FAQs - UK in person event

The in-person UK event will take place on Friday 5th September 2025.

Further detail on the virtual global challenge will be provided in due course. Register your interest for the virtual challenge here to be the first to hear how to sign up.

Start/Finish Address: Mapledurham Country Park, Mapledurham Playing Fields, Upper Woodcote Rd, Caversham, Reading RG4 7LB, UK

You can sign up now via this link

The registration fee is £25.

The provisional timings of the event are below:

Please note, these are provisional timings and are subject to change.

The closing date for registrations is 23:59 on Friday 22nd August 2025, unless the event sells out beforehand.

Yes, we will operate a waiting list.

If the event sells out, please contact vodafonefoundation@thresholdsports.co.uk to request a place on the waiting list. You will be contacted if a place becomes available.

There are six packages available for this event:

• 10km run
• 10km walk
• Half-marathon (13.1 miles) run
• Half marathon (13.1 miles) walk
• Marathon (26.2 miles) run
• Marathon (26.2 miles) walk

Initially, this event is only open to Vodafone employees. We will update all attendees if there is an option to add friends and family closer to the event.

View the event rules and regulations here.

The route will be starting and finishing at Mapledurham Country Park, taking in the best of the Thames Path and Chiltern Hills.

N.B. The route may be subject to change.

The route map will be provided in due course.

You can email us anytime at vodafonefoundation@thresholdsports.co.uk.

If you have special requirements, please add this detail when prompted to on the registration form.

Training plans will be provided in due course to help you get ready for the event.

We will be sharing an Event Booklet 4 weeks prior to the event. This will contain detailed information that about the live event including:

• Registration information & start line procedure
• Timings
• Pit-stop timings and food
• How to get results
• Medical and nutritional advice
• Safety and support

Participants are responsible for arranging their own transport to and from the event.

Subject to demand, shuttles will be running from Reading Station (approx. 10 minute drive) to the event site on Friday morning, and returning on Friday evening.

Vodafone employees may not book their travel to/from the Challenge through Evo.

There is parking available at the venue for around 200 cars. Please indicate on the registration form if you will require parking.

The following will be provided:

• Food and drinks at pitstops, as well as a meal at the festival basecamp
• Medical support throughout the event and in basecamps
• Foundation festival area with entertainment and exclusive talks from special guests

Whilst on the event, food and drink will be available throughout the day. Further details will be provided in due course.

There will be a variety of food at pit-stops and the festival area that cater for all common dietary requirements.

There is a section on the registration form for you to provide dietary details, but if you have any specific requests and would like to talk about this specifically please get in touch on vodafonefoundation@thresholdsports.co.uk.

There will be an unlimited supply of water whilst on the event.

What kit do I bring?

You will be provided with a detailed kit list closer to the event. We do not recommend you bring any valuables (e.g. jewellery, laptops etc.)

The route is fully supported from start to finish. There will be a dedicated crew looking after you at the festival area and pit stops, as well as a team of medics.

The route is fully signed so you won’t need to worry about any complex navigation. There will be a dedicated route team to ensure that you are well supported on the day, as well as route medics, logistics crew, and an event control team just on the other end of phone at all times if you have any problems.

Your fundraising target is £250.

We encourage you to try and raise 50% of the fundraising target by 25th July, and the full amount by 3rd October.

It’s never too early to start fundraising! To set up your fundraising page, please visit this link. The full campaign can be viewed here.

All funds raised through the Step for Schools challenge support the work of our long-term partner, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to help ensure more refugee children and young people can access a quality digital education.

 Education is not just a fundamental human right; it is a powerful tool for empowerment and a pathway to a better future. Yet across the world, millions of children find themselves caught up in conflicts that have a devastating impact on their lives, and futures.

Of the total 14.8 million school-aged refugee children, 51 per cent are estimated to be out of school, meaning more than 7 million refugee children are currently missing out on an education.

To address this, Vodafone Foundation and UNHCR have worked together since 2013 to improve the quality of education by providing refugee hosting classrooms with technology, connectivity, digital resources, content, training and more to support up to half a million refugees and host community students in some of the world’s most marginalised areas. The INS programme is operating in six African countries: Kenya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Egypt, Mozambique, South Sudan and Tanzania.

Your fundraising will be donated to UNHCR to help ensure young refugees, host communities and their teachers, have access to a quality digital education through our INS programme.

Being a refugee is not a choice. Together, we can support refugees so they too have a chance for a brighter future for themselves, their families and their community.

To learn more about INS visit: Vodafone Foundation | UNHCR

Not sure where to start with your fundraising? Click here to view our fundraising pack for top tips and support.

Here we will publish a list of the comms we’ve previously sent out so you can recap at your leisure:

If you can no longer take part in the event, you must tell us as soon as possible by emailing vodafonefoundation@thresholdsports.co.uk

See below for the options available to you.

If you want to cancel your place, please contact Threshold Sports via vodafonefoundation@thresholdsports.co.uk.*

*Please note, we operate a 14-day cooling off period. If you email to cancel your place within 14 days of payment, you will be eligible for a refund of your Entry Fee. Any cancellations after this 14-day period, and any fundraising donations are non-refundable.

• Participant Transfers can only take place if the new Participant wishes to take the same Event Package.
• No refund is given for a participant transfer, the original Entry Fee remains from the outgoing Participant, and the new Participant is given a free entry.
• Additional purchases will be handled in accordance with the Event Rules and Regulations.
• The deadline for a Participant Transfer is 23:59 on Friday 22nd August.

Yes, you may change distance if notice is given to Threshold Sports via email to vodafonefoundation@thresholdsports.co.uk

Participants sign up to Challenges as private individuals supporting Vodafone Foundation, not as Vodafone group employees. You are therefore required to arrange your own insurance. Insurance is highly recommend. We advise taking out cover when your registration is confirmed. Please ensure you have the correct cover for this type of challenge.