusive charity entry*.

You can find out more about our charity partners here but below is a quick summary of the cost of entry and the support you can expect in return for being one of their runners:

‘For everyone living with complex disabilities’

Cost of entry: £10 until 9 January

Minimum fundraising amount: £400

What support can you expect in return?

• personalised training plan
• one-to-one support from training team
• two online training sessions with Q&A and top tips to help with your marathon prep
• exclusive Sense running top
• materials and incentives to support you in your fundraising
• post-race reception
• cheer point on route

 

‘United Against Dementia’

Cost of entry: £25

Minimum fundraising amount: £400

What support can you expect in return?

• support pack with fundraising advice and materials
• exclusive Alzheimer’s Society running top
• detailed training plans and advice from experts
• post race reception
• cheer point on route

 

‘Bringing the day forward when all cancers are cured’

Cost of entry: £20

Minimum fundraising amount: £500

What support can you expect in return?

• training and fundraising tips
• exclusive Cancer Research UK technical running top
• training plans and advice
• post race reception
• cheer point on route

‘Beat heartbreak forever’

Cost of entry: £25

Minimum fundraising amount: £400

What support can you expect in return?

• fundraising pack
• exclusive red British Heart Foundation Champions technical top
• personalised training plans from world class running coaches
• post race reception
• cheer point on route

There are tonnes of reasons why you should run for charity, but here are just four starting reasons that we hope might inspire you:

1. Charities rely on fundraising for a large percentage of their income, but this isn’t the only primary benefit, fundraising also helps to promote a charity’s message and vision to a wider audience.
2. Those who are running for charity often get a real sense of satisfaction knowing that you are giving back to your wider community, and even further afield, and contributing to research that will benefit your future generations for years to come
3. Charities simply cannot fund their work and research without the time and generosity of their committed army of fundraisers. They will be forever grateful for the support you provide.
4. There’s no better motivation than the motivation from others. By joining a charity team, you will be joining a community of likeminded runners all working to achieve the same goal while offering much needed support and encouragement to each other.

*Whilst a pre-registration period will reopen for public entries in early 2022, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to receive a race spot, so if you would like a definite place we would recommend a charity entry.