The idea of the UK wide 2.6 challenge was to raise money for the charities who would usually receive money through the Running of the London Marathon. As you maybe aware all running races have been cancelled whilst the Corona Virus pandemic continues. However the charities that would normally benefit also have to continue their good work which is difficult without the funding they usually receive at this time of year.
Our amazing group of ladies pledged to cover 260 miles on Sunday 26th April as part of this challenge and we absolutely smashed that target and ending up running 734 miles between 115 foxes and 8 fox cubs all on solo runs (sticking to the social distancing guidelines).
It was a truly incredible day and we ran 474 more miles than the target we had set.
We have raised a fantastic £7,141 with gift aid (as of 5/5/2020) which completely exceeded our expectations. Each charity will receive over £1,000.
All five of the local charities were chosen and voted for by the members of the club
- West Sussex Mind https://www.westsussexmind.org/
- Safe in Sussex https://www.safeinsussex.co.uk/
- Rocking horse Children’s Charity https://www.rockinghorse.org.uk/
- Kent Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulancehttps://www.aakss.org.uk/
- Chestnut Tree House https://www.chestnut-tree-house.org.uk/
THANK YOU to all the amazing ladies that took part and to everyone for your donations and words of support and a massive Thank you to Emma Hill, Foxy Lady member and event organiser.
The Foxy Team spirit was felt everywhere on that Sunday and we are so proud of all our efforts and fund raising achievements.
