Virtual Santa Run

Sign up and we'll send you a fundraising pack including sponsor forms, our guide to fundraising, a t-shirt or running vest if requested, and your special festive medal. If you're one of the first 100 people to register you'll also receive a free santa suit! Then all you need to do is set up a JustGiving page and share your sponsor form to raise as much as you can. Then run 5km wearing your santa suit or other festive attire. We're encouraging people to run on either Saturday 5th or Sunday 6th December, but if that isn't convenient you can run whenever suits you. Share your photos on social media using the hashtag #Festive4MND.

The suit is only available in a one-size-fits-all for adults. It's fairly generous, but it's yours to keep so feel free to make your own alterations! It includes a jacket, trousers, hat and fluffy beard so you will really look the part. If you're taking part with children we'd encourage you to share your hat and beard with them, and kit them out in their own suitably sized festive attire!   

Yes, we'd love people to run as a family. Unfortunately the Santa suit is only available in a large adult size, though you are free to alter it to fit them if you like. Participants will receive one suit and one medal per registration. It's up to you how many people you register - we'd recommend families registering adults only and suggest the adults share the medals with the kids (sorry Mum's and Dad's, we know you like bling too!).

There is no minimum sponsorship requirement, just raise as much as you can. Remember anything you raise will make a huge difference supporting families affected by MND this Christmas. Your festive medal will be included in your fundraising pack - we recommend you keep it packed away until after you've completed your race!  

You must follow local coronavirus restrictions for your area. This might mean only running with members of your household. If you want to get a bigger team involved why not run in different locations and connect via video call? Or run in relay? Just check local restrictions and ensure you're complying with them at all times.

The price to enter the Virtual Santa Run is £15, the first 100 participants to sign up will receive a Santa suit. Once all of the Santa suits are gone we will update this page to let supporters know. However we'd still love you to sign up - you will still receive a special festive medal and #TeamMND running vest or t-shirt. You can wear your own choice of Santa attire for your run!

There are plenty of Santa Suits to choose from online. If you purchase your suit through AmazonSmile and nominate the Motor Neurone Disease Association as your chosen charity, 5% of your purchase will be donated to us! It's a win win!