Team M.A Great North Run Charity Place Application Form 2025

Thank you for your interest in becoming part of the Miscarriage Association team in the Great North Run in September 2025. Please complete this short form in order to be considered for a place. Don't forget to press the submit button at the bottom!

The answers you give on this form will help us to make decisions about which applicants we should offer one of our very limited number of places to. Please do complete it as fully as possible to ensure you have the best chance of being selected.

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* 1. First name:

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* 2. Last Name

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* 3. Full address:

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* 4. I am aged 18 or over. I understand that under 18s are not eligible to apply.

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* 5. Your email address

You may find it useful to save our email address fundraising@miscarriageassociation.org.uk in your safe senders list to avoid any correspondence relating to this application going into your spam or junk folders.

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* 6. Best phone number(s) for us to reach you on during the daytime:

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* 7. Please tell us about your motivation for seeking a place with the M.A.

For example: Why are you applying for a Great North Run place through the Miscarriage Association in particular? (Please tell us here about any special reasons you have for supporting our charity).

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* 8. Please let us know about your running experience.

For example: Are you a regular runner, or have you taken part in a similar event before? Do you have some experience of running or will this be a new challenge for you? If you are a new runner, how do you think you will manage the training required to complete a half marathon?

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* 9. Are you active on social media? 

We have a private Facebook group for our runners to get to know each other, provide support, and offer training hints and tips.  We also have a WhatsApp group in the weeks leading up to the big day.

If you use social media, Please share details of the platforms you use and your usernames (e.g. Twitter - @MiscarriageA, Facebook - @MiscarriageAssociation. You can copy in links, too, if that is easier).

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* 10. Please let us know about your fundraising plans and goals.

For example: How will you go about reaching your target? Does your employer offer matched funding? Do you plan other fundraising activities (cake sales, raffles, etc) to support your race day fundraising?

If you are successful in obtaining a place through the Miscarriage Association, we will ask you to set yourself a minimum fundraising target of £375 (in addition to the £25 event registration fee), and use the team Just Giving page supplied.

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* 11. Please tick to confirm that you are happy to respond to our communications regarding your application swiftly.

We strongly recommend that you either save fundraising@miscarriageassociation.org.uk as a safe sender, or check your spam and junk folders regularly!

Please confirm that you understand that, should we offer you a place, the offer will be valid for 14 days only, and that if we have not heard from you after that time has elapsed we reserve the right to move on to another candidate.

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