2012 km Challenge

Celebrating the Olympic year

This Gold Challenge celebrates the excitement of the Olympic year. Set your target distance at 2,012km, 201.2km or 20.12km and choose your preferred sport from a selection of Olympic sports.

Choose your distance

Choose to cover 2012km, 201.2km or 20.12km, in honour of the 2012 Olympic Games.

Choose your sport

Cover your chosen distance via one or more of the following Olympic sports:

• Running
• Walking 
• Cycling
• Swimming
• Canoeing/kayaking
• Horseriding
• Rowing
• Sailing
• Windsurfing

Choose how to do your challenge

This is your challenge and you can choose how you do it:

• complete your chosen distance within any timeframe you set yourself
• complete your challenge indoors or outdoors
• complete it as an individual or as part of a team
• complete the distance in one or multiple sports

Register now

To take part, all you need to do is register for free on the Gold Challenge website

Olympic prize

Get your fundraising going now and you could be in with the chance to run the 100m sprint track in the Olympic Stadium on 1 April, watched by your friends, family and 20,000 spectators. The top 72 participants who raise the most money before 29 February will win a place. for more information please see the Gold Challenge website.

Our support

If you do your Gold Challenge for the NSPCC we will support you every step of the way, including:

• A welcome pack to get you started
• World class training support from our partner Liz Yelling, Olympic marathon runner
• Top-notch fundraising advice from a dedicated team at the NSPCC
• A dedicated Facebook page to get in touch with your fellow NSPCC Gold Challengers
• Regular e-newsletters and a support hotline
• An exclusive running vest or t-shirt to wear during your challenge
• A Gold Challenge totalizer to keep track of your distance

Where your money goes

All money you raise for the NSPCC will go to support our work to protect vulnerable children across the UK.

Find out more

For more information about the Gold Challenge, email goldchallenge@nspcc.org.uk or call 0207 825 2905. You can also visit the Gold Challenge website.