In the first of a 3 episode series Jade Hugo from Cornwall talks us through her journey from running novice to the streets of London. Living in a rural location doesn't make winter running easy, but a great solution for Jade was to join a local running club. She tells us about the benefits and the support that her local club offers. She also discusses her early fundraising successes and her plans for the next two months.

In the first of our new podcast series of Runner Stories Sian George from Cornwall talks us through how she is training and fundraising for the 2025 London Marathon. Her fundraising efforts are focused on a social event that she is organising in April, and she has plenty of great tips on how to go about it, including how to approach local businesses. Fundraising and training for a major running event at the same time is never straightforward but if you plan ahead it is so much easier!

Candace Mauck, Manager of Team Empower, discusses the support given to her fundraising runners on race weekends and how her own experiences of running a marathon has helped her support her runners.

Lesley McGinty is the Chief Executive of Scoliosis Support & Research, a small charity in the UK. She has more than 30 years of fundraising experience, from both large and small charities and has a wealth of knowledge to share. Join Lesley in the first in a series of podcasts that charts her progress as she builds a team of fundraising runners. Scoliosis affects more than 3% of the UK population and those affected are passionate about helping to raise awareness and to fundraise.

There are so many things you can do to raise money for your favorite nonprofit and running is perfect. You get fit and the charity gets some much needed funds. Team Move for Hunger is involved in many of the world's biggest running events and supports hundreds of runners every year. Hannah Lane, their Development Manager, has so many really helpful tips and hints to get you started, from how to set up a fundraising page, to how to use social media to match giving. It's all here!

Josh Donchi from the Fight Parkinson's charity in Melbourne, Australia gives us some excellent fundraising tips and hints, that will make your fundraising journey that bit easier. He also gives us a fascinating insight into how charities recruit runners and how they support them. 

Getting an entry in the London Marathon can be very tough. If you don't get through the public ballot how about applying for a charity entry. Andy Etchells of the Charity Runners Clearing House talks us through the process. From applying to fundraising everything you need to know about running for charity in London is covered in this  podcast.

Listen to Zeb Stone, a fundraising expert from New Zealand, discuss why you should think about running for charity at your next event. Find out why fundraising is so important to the charities and what it can do for you. Zeb draws on years of experience as both a runner and a fundraising practitioner, working for a number of the country's leading charities. We also talk about the benefits of virtual events as a fundraising opportunity.