Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation
Walk 31 Miles in March 2024
Walk 31 miles in March and make a difference to those living with lung cancer.
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It doesn't matter how you do your 31 miles in March. It just matters why.
Every penny raised helps improve the lives of those living with lung cancer and takes us a step closer to defeating this disease once and for all.
Put a spring in your step this March (or a spin in your wheel) and complete our 31 miles challenge - any way that suits you.
You could walk a mile a day for the whole month. You could run six (and a bit) miles every Sunday. Or you could set yourself a real challenge and cycle 31 miles in one go!
However you choose to complete your challenge, you will improving the lives of people living with lung cancer - as well as looking after your own physical and mental health.
Benefits to you
You will receive a free charity t-shirt just by signing up for the challenge. Raise £80 and you'll receive the 31 Miles in March medal.
But there's so many other benefits to this challenge than the freebies!
Signing up for our 31 Miles in March challenge is a great way to stay active all month long, improve your health and strengthen your lungs. It can also give you some much needed time to yourself, to clear your head and de-stress, or if you have lost a loved one, give yourself time to grieve.
It's completely adaptable to you and your ability. Just by walking a mile day (which is around 2000 steps), you'll hit your target. Or if you're looking to push yourself a bit more, you can do more miles over fewer days!
Benefits to people with lung cancer
By signing up and raising money, you are helping to improve the lives of people with lung cancer. People like Natasha.
Natasha is living with incurable lung cancer, something aged 49 she never saw coming.
After receiving her diagnosis, Natasha joined one of our online support groups where she was able to talk openly to others facing a similar diagnosis, receive information about treatments and advice on dealing with side effects.
Natasha then went on to receive peer support coaching which has helped her to take back control of her life and live well with this disease.
Without the support of Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation, I wouldn't be where I am now. The charity and the wonderful people who work there have made a horrific year so much easier. Through joining the support group, I have made life long friends and for that, I can't thank this charity enough. I am also so proud to be part of its latest awareness campaign, Be Unforgettable. Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation keeps this often discarded disease of the forefront of discussions. The Be Unforgettable campaign was phenomenal and presenting it at the House of Commons was such a huge achievement. I'm now determined to help this charity achieve even more.
Completing your 31 miles in March and raising money means we can continue to support Natasha and the thousands of other people living with lung cancer in the UK.
Your support means we can answer the questions of a terrified wife whose husband has just been diagnosed with lung cancer. It can allow us to run online and face-to-face support groups UK-wide so no one faces lung cancer alone. It can enable us fund research to save future generations and challenge misconceptions to help more get the earlier, life-saving diagnosis that Natasha was denied.
31 Miles in March may not be the biggest challenge. It may not be the hardest challenge out there. But taking it on will make a BIG difference to those living with lung cancer.
