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On Sunday 23 September join thousands of runners taking to the streets of Bristol for the SimplyHealth Great Bristol Half Marathon 2018. This is the perfect autumn half marathon for those looking for a run with a view as you head past the iconic Avon Gorge and Clifton Suspension Bridge.

The course starts and finishes in Bristol’s historic harbourside. The scenic, sea-level route takes runners past the harbourside, out and back along the Portway, through the stunning Avon Gorge and twice under Brunel’s famous Clifton Suspension Bridge before returning along Cumberland Road and around the old city.

Join us at the 2019 Brighton Marathon, with scenic sea views and unrivalled support – this is one not to miss.

On Sunday 14 April 2019, thousands of runners will take to the streets of Brighton and you can be part it by joining Team Stroke.

Every runner will receive:

• a custom training programme
• support from our experienced fundraising team
• emails with top training and fundraising tips
• a technical running vest, personalised with your name
• support from our incredible cheering points
• post-race reception with complimentary food and drinks in the charity village.

Congratulations on securing your own place and we'd love for you to join Team Stroke. Please fill out our web form to let us know you wish to run for us. 

With a mainly flat 26.2-mile route around the River Thames, the London Marathon is one of the best marathons in the world and over one million people have taken part already.

Please complete the charity place application form at the bottom of the page as fully as possible to enhance your chances of securing one of our highly sought-after places.

We will be in touch in October to let you know if your application has been successful. Those who secure a place will need to pay a £50 registration fee and pledge to raise at least £2,000 for us.

Please set a reminder to ensure that you also apply to the ballot as we are always hugely over-subscribed for our charity places and this will increase your chances of getting a prestigious 2019 Virgin Money London Marathon place.

We're here to help you get the best out of your fundraising - our team is bursting with ideas to share with you and happy to offer advice. We can provide fundraising materials to enhance and promote your fundraising activities, including balloons, information leaflets, posters etc.

Take on some of England's finest scenery - up Beachy Head, over the magnificent Seven Sisters, and along the South Downs Way with stunning views to a Brighton mid-point. You'll finish with a view of Arundel after an amazing journey you'll never forget.

Whether you want to walk, jog or run, we will be here to support you every step of the way.

You can sign up for a discounted charity place and we'll be there to support you in reaching the minimum fundraising target:

• Full challenge: £80 fee, £425 minimum fundraising
• Half challenge: £60 fee, £275 minimum fundraising
• Quarter challenge: £40 fee, £175 minimum fundraising

To purchase a charity place please visit the South Coast Challenge website. Once you have your place just email SouthEastCoastFundraising@stroke.org.uk to let us know you wish to complete the challenge for us. 

We're here to help you get the best out of your fundraising. Our team is full of ideas and advice that we are bursting to share with you.

Your regular fundraising emails will begin in the months leading up to your challenge, but if you’re eager to get started please get in touch sooner. For additional information, or to request balloons, posters and information leaflets to promote your fundraising, please contact us on the details below.

Here are some handy links to get you started:

• Download a Sponsorship form
• Set up a JustGiving page

Join Team Stroke for this fun and friendly 10k in the City of Leeds. Launched over 10 years ago, this run offers a flat and fast course that finishes at the spectacular Town Hall. 

To sign up for this event you will need to purchase your own place from the Run for All website and then fill in the form at the bottom of this page to let us know you wish to join Team Stroke.

Join Team Stroke and take part in this amazing personal challenge. Take on the 26 miles this October for the Stroke Association and run through the Georgian streets of the charming Irish capital.

By running or walking the Dublin Marathon you can make a huge difference to families who have been touched by stroke.

Join Team Stroke and take part in the Great Birmingham Run experience that ultimate finish line moment.

Whether you're a new runner or you've got hundreds of miles under your belt, this fantastic marathon route will be filled with musical entertainment, charity cheer buses and thousands of spectators all rooting for you.

The atmosphere in Birmingham is second to none, so come and run for fun, for fitness and to raise money for the Stroke Association.

• Registration fee: £20
• Sponsorship target: £180

To sign up for one of our charity places, please complete the booking form at the bottom of the page.

We're here to help you get the best out of your fundraising. Our team is full of ideas and advice, and we can send you lots of balloons, posters and information leaflets to help promote your fundraising.

• Download a sponsorship form
• Sign up to JustGiving

Join us to help support those affected by stroke by running the second ever Simplyhealth Great East Run, in September 2018. This half marathon (13.1 miles) follows a scenic route that is suitable for runners of all abilities. 

Starting and finishing on Russell Road, runners pass the prestigious Willis building, designed by Lord Foster before heading through the beautiful Holywells Park and travelling down to Ipswich's vibrant waterfront.

The route then passes Felaw Maltings on the way out and back along Wherstead Road, where participants will see Fox's Marina, Suffolk Food Hall and go twice under the iconic Orwell Bridge into Freston.

On returning to the town centre, runners will head towards Ipswich Town FC's Portman Road stadium, passing the statues of two football legends, Sir Bobby Robson and Sir Alf Ramsey, before crossing the finish line in the stadium's practice pitch and being welcomed by hundreds of supporters in the stands.

We will be there at the finish line to greet our runners with congratulations, a free massage and plenty of tea.

To book your own place, please visit the Great East Run website, then let us know you have your own place by the form at the bottom of the page. There is no minimum sponsorship target, and everything you raise for us will go towards helping stroke survivors.

Join us for the fantastic Great Scottish Run, Scotland’s biggest weekend of running.

On Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 September, thousands of runners of all ages and abilities will descend on Glasgow city centre for the popular half marathon, 10k and junior races.