Come and join our virtual marathon by running, jogging or walking 26.2 miles in your own time over the month of July.
We don’t know how long we’ll be observing social distancing but this is a challenge that you can do on your own, with members of your household, or join with friends, family and work mates virtually, supporting each other’s progress wherever you are.
Getting active can work wonders for your mental wellbeing. Samarathon is a great goal to motivate people to go at that their own pace. Whatever your age or ability, it’s a challenge to do in your time, at your pace, wherever you live or work.
Also, we really need the public’s continued support. Due to the cancellation of many of our fundraising events this summer, we’re facing a significant loss of funding, so it would be brilliant if you could help us ensure that we continue to be here for anyone who needs support.
Its free to sign up to Samarathon, but we’d love for everyone to raise whatever they can to support Durham Samaritans and help us be there for anyone struggling to cope.
A number of our volunteers and their families and friends will be joining in and we’ll post images of their progress on our twitter feed @DurhamSams during July
Supporters can sign up for free at www.samaritans.org/samarathon to take part in the challenge.