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Welcome, Runners!
We are thrilled to have you join us as you prepare for the TCS London Marathon. This month, we'll focus on getting started with your fundraising and training plans, joining your new community, and setting achievable goals.

Kickstart your Fundraising

When you complete your registration on the London Marathon online events portal, you will have had a fundraising page automatically created with Enthuse, which is the official TCS London Marathon fundraising platform.

Each donation you receive will be subject to a 1.9% +20p per transaction and 5% fee on Gift Aid, however they have zero platform fees.

Did you know that participants who start fundraising six months from the event raise 44% more than those who start a month before.

Check out our Fundraising Guide, this guide will support you with a wide range of fundraising ideas, tips on how to plan a successful fundraising event and includes some insightful statistics about how the money you will raise will make a difference to the lives of the young people that we work with.

Top Tips For Your Online Fundraising Page

You can do a few simple things to boost your fundraising and help you reach your fundraising goal.

• Personalise your story—tell your supporters your motivations for taking on the London Marathon, why you chose to raise funds for The Outward Bound Trust, and why it’s important for them to support you.

• Share your fundraising page URL link—Make it easy for your followers to find your fundraising page by adding the link to your Instagram/Facebook/Twitter bio or to the description every time you post an activity on Strava/Instagram Story.

• Festive Fundraising—To kickstart your fundraising, why not host a Christmas fundraising event? It could be as simple as gathering a few friends and family for a cheese and wine evening or festive knit day at work.

Your personal training plan

We have three different levels of marathon training plans available. Beginner and intermediate plans follow a 16-week training programme (it Starts on 1st January, so mark the date in your calendars now!), and advanced plans follow a 17-week training programme. Each plan follows a week-by-week schedule that includes suggested runs and rest days with varying types of runs. You can go to the runners’ resources section of our website and download the version that suits you.

Get to know each other on Facebook & Strava
Please join our Team OB London Marathon Facebook group and get to know your #TeamOB25 Marathon teammates. Previous runners have found this a great way to share tips, training talk and find help when needed! We'd love to see more of you there.

Share your Marathon Journey

As well as joining our Facebook group, please also follow Outward Bound on Twitter and Instagram. Please don’t forget to tag us and use the hashtag #TeamOB24 when sharing your marathon journey!

THANK YOU...
for choosing to fundraise for The Outward Bound Trust. We are extremely grateful for your hard work training and raising vital funds. Every penny you raise will enable disadvantaged young people across the UK to experience the power of the outdoors, helping them to realise what they are truly capable of achieving in life. We couldn’t be more appreciative of your support.