Race for Recipients 2024

Following the huge success of Race for Recipients over the last 3 years, we welcome and thank you for your interest in our 2024 National Organ Donation Week challenge!

This annual event is held in honour of our organ donors, their recipients and those waiting for a life saving transplant.

'Race for Recipients' challenges you to celebrate Organ Donation - the gift of life, with individuals and teams around the country as we 'Race for Recipients' from 06:00 on Saturday the 21st of September, until midnight on Sunday the 29th of September.

This event is open to everyone! You do not need to be a member of the NHS or directly linked to organ donation. We are calling on the Nation to get active and raise awareness around the importance of registering your organ donation decision.

This year there will be individual, team and regional targets to progress through and earn achievement awards!

Your level of fitness is not important and you don't need a team to join!

All 'Race for Recipients' targets represent meaningful milestones. For example, targets include traveling a distance of 9km over the week to represent the 9 lives that can be saved by one donor all the way up to 7,500km to represent the 7500 people currently waiting for a life saving transplant in the UK and a 61,400km regional milestone representing the number of people living today with a transplant in the UK.

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