Running Events
Support our
work and help our dogs by getting yourself sponsored to run in an event on behalf of Border Collie
Rescue.
Any run, marathon or half marathon you want to enter, anywhere in
the UK or even abroad.
Buy your own place and
get in touch with us to register for a runners pack.
We will help you set up an online fundraising page so people can sponsor you
with their debit or credit cards and
set up a page
for you on this website so people can sponsor you by other
means.
Once you are registered with us we can send you out a personalised
fundraising pack if you want to raise funds and take pledges on sponsorship
forms.
You don't have to meet any fundraising targets unless you want us to refund
your entry fee in which case a target will be mutually agreed. If a target
is set we will send you a T shirt to use on the
day and keep as a souvenir.
If you agree a set target with us and achieve or exceed that target we will
refund you the fee you paid for your place in the event.
The target will depend on the event and the entry fee charged, but once
agreed by the first person contacting us to enter a event it would be
the same target asked of any subsequent runner entering that event on our behalf.
Popular marathon & half marathon and shorter
UK events
We no longer purchase guaranteed
charity places in any events
The reasons for this decision are on
the 'Support Us' page.
If you enter any event to run for Border Collie Rescue, do not pick and online fundraiser like 'Just Giving' or any other platform. We use BT MyDonate because they do not charge us a fee for registering and they do not take commission from donations. Contact us for help setting up a page.
Run for All events are organised by the Jane Tomlinson charity and feature runs from 10k to full marathons, Including the Yorkshire Marathon. Here is a list of their other events.
Baxters organise various annual running events around Loch Ness
GSI events run a number of runs from junior to full marathons around Scotland and England, including the Edinburgh Marathon Festival and the Bournemouth Marathon Festival
One of the most beautiful marathon runs is around the Keilder reservoir - and feature shorter runs and bike run - mainly off road.
Another scenic marathon is the Purbeck Running Festival. They run a free place scheme like ours, refunding entry fees for reaching a target for listed charities. Border Collie Rescue is a listed charity.
There is, of course, The Great North Run and the London Marathon - couldn't leave those out!
If you purchase your own place in any Marathon or
running event and want to raise funds for Border Collie Rescue,
please get in touch with us by email (link at the bottom of this
page) or phone.
Details on our contact page here.
The links below are to websites with lists of Marathons and Half Marathons.
Many of these are open events and you could book your own place and then run to raise funds for Border Collie
Rescue.
Please check first to make sure the event is not restricted to charities
that have paid the organisers a fee or is being specifically run for one
particular charity.
List of short runs, walking and children's events.
Time Outdoors lists a wide range of runs of various lengths
List of UK Half Marathons - England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
Marathon Runners Diary - Lists UK, European International Marathons
For serious runners, Run Britain lists Road Running events, Fell runs, Trail runs and athletic events.
Get in touch!
If you would like to run one of these events to help support the work
of Border Collie Rescue
Contact BCR to discuss your entry. Specify the event/s you want to enter.
If you book a place directly and agree to run for BCR we would supply
you with a support package as explained on the link below. No strings
attached - raise as much as you can.
If you choose to agree to a sponsorship target and reach or surpass that
target we would refund you your booking fee after the event.
But if you don't want to get involved with sponsorship or
raising funds for our work, we still want you to get out there and walk
or run with your dog and Get Fit Together.
A dog is an excellent running or walking companion.
They don't complain
and they're always ready to go. You can tell them all your frustrations
and they don't criticise - they just look at you admiringly and love you
for the attention and exercise.
Don't have a dog to run or walk
with? Get in touch - we may have one for
you!
If you can't find events where you can run with your dog, make it your
training companion!
Kielder Marathon Lt Col Jan Pilgrim ran for Border Collie Rescue.