A race to retirement
Dr Strings is running around the world.
Starting and finishing in Hastings, she plans to run 24,894 miles by 1 August 2045 — before she retires — and raise £1 million for nine charities.
Donations are processed by GiveWheel and shared among all nine charities.
Live fundraising
Live campaign progress
—raised of £1,000,000
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Dr Strings’ mileage
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— of 24,894 miles
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Who your donation supports
Nine charities. One shared purpose.
Supporting connection, protecting the natural world and improving mental wellbeing.
National charities 40% of every donation
Local charities 60% of every donation
Dr Strings’ challenge
Hastings. Around the world. Hastings.
Dr Strings is taking on a solo virtual lap of the planet: 24,894 running miles, beginning and ending on the Sussex coast.
The challenge runs from 1 August 2026 to 1 August 2045. The finish line is retirement — one incredibly tired step at a time.
Get involved
Love running? Add your miles.
Hopkins leads Team Moon, an open community team travelling from Hastings to the Moon and back. Join the team, connect Strava and your eligible running miles can help move the journey.
You can track mileage without fundraising, or fundraise as well. Both are welcome.
Team Moon mileage
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— of 477,710 miles
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Latest from the route
Updates from @extremepsychiatry
Dr Strings’ newest public Instagram posts, shown here automatically as updates from the journey.
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