Frequently Asked Questions

• Once you’ve signed up, we’ll send you an email with details on how to claim your free cotton t-shirt.
• If you hit £300 as an individual, we’ll also gift you a technical running top. 
• If you totally smash it and reach £500, you’ll be eligible for one of our branded beanies to keep you warm on those wintery runs.    

Please note it can take up to two days to receive your email link from us to claim these gifts after signing up/ reaching the relevant fundraising milestone.

You can kit yourself out at our online shop too. From hoodies to baseball caps, you can help spread awareness with our branded merch. 

Anyone and everyone! Run, jog, walk or wheel 26.2 miles the way you want over January. We advise you to do whatever is within your ability but still a personal challenge. If you’re a wheelchair user, you can take part in the challenge in a way that suits you. Get in touch if you’d like to talk about your plans.

There’s loads of great ways to fundraise. Once you’ve signed up to take part, we’ll send you top tips to make your challenge a success. 

Here’s a good place to start: 

• Set up your fundraising page with JustGiving.
• Share a link to your JustGiving page with family and friends via social media or Whatsapp, and ask them to sponsor you. Let them know why you’re taking part.  
• Pop a donation in yourself to get the ball rolling.  

Your JustGiving page will be open until 25 March 2023 so you can continue to get donations before, during, and after the challenge.

Simply sign up and run, jog, walk or wheel 26.2 miles over January.

You can take part wherever and whenever you want. Fit a run into your gym routine. Jog to the train station instead of walking. Head out on a free weekend to bag those miles.

January can be cold, dark and wet - so make sure you stay safe whilst you’re running. Wear high visibility clothing when you’re out, take a friend or your dog with you and stay hydrated.

Yes, absolutely! You can make up 26.2 miles your way. 

Maybe it’s stretching your legs for one mile each day. Or it’s breaking a sweat on a full marathon in one go. You know your body best, so plan a challenge that suits you. Pound the pavements, use a treadmill or go cross country - the choice is yours.

This challenge is all about keeping busy and active, so we trust you to be sticking to the distance you challenged yourself to. 

Strava is a great free app you can use to keep track of your runs. If you choose to use this tool, you may like to use Strava’s Privacy Zones function to hide your start/finish location. Please note it can take up to 24 hours for your miles to appear on your JustGiving page.

Share your progress with friends and family. Watch our videos to find out how: You can connect your JustGiving fundraising page to your Strava account, or manually log your miles on your page.

Watch our videos to find out how:

How to connect your Strava and JustGiving accounts.

How to manually log your miles on your page.

Yes, you can! All you need to do is Set up your fundraising page, and then create your team page. If you’re not sure how to do this, check out our handy videos: 

How to create your team

How to join a team

Work together as a team to hit 26.2 miles, or compete on the leaderboard for the highest fundraising total. Every mile and every pound is what will get us closer to beating prostate cancer. We can’t do it alone.

Fundraisers who donate to their own page raise on average 42% more. Dipping into your wallet and donating to your own page isn’t cheating - it’s the best way to reach your fundraising target. Your friends and family will soon follow suit…

You’re welcome to fundraise however suits you best. However, if you decide to use Facebook Fundraising, it won’t show up on your JustGiving page and we won’t be able to see how much you’ve raised on Facebook. You may also miss emails about the challenge including your fundraising gifts.

It’s free to sign up and take part in Run the Month: Marathon Edition. We suggest trying to raise a minimum of £250 to help beat prostate cancer. But you can set your target at whatever you’d like.

Every pound you raise will help fund research to find better tests to diagnose men sooner.

You can see, meet and chat with our inspiring community of fellow runners by joining our Run the Month Facebook Group 

If you want your miles to automatically show on your JustGiving page, you can connect your Strava account to your page. To do this, make sure you’re logged into your JustGiving account and go to your page. On your page, there’ll be an icon in the bottom left corner which you can click on and select ‘edit page’. In the box that pops up, there’s an option to connect to fitness. There’s a video with instructions here.

Yes we do! There are some great plans on our website that can help with your challenge, including a stretching guide, how to plan runs and more. Check them out here.

Run the Month: Marathon Edition 2025 £100 Amazon Voucher Prize Draw 

1. The promoter of this free draw is Prostate Cancer UK (“Prostate Cancer UK”), registered charity in England and Wales (1005541), and Scotland (SC039332); a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (02653887). Registered office: 53 Tooley Street, London, SE1 7QN (‘Prostate Cancer UK, we, us, our, Promoter’). 
2. This draw is open to all Prostate Cancer UK Run the Month: Marathon Edition participants. By entering Run the Month: Marathon Edition, participants confirm that they accept the terms and conditions set out below. All entrants (including team members) must be aged 18 years or over at the time of entry and legally reside within the UK (including Channel Islands and Isle of Man). Employees of Prostate Cancer UK or any of its subsidiary or affiliated companies and their immediate families and members of their households and anyone otherwise connected with operation or fulfilment of the Competition are not eligible to take part. Prostate Cancer UK reserves the right to require entrants to prove that they are eligible. If a prize winner is found to be ineligible, Prostate Cancer UK reserves the right to award the prize to the next eligible winner. 
3. Participants will be automatically entered into the draw by either receiving and/or self-donating to their JustGiving page a minimum of £20.00 during Run the Month: Marathon Edition campaign between 09:00 GMT 6th January 2025 and 23:59 GMT 12th January 2025. Note there is no limit to an individual receiving and/or self-donating a minimum of £20 on their JustGiving page. All fundraising will be tracked via your Run the Month: Marathon Edition JustGiving Page which will be linked to the overall Prostate Cancer UK Run the Month: Marathon Edition campaign page. 
4. Individuals must ensure that all fundraising monies and donations are deposited onto their JustGiving fundraising page by 23:59 GMT 12th January 2025 to be eligible for entry into this prize draw. For the avoidance of doubt, any fundraising monies or donations deposited after this date will not be counted towards your entry into the prize draw. 
5. Offline donations, which is money that is not donated directly via the JustGiving fundraising page will not be considered. [MH1] [JM2]  
6. The personal data submitted by you in connection with the free draw will be used by Prostate Cancer UK for the administration of the free draw. By signing up and participating in Run the Month: Marathon Edition you agree that Prostate Cancer UK may send you updates about the free draw. Prostate Cancer UK will not contact you about our other activities unless you have already opted into such communications or you amend your contact preferences to allow us to do this. 
7. The prize is a £100 Amazon voucher/gift card. 
8. There are no cash alternatives to the listed prize. 
9. The winner will be drawn independently at random by 23:59 GMT on 19th January 2025 and notified by telephone and/or email address provided within 24 hours of the draw being made[MH3] . In the event that the prize is not claimed within 2 months of the winner being notified, Prostate Cancer UK reserves the right to reallocate the prize to a reserve (drawn at the same time as the original winner). 
10. Prostate Cancer UK and JustGiving shall have no liability for loss of any kind in the event that it has to cancel the prize draw. 
11. The winners’ name will be available upon request, within 90 calendar days of the draw, by writing to: Prostate Cancer UK, 53 Tooley Street, London, SE1 7QN 
12. The decision of Prostate Cancer UK is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. 
13. Any illegible, incomplete, or fraudulent entries will be rejected. Any participant who enters or attempts to enter the prize draw in a manner, which in Prostate Cancer UK’s determination is contrary to these Terms and Conditions or by its nature is unjust to other entrants (including without limitation tampering with the operation of the Competition, cheating, hacking, deception or any other unfair playing practices such as intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Prostate Cancer UK and/or any of its agents or representatives) may be rejected from the Competition at Prostate Cancer UK’s sole discretion. 
14. This prize draw is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute. 
15. The winner of the prize draw agree: (i) that Prostate Cancer UK may request the consent of winners to use their name, image and county of residence to announce the winner of the prize draw, and for any other reasonable and related promotional purposes; and (ii) to participate in such promotional activity and material as the Promoter may require. For the avoidance of doubt, neither entry into the prize draw or the likelihood of someone being a winner are conditional upon consent being given to the terms of this clause. 
16. By entering the Competition, you understand that Prostate Cancer UK would like you to participate in publicity at the Promoter’s request if you are a winner and to have your name and image featured in publicity materials in any media worldwide. 
17. If you win, your name will be published as the winner on the Prostate Cancer UK website located at https://prostatecanceruk.org/ and the Promoter may publish or announce your name elsewhere as Prostate Cancer UK determines in its sole discretion. If you do not want your details to be used for these purposes, please contact runthemonth@prostatecanceruk.org to opt out. 
18. Please consider the Code of Fundraising Practice to ensure responsible fundraising. Please avoid putting members of the public under undue pressure to give. 

Run the Month: Marathon Edition 2025 Apple Watch, Voucher & FitBit Prize Draw

1. The promoter of this free draw is Prostate Cancer UK (“Prostate Cancer UK”), registered charity in England and Wales (1005541), and Scotland (SC039332); a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (02653887). Registered office: 53 Tooley Street, London, SE1 7QN (‘Prostate Cancer UK, we, us, our, Promoter’). 
2. This draw is open to all Prostate Cancer UK Run the Month: Marathon Edition participants. By entering Run the Month: Marathon Edition, participants confirm that they accept the terms and conditions set out below. All entrants (including team members) must be aged 18 years or over at the time of entry and legally reside within the UK (including Channel Islands and Isle of Man). Employees of Prostate Cancer UK or any of its subsidiary or affiliated companies and their immediate families and members of their households and anyone otherwise connected with operation or fulfilment of the Competition are not eligible to take part. Prostate Cancer UK reserves the right to require entrants to prove that they are eligible. If a prize winner is found to be ineligible, Prostate Cancer UK reserves the right to award the prize to the next eligible winner. 
3. Participants will be automatically entered into the draw by either receiving and/or self-donating to their JustGiving page a minimum of £2.00 during Run the Month: Marathon Edition campaign between 09:00 GMT 13th January 2025 and 23:59 GMT 20th January 2025. Note there is no limit to an individual receiving and/or self-donating a minimum of £2.00 on their JustGiving page. All fundraising will be tracked via your Run the Month: Marathon Edition JustGiving Page which will be linked to the overall Prostate Cancer UK Run the Month: Marathon Edition campaign page. 
4. Individuals must ensure that all fundraising monies and donations are deposited onto their JustGiving fundraising page by 23:59 GMT 20th January 2025 to be eligible for entry into this prize draw. For the avoidance of doubt, any fundraising monies or donations deposited after this date will not be counted towards your entry into the prize draw. 
5. Offline donations, which is money that is not donated directly via the JustGiving fundraising page will not be considered. [MH1] [JM2]  
6. The personal data submitted by you in connection with the free draw will be used by Prostate Cancer UK for the administration of the free draw. By signing up and participating in Run the Month: Marathon Edition you agree that Prostate Cancer UK may send you updates about the free draw. Prostate Cancer UK will not contact you about our other activities unless you have already opted into such communications or you amend your contact preferences to allow us to do this. 
7. The prizes are an Apple Watch 10, a £200 Decathlon voucher/gift card and a Fitbit Charge 6. 
8. There are no cash alternatives to the listed prize. 
9. The winners will be drawn independently at random by 23:59 GMT 31st January 2025 and notified by telephone and/or email address provided within 24 hours of the draw being made[MH3] . In the event that the prize is not claimed within 2 months of the winner being notified, Prostate Cancer UK reserves the right to reallocate the prize to a reserve (drawn at the same time as the original winner). 
10. Prostate Cancer UK and JustGiving shall have no liability for loss of any kind in the event that it has to cancel the prize draw. 
11. The winners’ name will be available upon request, within 90 calendar days of the draw, by writing to: Prostate Cancer UK, 53 Tooley Street, London, SE1 7QN 
12. The decision of Prostate Cancer UK is final, and no correspondence will be entered into. 
13. Any illegible, incomplete, or fraudulent entries will be rejected. Any participant who enters or attempts to enter the prize draw in a manner, which in Prostate Cancer UK’s determination is contrary to these Terms and Conditions or by its nature is unjust to other entrants (including without limitation tampering with the operation of the Competition, cheating, hacking, deception or any other unfair playing practices such as intending to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other entrants or Prostate Cancer UK and/or any of its agents or representatives) may be rejected from the Competition at Prostate Cancer UK’s sole discretion. 
14. This prize draw is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales and the courts of England and Wales shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any dispute. 
15. The winner of the prize draw agree: (i) that Prostate Cancer UK may request the consent of winners to use their name, image and county of residence to announce the winner of the prize draw, and for any other reasonable and related promotional purposes; and (ii) to participate in such promotional activity and material as the Promoter may require. For the avoidance of doubt, neither entry into the prize draw or the likelihood of someone being a winner are conditional upon consent being given to the terms of this clause. 
16. By entering the Competition, you understand that Prostate Cancer UK would like you to participate in publicity at the Promoter’s request if you are a winner and to have your name and image featured in publicity materials in any media worldwide. 
17. If you win, your name may be published as the winner on the Prostate Cancer UK website located at https://prostatecanceruk.org/ and the Promoter may publish or announce your name elsewhere as Prostate Cancer UK determines in its sole discretion. If you do not want your details to be used for these purposes, please contact runthemonth@prostatecanceruk.org to opt out. 
18. Please consider the Code of Fundraising Practice to ensure responsible fundraising. Please avoid putting members of the public under undue pressure to give.