Running Archives - East Cheshire Hospice

March Through March 2025

 Join the March Through March Challenge and walk 300,000 steps in March for the Hospice! 

👟 March through March sign up form.👟

What is March through March?

A month-long challenge to hit 300,000 steps (or you can set your own target)! There’s no need to be a fitness pro – this challenge lets you set your own new year’s fitness goals, all while making a positive impact on a community dealing with life-limiting illnesses. 🎇

Whether you’re a regular walker or just starting out, March through March is for everyone. Your challenge, your way – walk, run, or team up with friends, family or work colleagues. Spread those steps out over a month or jump ahead – it’s your choice!

 Why Participate?

🚶‍♂️🏃‍♀️ Fitness Boost: Embrace the 300,000-step challenge (or set your own target) to not only help improve your physical health but also work wonders for your mental wellbeing. By Marching through March, we promise that you will feel a great sense of accomplishment.

🤝 Community Spirit: Join a lively community of participants, sharing the journey towards better health and giving back to the community. Feel the uplifting spirit of the community as we stride, run, and walk together, creating a supportive network that makes the March through March challenge a shared, empowering experience.

🙌 Impactful Giving: Each step you take is a double win – benefiting your health and contributing to a noble cause. Every raised fund directly allows East Cheshire Hospice to continue to provide quality care and comfort to those in our community with a life limiting illness. So, let’s do your bit!

🎁 Free T-Shirt: As a thank you for joining the challenge, we will send you a complimentary challenge t-shirt to proudly wear as you embark on your new fitness goal.

 How can YOU get involved?

📲 Register: Sign up for March through March in aid of East Cheshire Hospice by completing the March through March sign up form.

💬 Spread the word: Share the March through March challenge with friends, family, colleagues, and neighbours to maximise your impact and encourage more participants to join. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #March4ECH and #marchthroughmarch in any social media posts!

🏅 Set your Goal: Whether you’re aiming for 300,000, setting your own target or aiming to go above and beyond, every step counts and contributes to our cause.

📝 Track your progress: Use our activity tracker (available to download below) to log and track your march count, throughout March!

💛 Fundraising: Encourage your friends and family to support your ‘March through March’ by making donations to East Cheshire Hospice. Your dedication to the challenge will inspire others to contribute and embark on their own fitness journey.

Run Tatton

Come and join us for the Tatton 5k & 10k! This fast, undulating, road closed 10k race set at the beautiful Tatton Park in Cheshire is a perfect opportunity to set yourself a personal best over the 5k or 10k distance.

The races start, runs around the roads inside and finishes within the parks grounds. This will be a accurately measured and chip timed.

Register for Run Tatton

Entries close April 30th.

Charity places come at a cost to the charity, and sponsorship targets ensure we do not lose out on our investment and are able to raise as much as possible to support our vital work. We ask charity place runners to raise 75% of their sponsorship by the event date, with the remaining fundraising due six weeks after race day. Gift Aid is not included in your sponsorship target, and neither is your registration fee. Registration fees for charity places in events are non-refundable and non-transferrable. They cannot be transferred to someone else or deferred to the following year.

Run Tatton

Come and join us for the Tatton 5k & 10k! This fast, undulating, road closed 10k race set at the beautiful Tatton Park in Cheshire is a perfect opportunity to set yourself a personal best over the 5k or 10k distance.

The races start, runs around the roads inside and finishes within the parks grounds. This will be a accurately measured and chip timed.

Register for Run Tatton

Entries close 2nd April.

Charity places come at a cost to the charity, and sponsorship targets ensure we do not lose out on our investment and are able to raise as much as possible to support our vital work. We ask charity place runners to raise 75% of their sponsorship by the event date, with the remaining fundraising due six weeks after race day. Gift Aid is not included in your sponsorship target, and neither is your registration fee. Registration fees for charity places in events are non-refundable and non-transferrable. They cannot be transferred to someone else or deferred to the following year.

Royal Parks Half Marathon

This is the most spectacular half marathon that central London has to offer – it is a unique and inspiring event.

Charity runners will glide through four of London’s stunning Royal Parks, Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, St James’s Park and The Green Park. The 13.1m extraordinary route brushes past London’s most famous landmarks, including The Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace, all on closed roads.

Plus, the event village in Hyde Park hosts a fantastic food and fitness festival, ensuring a brilliant day out for runners and supporters alike.

The Royal Parks Half is a beautiful event with charity at its heart and has raised nearly £60 million for over 1000 charity partners since 2008.

Register for the Royal Parks Half Marathon

Entries close May 2nd.

Charity places come at a cost to the charity, and sponsorship targets ensure we do not lose out on our investment and are able to raise as much as possible to support our vital work. We ask charity place runners to raise 75% of their sponsorship by the event date, with the remaining fundraising due six weeks after race day. Gift Aid is not included in your sponsorship target, and neither is your registration fee. Registration fees for charity places in events are non-refundable and non-transferrable. They cannot be transferred to someone else or deferred to the following year.

Great Manchester Run

The AJ Bell Great Manchester Run is the city’s original and best-loved running event – over 99% of runners say they’d recommend it to a friend. And in true Mancunian style, it’s a party from start to finish, with a high-energy soundtrack, live music and entertainment zones at every turn – plus, some of the loudest and most enthusiastic local support we’ve seen anywhere in the UK. However, it’s also a testament to the strength and generous spirit of this incredible city, with thousands of charity runners taking on the challenge of a 10k or half marathon each year to raise millions for charity.

Register for the Great Manchester Run 2025

Entries close May 2nd.

Charity places come at a cost to the charity, and sponsorship targets ensure we do not lose out on our investment and are able to raise as much as possible to support our vital work. We ask charity place runners to raise 75% of their sponsorship by the event date, with the remaining fundraising due six weeks after race day. Gift Aid is not included in your sponsorship target, and neither is your registration fee. Registration fees for charity places in events are non-refundable and non-transferrable. They cannot be transferred to someone else or deferred to the following year.

Delamere Forest Run

We are excited to present to you the RunThrough Trails Half Marathon and Marathon around Delamere forest!

Delamere Forest South-West of Manchester, is a shady oasis in the midst of the agricultural landscape of the Cheshire Plain, and an ideal setting for a trails race accessible for all.

Sections of the race will take you deep into the forest, around the Blakemere Moss, along the Sandstone Trail, and up Old Pale Hill for panoramic views of the Cheshire countryside. With stunning scenery and a team of enthusiastic marshals, the Delamere trail races are perfect for both seasoned athletes and first timers!

Register for Delamere Forest Run 2025

Entries close October 24th.

Charity places come at a cost to the charity, and sponsorship targets ensure we do not lose out on our investment and are able to raise as much as possible to support our vital work. We ask charity place runners to raise 75% of their sponsorship by the event date, with the remaining fundraising due six weeks after race day. Gift Aid is not included in your sponsorship target, and neither is your registration fee. Registration fees for charity places in events are non-refundable and non-transferrable. They cannot be transferred to someone else or deferred to the following year.

Inflatable 5K

Get ready to bounce your way through The World’s BIGGEST and most EPIC Inflatable Obstacle Course!

2.5k, 5k, 10k and 15k options are available.

This event is taking place at Clay House Farm, Knutsford (Cheshire) and it’s going to be BIGGER, BOUNCIER, and BETTER than ever before!

The excitement has been pumped up to the MAX, you’ll be jumping, sliding, and bouncing your way to the finish line like never before.

So grab your friends, lace up your trainers, and get ready for the ultimate inflatable adventure!

Register for the Inflatable 5K 2025

Entries close July 25th.

Charity places come at a cost to the charity, and sponsorship targets ensure we do not lose out on our investment and are able to raise as much as possible to support our vital work. We ask charity place runners to raise 75% of their sponsorship by the event date, with the remaining fundraising due six weeks after race day. Gift Aid is not included in your sponsorship target, and neither is your registration fee. Registration fees for charity places in events are non-refundable and non-transferrable. They cannot be transferred to someone else or deferred to the following year.

Chase The Sun Tatton 5K & 10K

This fast, undulating, road closed 5k & 10k race set at the beautiful Tatton Park in Cheshire is a perfect opportunity to get yourself an official chip timed race, whether this is your first ever race or 100th!

Battle to get around the course to the finish line before the sun goes down.

Register for Chase The Sun Tatton 2025

Entries close 11th May.

Charity places come at a cost to the charity, and sponsorship targets ensure we do not lose out on our investment and are able to raise as much as possible to support our vital work. We ask charity place runners to raise 75% of their sponsorship by the event date, with the remaining fundraising due six weeks after race day. Gift Aid is not included in your sponsorship target, and neither is your registration fee. Registration fees for charity places in events are non-refundable and non-transferrable. They cannot be transferred to someone else or deferred to the following year.

Essar Chester Half Marathon

The Chester Half is one of the UK’s longest established and most highly regarded half marathons, starting and finishing in the historic Roman/Medieval international destination city of Chester. Enter early to enjoy our discounted prices.

As runners ourselves we are passionate about delivering what for us would be the perfect race; a premier quality, competitively priced race that caters for the needs of runners of all abilities and speeds, combined with friendliness and personal touches which are unique to us.

The fast and largely flat city and rural race route will be run entirely on closed roads.

Register for the Essar Chester Half Marathon 2025

Entries close March 26th.

Charity places come at a cost to the charity, and sponsorship targets ensure we do not lose out on our investment and are able to raise as much as possible to support our vital work. We ask charity place runners to raise 75% of their sponsorship by the event date, with the remaining fundraising due six weeks after race day. Gift Aid is not included in your sponsorship target, and neither is your registration fee. Registration fees for charity places in events are non-refundable and non-transferrable. They cannot be transferred to someone else or deferred to the following year.

Run Heaton Park

This large park, just north of Manchester and home to a Grade 1 listed neoclassical 18th-century house, is the perfect setting for a fun day out. Running on the paths within Heaton Park, this race is a great opportunity for a chip timed personal best. There will be refreshments and a fantastic themed Heaton Park medal.

Register for Run Heaton Park

Entries close March 20th.

Charity places come at a cost to the charity, and sponsorship targets ensure we do not lose out on our investment and are able to raise as much as possible to support our vital work. We ask charity place runners to raise 75% of their sponsorship by the event date, with the remaining fundraising due six weeks after race day. Gift Aid is not included in your sponsorship target, and neither is your registration fee. Registration fees for charity places in events are non-refundable and non-transferrable. They cannot be transferred to someone else or deferred to the following year.