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A charity runner is a participant in a road race, usually of half marathon or marathon distance, who raises money or awareness for an established charitable organization. For more elite marathons, such as the World Marathon Majors , runners who are unable to obtain a qualifying time for their gender and age group can gain entry by running for ...
The Terry Fox Run is an annual non-competitive charity event held around the world to raise money for cancer research in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox and his Marathon of Hope. The event was founded in 1981 by Isadore Sharp , who had contacted Terry in hospital by telegram and expressed his wishes to hold an annual run in ...
Team World Vision began in 2005 under the direction of (current National Director) Michael Chitwood.Chitwood has stated that his life was changed physically, emotionally, and spiritually after running his first marathon, and felt called to start a team that could bring that experience to more people and help to people in poverty around the world.
Fun runners taking part in the Bristol Half Marathon. A fun run is a friendly race that involves either road running or cross country running with participants taking part for their own enjoyment rather than competition. A fun run will usually be held to raise funds for a charity, with sponsors providing the revenue to cover organisational ...
Games Done Quick (GDQ) is a semiannual video game speedrun charity marathon held in the United States, originally organized by the Speed Demos Archive and SpeedRunsLive communities. Since 2015, it has been handled by Games Done Quick, LLC. [2] Held since 2010, the events have raised money for several charities.
Since 2004 Running Strong has been a charity partner of the Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, DC. [24] Running Strong's Marine Corps Marathon Team, Team Running Strong, was created when Billy Mills served as an official starter for the marathon in 2004. [25] In 2006 Running Strong joined with six other Native-focused nonprofit organizations ...
In contrast to the other World Marathon Majors and other international events, London Marathon has a bigger focus on charity running than other similar events. London Marathon participants have helped to raise over £1 billion since its founding, including £67 million (dated to Apr 24 2024) at the 2024 London Marathon which was the highest ...
The running of the 44th Marine Corps Marathon took place on October 27, 2019. The 2020 in-person edition of the race was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic , with all registrants given the option of transferring their entry to 2021, 2022, or 2023 or obtaining a full refund.