Take the Lead

Team up with your dog and walk a marathon (26 miles) or an ultra-marathon marathon (50 miles) this August to end homelessness. 

Take the Lead

Team up with your dog and walk a marathon (26 miles) or an ultra-marathon marathon (50 miles) this August to end homelessness. 

About the event

As one of the only homelessness charities to accept dogs into our hostels, we understand the powerful emotional support a dog can provide.

Team up with your dog and walk a marathon (26 miles) or an ultra-marathon (50 miles) in a month over August to end homelessness.

Register your interest in the 2024 challenge to be the first to know when the event opens for registration!

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As one of the only homelessness charities to accept dogs into our hostels, we understand the powerful emotional support a dog can provide.

Team up with your dog and walk a marathon (26 miles) or an ultra-marathon (50 miles) in a month over August to end homelessness.

Register your interest in the 2024 challenge to be the first to know when the event opens for registration!

Free

to register

August

Date of event

£50

Fundraising target

26 miles+

Challenge distance

The challenge

Team up with your dog and walk a marathon (26 miles) or an ultra-marathon (50 miles) this August.

Raise money so we can provide a bed and support to more than 2,800 people experiencing homelessness each night.

You can take on this paw-some challenge anywhere, in your own time and at your own pace. Whether you choose to go on shorter walks every day or to plan longer distances at the weekend – it’s your challenge, so you can decide when and where you clock up the miles!

The challenge

Team up with your dog and walk a marathon (26 miles) or an ultra-marathon (50 miles) this August.

Raise money so we can provide a bed and support to more than 2,800 people experiencing homelessness each night.

You can take on this paw-some challenge anywhere, in your own time and at your own pace.

Whether you choose to go on shorter walks every day or to plan longer distances at the weekend – it’s your challenge, so you can decide when and where you clock up the miles!

What you'll get when you join our team

  • A free St Mungo’s t-shirt and mile tracker when you register.
  • A St Mungo’s bandana once you smash your £50 target.
  • Lots of fundraising tips and resources to help you reach your target.
  • Access to our Facebook group where you can get to know your fellow walkers and their furry friends.
  • Regular pup-dates about our work and how you’re helping to change the lives of people affected by homelessness.

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