The Twelve Day Marathon is a virtual marathon challenge taking place over the 12 days of Christmas (December 25th 2023- January 5th 2024).

The aim is to complete a marathon (26.2 miles or 42.1km) over the twelve days – but you choose how to do this! You can walk, jog, run or wheelchair race and you can choose to complete it one hit, or break it up into chunks, whatever works best for you! It’s a family friendly challenge designed to keep us all moving over the festive period (as long as under 18’s have parent/guardian consent – please read the Terms & Conditions) and you can even get your dog involved and log your dog walks! Once you have completed the challenge, you will receive a nice big shiny medal in the post to show off!

We had over 300 runners in 2017 and brought people together from all over the globe – we would love to see a similar turn out this year, if not even more!

This year we will be raising funds for a fantastic charity – the Multiple Sclerosis Trust. Twelve Day Marathon co-founder Livvy was diagnosed with MS this year and so this charity is very close to our hearts. You can read more about why we have chosen this charity and how we make the donations in our FAQs. You can read more about what the charity do here

Please note whilst this is our chosen charity, the Twelve Day Marathon does not represent and is not affiliated with the MS Trust.