What happens when someone who supports charity runners decides to experience the whole journey for himself?

In this episode, Tim Rogers chats with Mikey Jones from Shelter Cymru about taking on his first ever running event, a 10K in Wrexham. With virtually no previous running experience and only around three and a half weeks to prepare, Mikey completed the race in around 53 minutes and raised approximately £640 for charity.

Mikey shares what he learned about training for his first 10K, the pressure of fundraising while preparing for an event and why becoming a charity runner changed the way he thinks about supporting fundraisers.

They also discuss some of the fundraising ideas that worked particularly well, including short training videos, LinkedIn, local Facebook groups, corporate sponsorship and getting the race organiser involved in sharing his story.

There are plenty of useful ideas for anyone running for charity, as well as some valuable lessons for charities supporting runners through their fundraising journey.

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Keywords

charity running, charity fundraising, running for charity, fundraising tips, first 10K, Shelter Cymru