virtual running event (on-demand)
The 269 (48 hour) Challenge
2
Miles you run each time
6
Hours between each run
9
Times you repeat the process
Tamir Bar Yehuda (תמיר בר יהודה), CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Date: On-demand
Time: You decide the start time, then it’s every 6 hours thereafter until 9 runs have been completed
Price: Starting from £15
Run for good 💚: £10 from every entry will be donated to The Maggie Fleming Animal Hospice and Karass Animal Sanctuary.
Entered the event but forgot to buy the eco bling bundle? Get it here 👇 (please ensure you HAVE entered the event!)
Step 1
Sign up 👆
Rope some others in too!
Don’t forget to get in on the bling (read more below)
Step 2
Join our Strava club
Optional but great for moral support and showing your run evidence!
Step 3
Complete the challenge
🕕🏃➡️🕛🏃➡️🕕🏃➡️🕛🏃➡️🕕🏃➡️🕛🏃➡️🕕🏃➡️🕛🏃➡️🕕🏃➡️…🥳
Step 4
Send us your evidence!
Via Strava, email or our contact form
Step 5
Bask in your glory while the results get processed 🏆
If you have ordered the ECO BLING BUNDLE, this will be on its way to you shortly 🙂
Tell me more about the ECO BLING BUNDLE!
Once we sell 100 bundles we will hold a ‘win back your bundle price’ and select 2 names at random to be fully refunded and get their bundle for FREE! Spread the word!
The medal 🏅 – shaped and designed like the 269 calf ear tag, made from bamboo wood (making it light to hold) and finished with a bright satin green ribbon. It is VERY cool!
The pin badge 📛 – Because most of us don’t walk around with our medals on all day, we have also added a conversation starting 269 pin badge in full colour! Stick the badge where people will see it and they will ask: ‘what is the 269 challenge’? Our priority here is to stimulate conversation about the relevance of the number 269…the fact you mention the challenge and point them to us so they can take part and raise money for charity (and buy their own eco bling bundle) too is just a bonus 😉.
The pen 🖊️ – We don’t normally note how nice a pen feels to hold in the hand, but this one really does feel nice! It’s made of 50% Wheat Straw and 50% ABS (a recyclable plastic that is also very durable) so none of your fast-fashion pens here 😆. It’s blue ink which we know is the lesser spotted pen colour…but, well that’s a conversation starter in itself! ‘Oh, you write with a blue pen!’ *leans in* ‘What does that say? The 269 Challenge? What’s that?’ Cue the same chat as with the pin badge 😆.
Frequently asked questions
Why 269? What’s the significance?
269 is an important number in the vegan community. It is the number that was on the ear tag of a calf who was rescued from slaughter in Israel and came to symbolise the fight for animal liberation across the world. You can read more about the story here.
Do I have to run on particular dates and times?
No! We do run this event live in May to encourage a mass participation virtual event, but for the rest of the year this is an on-demand virtual event that can be completed whenever you want. You can complete it on-demand, do the live version in May…or both! Regardless of how you participate, live or on-demand, it’s all more monies raised for The Maggie Fleming Animal Hospice and Karass Animal Sanctuary 💚
I don’t have Strava, can I still take part?
You sure can! Strava is optional, but if you want to complete the challenge without it, go on ahead! Whatever works for you 🙂
I am not based in the UK, can I still take part?
Yes! The beauty of a virtual running challenge is that you can complete is ANYWHERE! If you want the ECO BLING BUNDLE contact us before you enter the challenge and we can provide an estimate of postage costs.
Can I walk it instead of run?
Indeed you can! The main thing is to cover 2 miles of distance by foot or wheelchair each time – walk, jog, run or crank those wheels! Whatever works for you 🙂
How are results processed?
Once we have the evidence of your 9 runs, we will add these to an on-demand spreadsheet, providing a breakdown of the run times for each run and a total run time over the course of the challenge so you can see how you compared to others.
We will do the similar for those who list a running club, providing the average overall time for each club.
Bear in mind though – this challenge is for FUN! So the results bit is just for kicks, don’t take it too seriously and definitely don’t opt out of signing up because you think your time won’t cut it!
Do I get a medal?
We don’t want to price people out of the challenge and we want to make as much money for The Maggie Fleming Animal Hospice and Karass Animal Sanctuary as we can. So we are keeping event entry as the main entry fee, but you can add-on The 269 Challenge ECO BLING BUNDLE which not only includes an awesome medal, but a pin badge and pen too (see above).
I bought The 269 Challenge ECO BLING BUNDLE – when will I receive it?
As soon as the challenge is completed (regardless of whether you do it live or on-demand, when we have your results we will send out your awesome ECO BLING BUNDLE!
And if you end up not managing the challenge soon after signing up, we can either still send it out or hold onto it until you complete it, just let us know your preference! Don’t worry – we won’t hold your bling captive 😆
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