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28-29 Jue 214 Walk it, Jog it, or Ru it - a NEW edurace challege alog a historic route. It s 1 k, 5 k, or 25 k o the Grad Uio Caal towpath, a hidde gree corridor that wids its way fro the heart of Lodo out towards the Chilters. The sceery will surprise you it s the Capital s best kept secret; the Challege will ispire you - it s Lodo s Great Escape! WALK IT. JOG IT. RUN IT. Your Challege. Your Way. Saturday orig - Cetral Lodo. A fial war up i the teted village, the eager groups set off to joi the caal at Little Veice; ruers out first o a clear towpath - walkers & joggers hot o their heels. Ahead lies 1 k of towpaths, fasciatig caal life, varied sceery, great rest stops with food, drik ad lots of support. Whatever your goal - 1 k, 5 k, or 25 k - as a walk, a ru, or a jog - your Grad Uio Challege will be celebrated! BRAND NEW CHALLENGE FOR 214 You ca take part i the very first Grad Uio Challege! Push yourself a bit further i 214 - joi 2 adveturers o The Grad Uio Challege, ad help to raise over 1 illio for soe special charities! www.graduiochallege.co
the route The Grad Uio Caal stretches fro Lodo to Birigha, a waterway backboe through Eglad, ad was fored i 1929 as a aalgaatio of a uber of differet caals ad waterways, ay datig back to the early 18 s, to copete agaist the railways ad roads beig built. With the coectig etwork of caals is the UK s logest waterway totallig early 3 iles. The ai start is i Paddigto, Cetral Lodo. The 1 k course is broke dow ito four 25 k stages, with a ai rest stop at the ed of each. Alogside the full 1 k challege, there are two 5 k challege evets, ad four of 25 k. All start locatios, ajor 25 k rest stop & fiish poits are located close to trai statios for ease of joiig ad departig the challege - we also supply shuttle buses to those earby statios for those departig the challege. Sigificat poits Lodo Start: Maida Vale, Nr Paddigto 25 k Rest Stop: Lake Far Coutry Park, Hayes 5 k Half Way Poit: Cassiobury Park, Watford 75 k Rest Stop: Trig, Hertfordshire 1 k Fiish: Bletchley, Bucks. Route optios Walks & Rus 1 k: Edurace Walk, or Ultra Maratho Ru 5 k: Walk or ru as a aratho plus challege 25 k: Four walk optios & two rus For ore iforatio o the route please visit www.graduiochallege.co What s icluded Oly you have the ier stregth, deteriatio ad resolve to get across the fiish lie - but we esure you have all the support, care ad hospitality you eed to help you alog the way. This challege is fully iclusive - ad by that we ea you have all the food ad drik you eed to keep your eergy levels up - with hospitality ad facilities every 12.5 k for you to rest, relax ad recuperate as you go. Participat web site area kit lists / traiig plas / erchadise / Facebook group Support fro your chose charity to help with fudraisig. Over 2 charities to fudraise for your charity, your choice! Traiig days optioal daytie ad ight tie walks eet fellow challegers. 3 Major food ad rest stops at 25, 5, 75 k. 5 check poits / sack stops i betwee. FREE food & drik at rest stops & fiish! A fully siged route pik arrows + glow sticks. Route aps ad GPX files. Pace walkers, edics, doctors, asseuses, ad vehicles to support you all the way. A fiishes coeorative edal, T shirt ad glass of fizz as you cross the lie. AN AMAZING SENSE OF ACHIEVEMENT - A WEEKEND THAT YOU LL NEVER FORGET!
How to joi Walk, Jog or Ru It! Most will walk it at their ow pace, quite a few will jog parts of it, ad soe will ru the full 1 k ultra-aratho style! A test of staia ad deteriatio, but with soe traiig ad our faous o-evet support ad hospitality, it s achievable. Whether you re a first tie log distace walker, a occasioal edurace copetitor, or a seasoed ultra ruer there s a uique challege alog the Grad Uio Caal to test you. Teas & Idividuals If you tackle the challege as a walk, you ll be aogst ay others who start out o their ow; ay seasoed ruers also prefer the solo optio. As a idividual our tea supports you all the way. The Grad Uio Challege is perfect for teas of frieds, faily, colleagues with special deals for corporate groups; supportig each other, traiig together beforehad. Sig up a tea of 5 or ore ad all receive a FREE traiig top worth 2 each! Corporate Teas Are you ad your colleagues lookig for a challege? Perhaps fudraisig for your charity of the year, or as a fu tea buildig exercise. New for 214 we have itroduced Corporate Tea Hospitality Packages for teas of 1 or ore with discouts ad free places! Teas ca be a ixture of walkers, ruers, 1 k, 56k ad 25 k challegers - we will put soethig together to ake your challege extra special - with other add o upgrades available to purchase!
Fudraisig for charity By sigig up to the challege you are coittig to fudraise a iiu sposorship of 375 for the 1 k, 25 for the 5 k, or 145 for the 25 k challege your fudraisig efforts will ot go urewarded ad will supply you with uch eeded fudraisig resources to the charity of your choice. We ve partered with ay of the UK s leadig charities to offer you the flexibility ad choice to support ad fudraise the charity of your choice. If you are sigig up to the challege as a tea you ca elect to fudraise for the sae, or differet charities. The full list of the charities we are curretly workig with ca be foud o the Charity Parters sectio of our website, alteratively if there is a charity curretly ot listed you would like to support you ca still sig up ad we will get the o board! To sig up to the challege as a walker, or ruer you eed to register via our olie bookig for o our website www.graduiochallege.co Other evets! Check out our other evets withi the 1 k challege series for 214! 24/25 May 214 23/24 August 214 Lodo 2 Brighto Challege 24/25 May 214 The origial 1 k challege! For 214 a ew 56 k half-way optio also. It s a great route & a tough challege, ad ore will take o the evet as a walk, jog or as oe of the UK s top ultra-aratho challeges. For full iforatio ad to sig up, visit: www.lodo2brightochallege.co Isle of Wight Challege 23/24 August 214 For the first tie ever tackle a full 16 k circuit alog the coastlie of the Isle of Wight - circuavigatig the islad - walk, jog or ru the route for a bak holiday weeked ot to be forgotte! 56 k optio also available. www.isleofwightchallege.co Coitet Distace Registratio Fee (Secures your place i the challege) 1 KM 85 375 5 KM 6 25 25 KM 3 145 Fudraisig Coitet 5% of the fudraisig target is due to be subitted to your charity 6 weeks prior to the challege, the reaiig 5% 4 weeks after. 13/14 Septeber 214 Thaes Path Challege 13/14 Septeber 214 I its third year - the 1 k Thaes Path Challege is growig ito a ass celebratio of oe of Lodo s ost icoic features - the Thaes! Fro Putey to Heley with 25 & 5 k sectios - i 214 thousads will walk, jog or ru it! www.thaespathchallege.co To sig up to the challege today, visit our website www.graduiochallege.co for full iforatio or if you have ay questios or queries, please cotact the tea o ifo@graduiochallege.co or call us o 27 69 6695