Lake District Challenge
- Cumbria
- 8-9 June 2024
- 10km, 25km, 50km, 100km - you choose!
- Registration fee: £7.50 - £30
- Fundraising pledge: £100 - £575
Push yourself with this exhilarating challenge through the Lake District countryside while raising funds to fight for housing justice. You can walk, run or jog – the choice is yours.
This circular route starts in Kendal and takes in stunning scenery, tough hills and views of Lake Windermere.
With different distance options to suit your level of fitness, this challenge offers something for everyone.
How to get started
Choose a distance that suits you, from 10km to an epic 100km. You'll need to reach a minimum fundraising target based on the distance you choose.
Sign up on Ultra Challenge’s website. Select your distance and select Shelter as the charity you're fundraising for. You also have the option to join or create a team.
Get fundraising! You'll need to reach at least 50% of your fundraising target three weeks before the challenge.
Distance options
Full challenge: 100km (£30 registration fee, £575 fundraising target)
Difficulty level: extra challenging
3/4 challenge: 75km (£26.25 registration fee, £450 fundraising target)
Difficulty level: challenging
1/2 challenge: 50km (£22.50 registration fee, £360 fundraising target)
Difficulty level: challenging
1/4 challenge: 25km (£15 registration fee, £240 fundraising target)
Difficulty level: medium
10km challenge (£7.50 registration fee, £100 fundraising target)
Difficulty level: easy
What you'll get
When you sign up to fundraise for Shelter, you’ll get:
25% off the standard registration fee
a Shelter T-shirt
fundraising advice
training tips from Coach Shaun
On the day you’ll get:
free food and drink at regular rest stops
full support, including medics, marshals and massage
a glass of fizz, a T-shirt and a medal when you cross the finish line
Other fundraising options
If you’re unable to fundraise as much, you can also pay for all or part of your event place to reduce your fundraising target.
Mixed funding
Pay a higher registration fee, which covers half of your event place cost. Fundraising targets are lower if you choose this option.
Sign up for a mixed-funded place
Self funding
Pay the full cost of your event place and fundraise whatever you can.
Your fundraising fuels the fight for home
£23 could fund a webchat, providing essential housing advice
£58 could answer two calls to our emergency helpline
£157 could pay for legal advice to help a family in crisis keep their home
Contact us
You can find more information and frequently asked questions about this event on Ultra Challenge’s website.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with running@shelter.org.uk