To celebrate the launch of the Club’s Mental Wellbeing programme to all members and players (click here if you missed it), and do something a bit of fun to bring all at the Club that little bit more together, we are challenging all members, players and their families to join us in the 2.6 Challenge this coming Sunday 26^th April.

What is the 2.6 Challenge?

The 2.6 Challenge is a nationwide challenge initiative taking next Sunday 26^th April (which would have been the date of the London Marathon) to raise both awareness and funds for UK charities. Please visit https://www.twopointsixchallenge.co.uk/ for more details.

What is our version of the 2.6 Challenge?

Designed by the Club’s S&C partners, Arete Performance, our challenge is to do - 

As many press-ups, sit ups, squats, star jumps and rows as you can do in 26 minutes. That’s it.

This challenge is meant to be inclusive, so if you can’t or don’t like one of the exercises, that doesn’t matter – just complete what you can in the 26 minutes … 2, 6, 26, 126, 260, 620, 2626 or whatever you can do please just get involved.

Who’s involved?

This is a #oneclub approach and we have recruited team ‘captains’ from all Sections of the Club:

The Women, The Heavies, The 1st XV, The Ex-Players, The Saxons, The ‘Super’ Heavies, The Minis, The Normans, The Youth, The Supporters, The Jutes and The Vikings

We realise the senior team may be a little fitter than others, but this challenge is also to families, so if you are a mini or a youth get your parents and siblings involved and if you are Heavy get your kids involved. We think this handicap system will result in an interesting league placement!

Which charity are we supporting?

Given our focus on Mental Wellbeing, we have therefore selected MIND, the UK’s leading mental health charity. 

When is the 2.6 Challenge?

The 2.6 Challenge will take place at 2pm on Sunday 26^th April.

Do we have a 2.6 Challenge target?

As a Club, it would be great to all combine together and do 26,385 reps – aka the marathon distance - in total!  

So please get involved, sign up to your team captains and on Sunday lets join as a club and as a country and do the 2.6 Challenge to help save the UK's charities.

If you have any questions about the 2.6 Challenge, do not hesitate to get in touch with the organising team @ info@richheaviesfdn.org or your team captain. 

” a club that plays and supports together, stays together “