Wholefoods Market Breakfast Run – Sunday 24 March 2013
About
The Whole Foods Market Breakfast Run is the perfect warm-up for those training for a spring-time marathon, or for those who are keen to set an own personal running challenge.
The event offers the choice of a 16-mile or an 8.2-mile loop starting and finishing in Kingston’s historic marketplace, following part of the River Thames to Hampton Court and back.
Finishing in Kingston-Upon-Thames provides the perfect opportunity to go for an early morning run followed by a spot of breakfast and a bit of shopping with those there supporting you.
All finishers will receive a Whole Foods Market Breakfast Run memento.
How we will support you as part of Team Breast Cancer Care
In return for pledging to raise money for us, we will support you by providing:
- a state of the art running vest
- a welcome pack full of fundraising and training advice
- a training plan and top tips from our sports ambassador, Denise Lewis
- support and advice from a dedicated member of the sports team
- regular newsletters and emails to keep you updated
- a goody bag
- a fantastic post race reception and refreshments in our marquee at the end of the race
- fundraising materials.
We hope to welcome you to Team Breast Cancer Care very soon!
Race day
To make sure that you are fully prepared for The Whole Foods Market Breakfast Run, we have put together some key information to ensure your day runs as smoothly as possible!
Provisional start times:
8am: 8.2 mile men and women
8.24am: 16 mile sub 2-hour women
8.25am: 16 mile men
8.35am: all other 16 mile women.
Join our team
To sign up and be part of Team Breast Cancer Care you will need to visit the Human Race website, complete the application form ensuring that you select to fundraise for Breast Cancer Care.
We will then send you a welcome pack including lots of information to get you started. We will also be on hand with lots of training and fundraising support and advice in the lead up to your event.
Distances to choose from:
8.2 miles - £25
16 miles - £28
There is no minimum fundraising amount for this event.
Training tips
Training is important for any run, whether it’s a 5k or a marathon. The more you put in the more enjoyable your experience will be!
Use our stretching guide to help you fully prepare yourself for your training sessions and the race day.
Fundraising
Reaching your fundraising target can be a challenge, but do not worry as we have created useful tips to help you plan and co-ordinate your fundraising.
Keep checking this page as we will be continually updating it with seasonal ideas to ensure that your fundraising is fresh and on trend!
All sponsorship should be collected and returned to Breast Cancer Care by 2 July 2012.
Social networks
Remember, it’s your network of friends, family, colleagues and contacts who will support you with your training and fundraising. Keep them updated every step of the way with your Facebook profile, blog or Twitter account.
Tell them how your training is going (with pictures for added impact) and let them know how you’re getting on with your fundraising target. You can even upload pictures on the day to show everyone your progress along the route! If you follow Breast Cancer Care on Facebook and Twitter, we’ll keep you up to date with the goings-on here, and keep you on track with support and tips.
Fundraising materials
Download your very own fundraising planner to follow to ensure that your fundraising activities run as smoothly as possible.
Use this downloadable poster to promote your fundraising events.
Online fundraising
Now you can raise sponsorship without all the hassle. No more dealing with cash and cheques, no more chasing friends after the event. Simply create a free, online fundraising page, personalise it with a photo and message, and email it to your friends, family and work colleagues. They can donate quickly and securely online with a credit or debit card. Online donations from UK taxpayers are worth almost a third more to us with Gift Aid, which can be claimed on online donations. Follow the instructions to set up your unique JustGiving page.
Once you’ve created your page, email the link to friends, family, colleagues and classmates. You can even add the JustGiving application to your Facebook page to make it even easier for your friends to donate.
For more information or help setting up your page, visit www.justgiving.com or call the Justgiving helpdesk on 0845 021 2110.
Please note: Justgiving money will only be attributed to the person who set up the Justgiving page, so please do not set up joint pages as we are unable to share the money between several people.
How do I pay in my sponsorship?
There are few ways in which your sponsorship money will reach us:
JustGiving
If you have decided to create a Justgiving fundraising page, then you do not need to do anything as all your sponsorship money will automatically be sent directly to our bank account. Please note that it can take up to four weeks to show up on your fundraising record at Breast Cancer Care.
Cheque
Please send all cheques to the address below:
Breast Cancer Care Events
Admail 4161
London
SE1 0ZB
Don’t forget to write your name, Breast Cancer Care number and event name on the back of your cheques.
Online
You can also pay money in directly on the Breast Cancer Care website. If you use our online paying in function then please remember to send us your sponsorship forms so that we can claim Gift Aid.
Enclosed in your welcome pack, which you will receive when you register for your event, will be your pay-in forms. You can send them to us along with your sponsorship money and sponsorship forms. Please do not send cash in the post.
Once you join Team Breast Cancer Care we will provide you with further fundraising tips and ideas!
By phone
If you want to pay in sponsorship money over the phone, you can call 0845 092 0817 Monday to Friday 9am–5pm. You will need quote your Breast Cancer Care ID number which will be sent to you in your registration pack.
FAQs
Questions
How do I sign up?
What is the minimum fundraising total I have to raise?
Will I receive a vest to wear on the day?
When will my welcome pack arrive?
What happens on the day?
Can I collect sponsorship online?
How do I pay in my sponsorship?
All other questions
Answers
Please visit the 'Join our team' section to find out how to sign up.
What is the minimum fundraising total I have to raise?
There is no minimum fundraising total you have to raise.
Will I receive a vest to wear on the day?
Yes. We will send you a state of the art running vest to you in the post about a month before race day. Please remember to specify which vest size you would like when confirming your place.
When will my welcome pack arrive?
We will send out your welcome pack in the post within two weeks of you signing up. While you wait for the pack to arrive, please click on the Fundraising tab (above) for some great hints and tips to get you started.
Please visit the 'Race day' section for details on what to expect on race day.
Can I collect sponsorship online?
Yes. We recommend you sign up to JustGiving and follow their easy step by step guide to create your own online fundraising page. All money raised through your page will be automatically sent through to us here and allocated to your record.
How do I pay in my sponsorship?
The easiest way to pay in your money is online. However, you can also send cheques in the post to:
Breast Cancer Care Events
Admail 4161
London
SE1 0ZB
Don’t forget to write your name, Breast Cancer Care number and event name on the back of your cheques.
For all other questions or queries on the event, please visit the Shock Absorber WomenOnly Run website.
