• Date Sat, 23rd to 24th May
  • Location London
  • Registration fee from £20
  • Fundraising target Various

About the London to Brighton Challenge

You can join and take it on at your pace as a walk, jog, or run – and fundraise for your favourite charity! Richmond-UponThames is the start, and it’s over the North Downs with wonderful Surrey & Sussex countryside to halfway at Turners Hill. The full 100km route heads over the South Downs before the welcome sight of the Brighton coastline comes into view. You’ll get full support all the way, plenty of food & drink, optional camping & transfers, a special medal, T shirt and celebration finish. With half, quarter, Marathon & 25km options also available – there’s bank holiday weekend challenge here for everyone!

Push yourself further in 2026, take on an Ultra Challenge – the UK’s No.1 Series of treks & trail challenges.

Join Team Breathe and walk, run or jog a range of distances from London to Brighton!

How to get started

  • Express your interest here
  • Choose a distance that suits you: From 10 miles to an epic 100km – you can walk, jog or run this challenge at your own pace.
  • Pick a fundraising option: You can choose to have a minimum fundraising target or pay outright for your place and raise what you can. Please see the bottom of this page for the options.
  • Sign up on the Ultra Challenge website: selecting Friends of Breathe as your chosen charity

How we’ll support you

Whether it’s your first time taking on a Challenge or you’re back for more, we’re here to make sure you have the best time every step of the way.

As part of Team Breathe you’ll receive:

  • A Breathe t-shirt or vest so you look the part on the day
  • A Breathe goody bag
  • Tips and advice to help you smash your fundraising target

On the day you’ll get:

  • free food and drinks at regular rest stops whatever the distance

  • full support, including medics, marshals and massage

  • a glass of fizz, a T-shirt and a medal when you cross the finish line

 Fundraising options

There are 3 options available, full sponsorship, mixed funding and self funding with the registration costs starting at £20 depending on your distance.

Distance Option 1

Full Sponsorship for a Charity

 Option 2

Mixed Funding for a Charity

 Option 3

Own Place Charity Fundraising
Full Challenge 100km £50 registration fee with a minimum fundraising target of £575 £110 registration & sign-up fee with a minimum fundraising target of £330 £199 registration & sign-up fee with no minimum fundraising amount
50km (Half Challenge) £40 registration fee with a minimum fundraising target of £375 £75 registration & sign-up fee with a minimum fundraising target of £225 £139 registration & sign-up fee with no minimum fundraising amount
25km £30 registration fee with a minimum fundraising target of £275 £50 registration & sign-up fee with a minimum fundraising target of £150 £89 registration & sign-up fee with no minimum fundraising amount
10 Mile Challenge £20 registration fee with a minimum fundraising target of £100 £22.50 registration & sign-up fee with a minimum fundraising target of £70 £39 registration & sign-up fee with no minimum fundraising amount

If the London to Brighton Challenge doesn’t take your fancy, there are plenty more open challenges available through Ultra Challenge,  you can join to raise money for Breathe (Select ‘Friends of Breathe Arts Health Research’): https://www.ultrachallenge.com/the-events/

If you have any questions, please email: Becky W at [email protected]