Lace up your trainers and get ready for Canalathon! Challenge yourself to 26.2 miles of pure escapism and raise money to protect the nation's 200-year-old canals and the wildlife-rich green corridors that they provide. Almost nine million people live less than a mile from one of the Trusts waterways, making them popular and accessible places to exercise. In towns and cities, they provide vital blue and green spaces where people can escape the hustle and bustle of daily life and clear their heads, making people feel healthier and happier. But looking after these precious spaces is costly and takes many hands. By fundraising for us, you are helping us create more special spaces by water in our cities and towns. Together we can help nature flourish, protect the heritage of our canals in the face of climate change and deliver health, happiness and wellbeing to millions of people.