Run for Charity
How Does It Work?
Select your favourite charity
Click the enquire link and complete the form.
Your charity will be in touch
Your charity will be in touch asap using the contact details you supplied in your application.
Start fundraising
Discuss your fundraising target with your charity and start raising money for a great cause!
Shelter Cymru
Last year, Shelter Cymru helped over 22,513 people in housing need across Wales. The charity exists to defend the right to be in a safe home and tackle homelessness, through free, confidential advice and support. Our services are in higher demand than ever so sign up today and run the iconic Swansea Half Marathon and help the fight for home. Each day it costs £14.000 to deliver our services. Without you, as our supporters, this wouldn’t be possible.
Swansea University
At Swansea University, we’re making strides towards greater wellbeing, and believe nobody struggling with their mental health should suffer alone. Join us now to support better mental health for everyone, from suicide prevention for future generations, a more resilient NHS workforce and exercise on referral for students feeling the strain. Registered charity no. 1138342 Ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe, rydym yn cymryd camau breision dros les gwell, ac yn credu na ddylai neb sy'n cael trafferth â'i iechyd meddwl ddioddef ar ei ben ei hun. Ymunwch â ni i gefnogi iechyd meddwl gwell i bawb, o atal hunanladdiad ar gyfer cenedlaethau'r dyfodol, helpu gweithlu'r GIG i fod yn fwy gwydn, a chynnig ymarfer corff i fyfyrwyr sy'n teimlo o dan straen. Elusen gofrestredig, rhif. 1138342
Maggie’s
Take on a new challenge and run for Maggie's South and West Wales to help raise awareness and get fit…The ultimate goal! As a local charity, we rely solely on the generosity of the community and receive no funding from the NHS. So join Team Maggie’s today and raise much-needed funds to continue the free support we give to people with cancer, their families and friends, across South West Wales.
Morgan’s Army Charitable Foundation
Morgan’s Army Charitable Foundation works to support families in South Wales facing a cancer diagnosis in their child or young person. We want to ensure that every family knows they never fight alone by providing peer support events, emotional financial support, funding projects that benefit cancer families and advocacy resources. We offer support at every stage of the journey; diagnosis, treatment and recovery- and also sadly, where appropriate, bereavement support. From raising awareness to building a united community, each goal reflects our mission to stand side by side with those in the throes of one of life’s toughest challenges.
Prostate Cymru
Did you know Prostate cancer affects 1 in 8 men in Wales? Prostate Cymru is the leading prostate health charity in Wales supporting men with benign prostate disease and prostate cancer. By choosing to run for Prostate Cymru in 2025 you will be supporting us achieve our core aims: 1. Raising awareness about prostate cancer and prostate diseases. 2. Supporting treatments and improving equipment for prostate diseases. 3. Funding research and innovation across Wales to ensure that men in Wales suffering with prostate diseases will have access to the best available treatments. 4. Supporting the education of medical professionals and students through online learning resources and travelling fellowships. Sign up for one of their places for free – all they ask that you raise a minimum of £200 to help support their vital work helping men in Wales with Prostate Cancer.
Cancer Research Wales
A Wales united against cancer. One in two of us will get cancer which means we will all be affected by cancer in one way or another. The work we are doing at Cancer Research Wales is for all cancers, for all people, and for all in Wales. To change cancer, the answer lies in research and we do this by supporting the best cancer researchers and clinicians to make discoveries that will transform lives across Wales. Because hope is at the core of our DNA. Join #TeamCRW, together we can make a real difference and give hope for the next generation of cancer patients, for our children and for Wales.
Taking on the challenge to #RunSwansea is incredible, so why not turn those miles into something amazing?!?
If you already have your entry to the race, don’t worry, you can still fundraise for charity! You can choose to run for our official charities below, just contact them to join their team and help raise funds for the work they do.
You will receive:
- Support from your chosen charity to help you reach your fundraising target
- Unique bib, including number allocation
- Post-race massage
- That unbeatable feeling of doing something great for a worthwhile cause
