CARA, in collaboration with Just Walk, organised a walk to raise funds and increase awareness of the problems faced by at-risk academics. Two sponsored CARA teams walked 20 and 60 kilometre across the South Downs with the 60 kilometre group completing the route in a gruelling 11 hours.
Katie Eves, a participant of the walk commented;
"The highlight has to be the last 2 hours; I never thought walking with a head torch could be so hard! - Great to be walking for such a good cause."
Just Walk is an exciting sponsored UK charity walk for anyone wanting to fundraise for the charity of their choice. This fundraising walk is open to charities and anyone who is keen to get their walking boots on and hike for charity - you can choose either 10km, 20km, 40km or 60km routes - so something for everybody. This charity walk offers enthusiastic walkers the chance to experience a breathtaking charity walk over the picturesque South Downs in West Sussex and generate funds for their chosen charity. Now in its 6th year!
Registration for Just Walk 2012 is now closed.
Just Walk 2013 will be on Saturday 11th May 2013.
Registration will open on Monday 14th May 2012,
View Just Walk Gallery. You and your friends can choose to participate in either a 10km fundraising walk, a 20km walk, a 40km walk or a whopping 60km. Once you have paid an event fee, ALL the money you raise will go to your chosen charity. So, whether you raise £10 or £10,000, your charity will get it ALL. There are no hidden overheads.
If you are booking 10 or more people click here for the group discount offer.
What's provided prior to the event:
What's provided on the event:
HUGE thanks to our friends down the road at Clipper Teas who have kindly donated some delicious tea bags.
For further information on rest stops and routes click here.
What's provided after the event:
If you'd like any further information contact Gemma
See FAQ's
Saturday 12th May 2012
0630hrs - Sign-in opens for 60km and 40km walkers at Goodwood (Horse) Racecourse, near Chichester, follow the JUST WALK signs. Breakfast will be served along with tea and coffee giving you a bit of extra energy for the start of the day! You will need to be signed in by 0740hrs. Please do come prepared for the walk with the necessary kit for all weathers! Read on for full kit lists. There is free parking at the racecourse and this will be signposted for you on the day.
0740hrs - Sign-in closes. All walkers will need to gather for the JUST WALK opening ceremony (with the infamous ATD warm-up!) and then the 60km and the 40km routes start together. Please allow yourself plenty of time to get to the venue, sign-in and have your breakfast so you are ready to gather at 0745hrs.
0800hrs - JUST WALK 60km and 40km routes start.
0815hrs - 20km walkers at Goodwood (Horse) Racecourse, near Chichester, follow the JUST WALK signs. Please do come prepared for the walk with the necessary kit for all weathers! Read on for full kit lists. There is free parking at the racecourse* and this will be signposted for you on the day.
0915hrs - Sign-in closes for 20km walkers. All walkers will need to gather for the JUST WALK opening ceremony (with the infamous ATD warm-up!) and then the 20km routes starts. Please allow yourself plenty of time to get to the venue and sign-in so you are ready to gather at 0915hrs.
0930hrs - JUST WALK 20km routes start
0945hrs - Sign-in opens for 10km walkers at Goodwood (Horse) Racecourse, near Chichester, follow the JUST WALK signs. You will need to be signed in by 1045hrs. Please do come prepared for the walk with the necessary kit for all weathers! Read on for full kit lists. There is free parking at the racecourse* and this will be signposted for you on the day.
1045hrs - Sign-in closes for 10km walkers. All walkers will need to gather for the JUST WALK opening ceremony (with the infamous ATD warm-up!) and then the 10km routes starts. Please allow yourself plenty of time to get to the venue and sign-in so you are ready to gather at 1045hrs.
1100hrs - JUST WALK 10km routes start
1200hrs - Big cheers all round as the first expected 10km and 20km walkers return back to the racecourse for a huge congratulation, refreshments and their well deserved JUST WALKED t-shirt.
1400hrs - Big cheers all round as we expect the first 40km walkers to return back to the racecourse for a huge congratulation, refreshments and their well deserved JUST WALKED t-shirts.
1600hrs - This is the time that we expect the final walkers to cross the line after walking for 20km, a great achievement.
1800hrs - Big cheers all round as the first expected 60km walkers return back to the racecourse for a huge congratulation, refreshments and their well deserved JUST WALKED t-shirts.
1900hrs - This is the time that we expect the final walkers to cross the line after 40km of endurance walking. To walk this distance is undoubtedly a huge achievement.
Sunday 13th May 2012
0100hrs - Although there is no time limit for either walk, this is the time that we expect the final walkers to cross the line after 60km of endurance walking. To walk this distance is undoubtedly a huge achievement.
Walkers will be returning from the 60km route throughout the evening and into the night. These walkers will have put in a huge effort and will need a massive amount of encouragement and support as they cross the line, so we welcome all who wish to stay and support the walkers over the finish line.
Why not get your family and friends to come and meet you and cheer you over the finish line? They can also then drive you home as we recommend that you don’t drive a long distance after completing this challenge.
I just wanted to pass my thanks onto your for such an amazing day on Saturday. I travelled to Goodwood to complete the 60k walk, having never done this kind of distance before I was quite nervous about the day, and after 16 hours of hard, wet and sore trekking my friend and I finally crossed the finish line. But I can say with hand on heart we would have found it 100 times more difficult without the amazing support of your crew and volunteers, they were fantastic, the encouragement and support they offered throughout the walk (especially at night time when they were as tired as us!) was monumental. They always had huge smiles on their faces and did everything in their power to get us over the finish line. Thanks again your all amazing! Cassandra, 2011 Just Walk participant
We have taken part in Just Walk since it's inception - we want to encourage staff to engage with both our Social Responsibility and Wellness agendas - the excellent organisation, beautiful countryside and choice of routes from the relatively easy to the challenging means that we can achieve this very effectively and get a consistently high level of take up and positive feedback from those taking part. Marcus Hall from Siemens