3 – 4 May 2025
Walk, jog or run the Isle of Wight Challenge for Deafblind UK!
10mi / 25km / 30km / 53km / 82km or 106km challenge
Great challenges need great settings– and few are better than the Isle of Wight’s stunning coastal path. Up to 2,000 adventurers will take on the Isle of Wight Challenge in May 2025– who are ready to push themselves further than ever before. The challenge will take you along the spectacular southern cliffs, past the iconic Needles, and up to Cowes at the half way stop. For Full Island challengers you will continue to beautiful Ventnor, and then back to our welcome base camp in Chale after an epic 106km journey. You’ll get full support and hospitality all the way, and with 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 Island Challenges to choose from- and new ‘Cross Island’ and 10 mile ‘Medina Estuary’ options also available, there’s an Isle of Wight Challenge for everyone!
Most will walk, many will jog, some will run: all will have a special reason to push themselves. You’ll be fully supported all the way and rewarded with an amazing sense of achievement knowing that you’ve made a big difference for people living with deafblindness.
Choosing to fundraise for Deafblind UK will enable us to continue providing vital support to thousands of people living with dual sensory loss each year.
What’s included?
- Pre-event training guides and access to the challenge app
- Hot meals, drinks and snacks en-route
- Experienced marshals, medics and massage teams at rest stops
- Fully-signed route
- Finisher’s medal, t-shirt and a glass of bubbly
- Shuttle buses and transfers
Fundraising options:
With £3 million needing to be raised each year to fund Deafblind UK’s full range of services, the difference your support makes cannot be overstated. Every £25 that you raise could pay for another hour of specialist wellbeing support for someone who is deafblind.
Choose your challenge distance and fund your entry in one of three ways:
- Self-funding – you pay the full cost of the event place with no minimum fundraising commitment – just raise as much as you can!
- Charity sponsorship – you pay a reduced registration fee and, providing you reach the fundraising goal, Deafblind UK will cover the cost of your event place
- Mixed funding – you pay half of the event place cost yourself and, providing you reach the fundraising goal, Deafblind UK will pay the balance of the event place cost
Please note: when taking part in Ultra Challenge events you are asked to pledge to raise a sponsorship target when registering for ‘charity sponsorship’ and ‘mixed funding’ options. The sponsorship target depends on the distance of your challenge.
Visit the Isle of Wight Challenge website for full details and to sign up
The Ultra Challenge Series
The Ultra Challenge series offers 16 inspiring endurance events that you can walk, jog or run to raise vital funds for Deafblind UK. Whether it’s a 25km walk, a testing 50km jog or a 100km marathon, there’s something for all fitness levels, abilities and ages.
Ultra Challenge events are all-inclusive with an extremely high level of hospitality. They include regular rest stops with drinks and snacks, fully signed routes (so you won’t get lost) and hot meals to keep you going.
Passing by stunning scenery, meeting new friends and discovering hidden resilience and spirit, few can describe their elation at crossing the finish line.
Click here to view the full range of events in the Ultra Challenge Series
Resources
- Download an official Deafblind UK sponsorship form
- Open an online sponsorship page with JustGiving
- Read our top tips for raising sponsorship
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