How to apply

How do I get a place to run for Pancreatic Cancer UK?

There are two ways you can secure a place in a run to do some fundraising for Pancreatic Cancer UK. 

1. Apply for your own place

You can sign up to participate in most runs through a public ballot system. Find a run near you and use their registration process to secure your own place in the run. Once you have confirmation of a place fill in the application form at the bottom of this page and a member of our fundraising team will contact you within three to five business days. 

2. Apply for a charitable place

Each year Pancreatic Cancer UK secures charitable places in several runs throughout the UK. We select the runs based on whether they are likely to sell out their quota of public ballot spaces.

To apply for one of our charitable places you simply need to submit an application form (link at the bottom fo this page) to our fundraising team. You will be notified within five business days as to whether or not you have been given a place. 

* Important * Due to the high demand for places in the London Marathon we have a separate application process. A Selection Committee will determine the assignment of charitable places to everyone who applies and chosen runners will be notified no later than October 31st. 

What happens once I'm registered to run? 

If you're in your own place you will be added to the database for the organiser of the race and any details for the run (time, location, race number) will be provided directly from them. 

You should then send an email to fundraiser@pancreaticcancer.org.uk to let us know that you've secured a place and will be running for the charity. 

If you're given a charitable place a member of our fundraising team will confirm this by sending you an email to register on the run console. This registration must be completed to ensure that the run organisers have the correct information on their system. Check your junk folder if you've not received the email as it can sometimes be filtered as spam.

Most run consoles close within five to eight weeks of the run date. Once the console closes you will be sent a race pack directly from the run organisers. 

It is common for own place runners to receive their race packs several weeks prior to charitable place runners due to the console system. 

What support does Pancreatic Cancer UK offer to runners? 

Whether in your own place or a charitable place, the support we offer is the same to all of our runners. 

Sponsorship forms for offline donation collection

Training guides for marathon and half marathon participants

Tips on how to create and promote an online fundraising page

Fundraising support materials such as collecting tins or promotional leaflets

A t-shirt or running vest to every individual raising a minimum of £100

* Running vests are given to marathon and half marathon participants by default. All other runners are provided with a t-shirt. If you want to change this please let our fundraising team know at least six weeks in advance as this is when shirts are sent to runners.

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