The Great Run South

Running alongside the picturesque Portsmouth coastline with glorious views of the sea, this run is the UK’s most popular 10-mile event and comes with a medal and exclusive finishers t-shirt at the end!

Event details

Date: 20 October 2024

Location: Portsmouth

Distance: 10 miles

Registration fee: £35

Fundraising pledge: £150

Minimum age? You have to be over the age of 18 to take part in this event.

Closing date for applications is 4 October 2024.

How we’ll support you

Whichever way you choose to fundraise for us, we’ll support you every step of the way with:

our fundraising pack full of ideas, inspiration and resources to help you smash your fundraising goal
we’ll send you a free technical running vest when you reach £100 of your fundraising target
support via emails to make sure you're in the know with everything to help make your event and fundraising journey a success
most importantly we'll provide you with a reason to keep going because you'll know that you're helping to #KeepCanalsAlive and make sure our canals are here for future generations

Woman running with her arms raised, wearing a 'Canal & River Trust' vest

We ask you to pledge to fundraise a minimum of £150

Your impact

By fundraising for us you're helping to #KeepCanalsAlive.

From helping us fight plastic pollution to protecting the future of our historic 2,000-mile-long network, the money you raise will do so much for our canals and rivers, for the communities who enjoy them and for the wildlife that depends on them.

Together, we can make life better by water.

£150 keeps canals vibrant

Your fundraising could be used to plant five cherry trees or fruit trees, providing environments for and allowing wildlife across our network to flourish.

Two Canal & River Trust volunteers carry litter pickers and bags full of rubbish along the towpath

£500 keeps canals clean

The money you raise could fund 50 litter pickers, helping to remove the 14 million pieces of plastic that get into our canals and rivers each year, preserving the natural beauty of the waterways.

£1,000 keeps canals alive

Your fundraising could help create 30m of canalside water vole habitats to provide much needed shelter for this fascinating waterway mammal, whose population has fallen by 95% since the 1970s.

Ready to join?

Get in touch

If you have a question or would like to chat about joining us for this event, just get in touch – we'll be happy to help! Email us at [email protected].