A race to retirement
Dr Strings is running around the world. Hopkins is gathering a team for the Moon and back. Together, they're aiming to raise £1 million for eight charities that help people connect and protect the natural world.
The challenge at a glance
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Overall campaign fundraising
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£0 raised altogether. Campaign-wide donations count towards the £1 million goal but are not attributed to either team.
Team Earth - solo
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Full 24,894-mile route
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Team Moon - community
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Full 477,710-mile route
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Team Moon has much farther to travel, so the teams are compared by how much of their own route they have completed. That keeps the race fair.
Two journeys. One purpose.
Both adventures start in Hastings. Dr Strings is taking the scenic route around the world, while Hopkins and her team are heading to the Moon and all the way home again.
Choose your side
Team Earth
A psychiatrist, a solo trip around the world and an excellent reason to stay on the sofa.
Sofa-supporters welcome. You can donate without running or registering.
Follow Dr StringsTeam Moon
A learning disability nurse building a volunteer team for the enormous journey to the Moon and back.
Every eligible mile helps. You can join the team for free.
Join Team MoonNineteen years, two routes and one incredibly tired step at a time.
Raise money for local activities, friendships, creativity, skills and routes into work.
Support charities caring for land, woodland and the natural world that supports our wellbeing.
The charities we're running for
Six local charities bring people together and create opportunities. Two environmental charities care for the natural world.
The people behind the challenge
We're Dr Strings, a psychiatrist, and Hopkins, a learning disability nurse with the Hastings & Rother Community Learning Disability Team. We work together and run together too.
One evening run, we got fed up with feeling overwhelmed by problems that seemed too big. Extreme Psychiatry was our answer.
Read our storyAlong the route
The adventure starts in Hastings.
Meet the teams, discover the charities and find out how you can help turn two enormous journeys into something good.
Read the opening chapterHelp carry the challenge forward
Run, donate, share - or support from the sofa.
