Welcome to TINATHON 2024. We set up Tinathon in honour of our dear friend Tina Jury.

Tina was an amazing woman and friend to many. She completed over 100 marathons but that really isn't her whole story. She was passionate about sport. She wanted to do it and to help other people to do it too. She encouraged even the most tentative of people to do something - whether it be walking, trying a new sport, doing a parkrun, climbing mountains or completing a marathon.

We sadly lost Tina to cancer in the summer of 2019. The Tinathon challenge started in December 2019 and helped so many of us honour her legacy. Since then we have created a fabulous supportive online (and face to face) community whilst raising over £50,000 for our charities Wessex Cancer Support and Winchester Hospice.

The challenge: Participants must do at least 30 minutes of exercise, such as running, walking, a gym session, Park Run, swimming, home workout everyday in December (including Christmas Day)

We encourage everyone to do 30 minutes of exercise at your own level.

If you are used to exercising hard every day that is amazing and we absolutely love seeing your efforts on our socials across the month.

But, we know some of you are at a much lower starting point. Tina's legacy was to encourage everyone, whatever their level, to just move a bit more and enjoy it. Yes, Tina completed marathons, but she wasn't a fast runner. She took her time, and she enjoyed them! So if you're nervous at the thought of the challenge ahead - don't be! Exercise at your level - there will be organised events throughout the month to suit you and the Tinathon community will back you all the way.

To participate fully in the challenge please donate £31 (£1 for each day in December) on this page (or our Wessex Cancer Support page, or half on each. Your choice) with your name. Under 16s are invited to participate for £15.50. Each day in December do your 30 minutes and, if it helps you stay accountable, record your activity on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/tinathon24 We also have an Instagram page @Tinathon24

You must exercise each and every day. Miss a day and you can pay a £5 fine either on this page or our Wessex Cancer Support Page.

You can also donate here if you like for any of the free classes put on by local PTs and gyms.

So despite the rain, wind, snow or other hideous weather December can hurl at us, let’s get out there and get our hearts pumping. It will do us all good (it really will) and we will do Tina proud!

Winchester Hospice provides specialist palliative and end of life care to adults with life-limiting illness living in Winchester and the surrounding villages. It is a place of compassion, understanding, warmth and support at the most difficult time – a place where skilled staff are caring not only for patients, but their families, friends, carers and children too.

With your support, we can help to ensure that Winchester Hospice is there for the people of Winchester both now and for years to come.

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