Walk 100km in October

The challenge is run by you. Once you’ve set up your challenge fundraiser on Facebook, you’re free to tackle it however you wish. Wherever and whenever you are out and about, just track your progress (help available below) and add it to your total.

The goal is to cover 100km in October and raise €150 to help stop people going blind from preventable causes.

The challenge starts at 12.01am on Friday 1 October and ends at 11.59pm on Sunday 31 October.

You can join the challenge after it starts on 1 October if you want to add a little more difficulty! You can join the team and start training before October – but your miles won’t count until October comes around.

Not at all: 100km is the target, but if you can go further, please do! Every kilometre, and every donation, helps us to stop preventable blindness across the world.

Absolutely! However you decide to travel the 100km is wonderful: cycling, running, swimming or anything in between! Just change the name of your fundraiser to reflect what you’re doing.

One hundred kilometres is a lot of ground to cover – it could take you from Dublin to Wexford! Ideally everyone taking on the challenge will reach the goal, but it’s no problem if you don’t. We’re delighted you’ve chosen to take on the challenge.

If you ever find motivation slipping or want some tips and help to take on the challenge, visit our Facebook group for support.

There are plenty of easy ways to track your progress. If you have a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you can use a fitness app or upload your progress to strava.com or mapmyfitness.com.

You can also use your smartphone’s fitness app to note how far you’ve got. Our tracking sheet (pdf) is also great to note your progress.

Yes! Before the challenge launches you can download our progress tracker ready for the challenge and fill it in to track how you’re getting on.

When you sign up to the challenge you need to create a Facebook fundraiser. Here’s a quick guide to setting up a good Facebook fundraiser.

• Go to Facebook fundraisers to start the process of creating a fundraiser
• Update the end date:  your fundraiser should end on 7/11/2021
• Update the title: YOUR NAME is walking 100km in October for Sightsavers
• Update the description: you can update the ‘Why are you raising money?’ section to be as personal as you’d like: here’s some suggested text.
  “I’m walking 50 miles in September to raise money for Sightsavers to protect sight around the world. Sightsavers helps blind people to see, prevents others from going blind unnecessarily, and empowers people with disabilities, including those with permanent sight loss. Sightsavers transforms lives: please support the organisation by sponsoring me on my many walks next month. Every little bit helps – thanks very much!”
• Change the cover photo: feel free to download and use one of our templates.
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• Share your challenge as widely as possible. Strangers and even dreaded relatives need to know!
• Keep your page updated with your progress – let people know how it’s going! We have a number of photos you can download and use to update your friends.
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Facebook fundraisers are a part of Facebook, offering an easy way to support and share charitable causes without leaving the site. They are free to set up, and all donations to Facebook fundraisers are free from fees, meaning proceeds go directly to the charity you are supporting.