Shine A Light Challenges 2024

2.6 Garden Challenge

Shine A Light Marathon

Team 2,650 Challenge

Event Date: 17 May 2024 World NF Day

Location: Your Garden. Your Park. Your Choice. 

Fundraising Target: £26.50

Join our 2.6 Mile and Junior 1 Mile Garden Challenge. Shine A Light on NF by running, jogging, or walking 2.6 miles in your garden. Race at your own convenience - in your garden, local community park, treadmill or skipping/stepping on the spot! – get your family, friends and colleagues involved and help us make 2024 the best and brightest year yet! 

Set yourself a date in May. You can run on World NF Day Friday 17 May 2024, the weekend before 11 or 12 May, or the following weekend 18 or 19 May, whichever is most convenient. 

Alternatively, do a 2.6 miles sponsored Pub Crawl for NTUK on 17th May and celebrate with some deserved pints or drinks of your choice. 

Remember to set up your refreshments station, your orange slices and possibly even a BBQ afterwards to celebrate! Pace around your garden for World NF Day on May 17th 2024. Help to raise awareness for the 26,500 people affected by NF, the group name for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), NF2-related-Schwannomatosis (NF2) and Schwannomatosis (SWN).

Send your photos of the day to info@nervetumours.org.uk

Here are some previous garden marathoners' to get you inspired! 

Shine A Light Marathon

Event Date: May 2024 World NF Awareness Month

Event Location: Anywhere

Fundraising Target: £100

Run our Shine A Light Marathon over the Month of May – World NF Awareness Month 2024! Instead of 26.2 miles, run 26.5 miles for the 26,500 affected by NF, the group name for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), NF2-related-Schwannomatosis (NF2) and Schwannomatosis (SWN), in the UK – go the extra 0.3 miles for our NF community.

Whether you choose to complete your run in one huge effort or spread it across the month completing 1 mile a day, your efforts will help make sure that the voice of the NF community is heard.

For this challenge, we would highly recommend the use of Strava or another running app that tracks distance.

Remember to send us your amazing photos or videos of your adventures and progression to info@nervetumours.org.uk 

Team 2,650 Challenge - Shine A Light Marathon

Event Date: May 2024 World NF Awareness Month

Event Location: Anywhere

Fundraising Target: £265

Run, jog or walk 2,650 miles anywhere in the world. Because running a marathon simply isn’t enough. It’s time to call on your friends, colleagues and family to create your very own epic fitness team. Together you will complete a combined mammoth effort of 10 marathons! Whether you decide to split the total amount evenly between you, or you have one fitness fanatic prepared to go the extra miles, every step you take together as a team will help Shine A Light on NF, the group name for Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), NF2-related-Schwannomatosis (NF2) and Schwannomatosis (SWN), for the 26,500 people affected in the UK.

Spread your efforts across May - World NF Awareness Month, raising awareness for those affected by NF1, NF2 and SWN.

Remember to send us your amazing photos or videos of your adventures and progressions to info@nervetumours.org.uk 

We fully understand if you do not reach the fundraising target in these difficult times – these are just guidelines, so please join in and get active to celebrate World NF Month 2023 with the community, and Shine a Light on NF.

Only commit to physical challenges that you are capable of, and in case of any underlying conditions, discuss with your GP or Specialist. Nerve Tumours UK cannot be held responsible for any accidents or damages that occur throughout the training commitment or the challenge itself.