Update 6th JuneI am pleased to say I have COMPLETED this challenge. I have successfully run 666 miles in 100 days, and finished on time. That's an average of 6.66 miles, only missing two days - one due to illness, and another due to work, making up all missed miles…
Read update666 miles for the fallen
by Sam Worthington-Leese in Uckfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Total raised £11,956
raised so far+ est. £2267.00
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supportersI have completed 666 miles in 100 days. That is 1 mile for every Typhoon pilot killed during WWII, in order to raise funds and awareness.
by Sam Worthington-Leese in Uckfield, East Sussex, United Kingdom
Despite the email you may have received from Crowdfunder, this campaign is still LIVE! I am still running, as per the original challenge, 6.66. miles EVERY day between the 27th February and 6th June - I finish on the anniversary of D-Day.
I'm just setting off on today's run, which is…
Thank you to everyone who has supported me so far, we've raised over £5,500 and another estimated £1100 more in GiftAid, which is a great start.
Today I've added some rewards. First and foremost is a "main sponsor" reward. This is for people/companies contributing £1 per mile or more, so £666…
Thank you very much to everyone who has supported my challenge so far and helped me pass the £5,000 mark. This is a great milestone and I'm really pleased to have passed it so soon. I now have 27 days until the challenge commences, I've been out on a training…
Read updateThank you very much to everyone who has pledged support for me so far. To have passed £3,000 (and counting) in the first 24hrs of the campaign page being live is great. It's wonderful to see so many people so keen to support this challenge, which is ultimately about creating…
Read updateRewards
This project offered rewards
£66 or more
£10p a mile
Technically, 10p a mile would be £66.60p, however, the platform only allows "whole £1" contributions, so £66 sounds better than £67!!
10p for every pilot killed in the Hawker Typhoon during WWII.
£20 or more
Base layer
Sponsor the cost of a base layer for the running challenge. I'm starting in February, it was snowing here at that time last year. Many of the runs will be completed during the early morning or late evening, fitting them in around work...
£20 or more
Running shorts
Normally I don't track my distance when running, but for this I need to. That means I need to take my phone, and carrying it in one hand is a pain in the backside as I've found out the last few days!
Sponsor the cost of a pair of running shorts with a dedicated phone pocket to allow me to track the runs accurately and not smash my phone in the process.
£122 or more
Running shoes
Sponsor the cost of a pair of running shoes for the event. Advice is to replace running shoes between 300 - 500 miles. I am particularly keen to avoid injury on this challenge as there a no "off" days. I will replace the shoes at the lower end of the scale, around 300 miles. At 333 miles I will be half way on the challenge and will replace them then.
The shoes I wear are the Mizuno Wave Mujin 8 in a 10.5. This reward covers one pair.
£666 or more
666 - £1 per pilot killed
Pledge at this level and receive either: your company name or your name on the running shirts as a "main sponsor". You will then receive that same name mentioned across all social media channels (combined audience 50k+) at least three times per week for the duration of the challenge and in any media reports on the event. Shirts will be worn in any media coverage.
Must pledge by 13th February as shirts go to print on the 14th!