Hello! Thanks for visiting our Race Around the World page.

We are racing virtually around the globe to raise awareness and money to make a positive difference to people affected by genetic bleeding disorders here in the UK, one step at a time.

Our goal is to cover 38,100 miles in just over 60 days, starting on 17 February through to 17 April, which is World Haemophilia Day. We hope to get fitter, get to know each other, and raise lots of funds for the Haemophilia Society.

At the Haemophilia Society we want to empower everyone affected by a genetic bleeding disorder to live life to the full. All the events, information and services that we provide are free, which is only possible thanks to the generosity of all our amazing supporters, thank you.

You can support us by donating, spreading the word, or joining the challenge and asking your family, colleagues and friends to sponsor your mileage contribution to the race. Either way, you will be making a big difference to the lives of people with bleeding disorders.

We are all taking part: people affected by bleeding disorders, families, carers, health care professionals, supporters and Haemophilia Society staff, all pulling together to virtually Race Around the World.

Most forms of exercise can be translated into miles travelled so everyone can join in the challenge; whether you walk, run, cycle, hop, skip, horse ride, row, skateboard, garden, jump, swim, crawl, cartwheel, dance, or anything else that gets your blood pumping.

What can your money do?

£60 will pay for one young person to enjoy one fitness activity at Youth Camp

£100 will help toward the childcare cost at our Newly Diagnosed Weekend

£250 will pay for a sports award to support the sporting development of young people

£450 will pay for a young person to attend our four-day Youth Camp, where they will get active and gain confidence

About bleeding disorders

Bleeding disorders are a group of conditions that result when the blood cannot clot properly. Around one in 2,000 in the UK have a diagnosed bleeding disorder, which is almost always inherited. As many as a third of bleeding disorder diagnoses have no known family history and can be the result of a random gene mutation. This means a bleeding disorder diagnosis can come completely out of the blue.