St Margaret's Hospice Virtual Marathon

But you won't have to be super fit to complete the challenge in aid of St Margaret's Hospice - you can run or walk the 26 miles and you can complete the distance in one day or over the whole of February.

It's free to sign up and organisers of the St Margaret's Virtual Marathon who raise at least £26 in sponsorship will receive a medal.

Sonia Bateman, events fundraiser at the Bishop's Hull-based hospice, said: "With our virtual marathon, you can run or walk 26 miles in one go or break it down into manageable stages like a mile a day.

"And you can complete the challenge at a time, place and pace to suit your busy lifestyle and fitness level."

St Margaret's has teamed up with online platform GivePenny to make it easy to track your miles and share your progress with friends and family to raise sponsorship. You can log your totals using a Fitbit or smartphone or in the old-fashioned way.

Ms Bateman added: "We’re hoping people will complete the challenge and raise at least £26 so the St Margaret’s Virtual Marathon can pay for 100 physiotherapy sessions to help our patients with breathlessness management.

"Feeling breathless can be frightening, making the things most of us take for granted too much to face.

"But with just one session, either in the hospice or in their own homes, our physiotherapists can start to turn this around, enabling our patients to make each day count."

Ritchie Cridge, who is running 5km every day for a year to raise funds for St Margaret’s, said: "Regular exercise isn’t just about becoming physically fit - there are a lot of psychological benefits as well.

"And if that wasn't enough, completing the virtual marathon for St Margaret’s Hospice will raise money to help others manage their breathlessness through life-changing physiotherapy sessions. So get out and help improve both your quality of life and someone else’s."

For more information and to sign up, visit st-margarets-hospice.org.uk/Event/virtual-marathon