Participant Guide

In the meantime, here’s some guidance for you.

1. Ensure your details are up to date

Your Event Pack contains your running number and kitbag. 

If you live in the UK, we will send it to the address saved in your Let's Do This account, so keep it up to date.

If you live outside of the UK, you will have to collect your Event Pack from Preston Park.

2. Get to know what is available to you on Event Day

At our events we offer a Sensory Calm Space, Parent and Child Space (for breastfeeding/pumping and entertaining young children) and Multi Faith Prayer Space.

If your period falls on Event Day, you can find tampons and pads at the info points and drink stations.

If you have a bladder or bowel condition, a Just Can’t Wait Toilet Card explains you have a medical condition and need urgent access to a toilet. You can download the card, issued by the Bladder and Bowel Community, for free. From that page, you can also purchase a plastic card. There are also bladder pads at the info points and drink stations.

If you are visually impaired, or your disability or medical condition means you need a support runner, you can apply for a free place for them. Please email us outlining your request and the reasons for it.

If you would like a Support Runner, The Richard Whitehead Supported Runners Project in partnership with Nissan can pair you with someone for Event Day. You can register your interest on their site.

3. Pick your plan

First of all, pick one of our Training Plans or download our Official Training App, Coopah. 

Get familiar with the course and join our Strava community.

4. Set up your fundraising page

You can sign up to Enthuse, our official fundraising platform. If you don’t have a charity place you can still fundraise for charity!

5. Plan your journey to the Start Line

There will be a park and ride service which you can buy tickets for closer to the event.

Where possible, we recommend travelling to Preston Park on foot, by bicycle, or by public transport. A free bike park is available on a first-come-first-served basis.

6. Keep your eye out for the Participant Guide closer to Event Day

This will be emailed to you ahead of the event and it includes everything you need to know about getting to the Start Line and more.