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We're running around the world for nine brilliant charities.
24,894 virtual miles each. One very competitive friendship.

People + Move + Outside = Medicine. Human contact, movement and time outdoors. That’s our philosophy, our jobs, and why we’re running - and why everyone’s welcome in Team Extreme.

Nurse Hopkins and Dr Strings together in the countryside at sunset. — Dr Strings & Nurse HopkinsOne world. Two determined runners.

ONE RACE · NINE CHARITIES

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The challenge, the charities and the story so far.

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One donation. Nine charities.

Your gift supports the whole race, whoever you’re cheering on.

Good for people.

60% supports seven local causes helping people with learning disabilities find friendship, creativity, skills and opportunities.

Good for the natural world.

40% supports World Land Trust and Woodland Trust, protecting habitats, wildlife and woodland.

Meet all nine charities and see how donations are shared

Two runners.
One world.

Dr Strings and Nurse Hopkins are racing 24,894 miles around the world. Who’ll get there first?

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Dr Strings

376.37 miles

24,894-mile target1.51%

Updated: 22 October 2026, 22:05 BST.

Nurse Hopkins

165.51 miles

24,894-mile target0.66%

Updated: 22 October 2026, 22:05 BST.

£1,500raised together for nine charities

Supporting people with learning disabilities and protecting the natural world.

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Follow the journey around the world

Follow Dr Strings and Nurse Hopkins around the world.

The world race atlasHastings → the world → Hastings

24,894-mile virtual route

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Dr StringsNurse HopkinsBoth have runBetween the runnersStill to run

Route waypoints

The whole route, one place at a time

Open one leg at a time, or unfold the complete journey in one go.

Leg 1Europe & West Asia
1. HastingsStart · 0 miles
2. Rye9.6 miles
3. Camber Sands14 miles
4. Dungeness20.2 miles
5. Folkestone34.7 miles
6. Dover41.8 miles
7. English Channel54.5 miles
8. Calais68.4 miles
9. Paris214.5 miles
10. Black ForestAbout 600 miles
11. ViennaAbout 900 miles
12. BudapestAbout 1,010 miles
13. BelgradeAbout 1,260 miles
14. Istanbul1,616 miles
15. Tbilisi2,438.4 miles
16. Caspian SeaAbout 2,860 miles
17. Samarkand3,603.7 miles
Leg 2South & Southeast Asia
1. Delhi4,561.3 miles
2. Kathmandu5,059.1 miles
3. Bay of BengalAbout 5,720 miles
4. Bangkok6,427 miles
5. Kuala LumpurAbout 7,075 miles
6. Singapore7,307.2 miles
7. Java SeaAbout 7,760 miles
8. Bali8,336.5 miles
Leg 3Australia & the Pacific
1. Timor SeaAbout 8,900 miles
2. Darwin9,434.7 miles
3. UluruAbout 10,480 miles
4. Sydney11,383.5 miles
5. Tasman SeaAbout 12,100 miles
6. Auckland12,723 miles
7. South PacificAbout 14,850 miles
8. International Date LineAbout 15,900 miles
Leg 4North America & home
1. Honolulu17,093.8 miles
2. Pacific OceanAbout 18,300 miles
3. San Francisco19,484.9 miles
4. YosemiteAbout 19,675 miles
5. Rocky MountainsAbout 20,600 miles
6. ChicagoAbout 21,720 miles
7. New YorkAbout 22,600 miles
8. North AtlanticAbout 23,700 miles
9. Land’s EndAbout 24,650 miles
10. HastingsFinish · 24,894 miles

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Big journeys. Good company.

The people, the places and the story so far.

One world. Quite a rivalry.

Meet Dr Strings and Nurse Hopkins, and find out how the race works.

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Good for people. Good for the planet.

Nine charities, from local friendships to forests around the world.

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From the trail. With love.

The latest adventures, friendly rivalry and stories from our charities.

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