December 05, 2024
Running
By Ed Cockroft
- Over 16,000 Runners…..
- That’s 16,000 MoRunning Headbands…
- 16,000 Epic MoRunning Medals…
- 16,000 Race bibs...
- 64,000 safety pins for your race bibs…..
- 24,000 Litre’s of water…..
- 19 Locations across the UK……
- Over £130,000 raised for Movember and other charities… (and counting!)
- And goodness knows how many Fancy Dress costumes!!!
MoRunning 2024… YOU HAVE BEEN EPIC!
As the dust starts to settle and the month of November draws to a close, we look back on what has been a truly incredible MoRunning Series. We delivered 19 MoRunning Events across the UK, and with over 16,000 runners, it’s been a busy one! A MASSIVE thank you to each and every one of you for lacing up those trainers, braving the elements and get out there! We couldn’t have done it without you!
The Fundraising has been fantastic this year, and we have surpassed our target of £100,000. This money will go to the Movember Foundation as well as other charities that our amazing runners have supported! Well Done MoRunners!
To the people of Edinburgh….. YOU SMASHED IT! Over £27,000 raised for Movember and most amount of money raised this year per location. You are the MoRunning Fundraising Champions!
Take a look at our Fundrasing page here.... https://thefixevents.com/morunning-fundraising
A big shout out must go to our brilliant event marshalls, who give up their weekends to cheer you on in all weathers (especially Scotland!) …. We couldn’t deliver MoRunning without you… So thank you, thank you thank you!
MoRunning highlights and Champion Stories
- Henry Castle - Running 7.5km every day to raise funds for Movember after his Friend was diagnosed with Testicular Cancer last month. Henry successfully completed his challenge by running the Richmond Riverside Morunning event having run over 480km in November! Well done Henry and team! https://www.instagram.com/p/DB08gdSzi25/
- The Wonderful Ray Johnson runs the Whitstable Morun every year….. Aged 87!! Top job Ray!
- 12-year-old Charlotte Mansfield entered the Bristol adults 5km race and the MiniMo Race…. And won both!! Some serious Talent…Well done Charlotte. …A true Mo Champion!
- Craig Smith who represents Great Britain at Canicross, entered our Birmingham and Derby 5km Moruns. He claimed 1st place at both races! Excellent work to Craig and his four legged friend!
- Our wonderful Toilet supplier Phil from “Toilets on the Go” managed to drop off our toilets for our Leeds and York Moruns and then run both the races himself!! Excellent work Phil!
- John Davidson and James Kuligowski completed our Richmond Half Marathon Morun at the beginning of the month to prepare themselves for their epic Ultra marathon from Tower Bridge London to Clifton Bridge in Bristol!! All in aid of Movember of course! Well done chaps!
- Stephane Vessaud completed an epic 7 Morun across Novermber! He became a MultiMo Legend! His Races included Milton Keynes, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, Cardiff, London, Richmond Riverside. Unbelievable effort Stephane – well done!
- We know there are a load more so if we have missed you we are so sorry!
MoChampions and Legends
Here’s a few snaps of our MoRunning Champions and Legends of 2024.
That’s it for 2024…. The MoRunning team would like to thank all our fantastic MoRunners (all 16,000 of you) for an amazing series. We’re off to enjoy some mince pies, mulled wine and family time before we gear up for 2025. MoRunning Team OUT!