93-Mile Charity Cycle
TomPickup.com | Charity 93-Mile Cycle What Am I Doing? A 93-Mile cycle in a day, from Leeds to Wigan on the Leeds-Liverpool canal, in memory of Baby G, for the Baby G charity. What Is the Baby G Charity The Baby G charity was set up in memory of baby Graham Hurst, […]
Olympic Triathlon
TomPickup.com | Charity Olympic Triathlon What Am I Doing? An Olympic Triathlon, for the Baby G charity. A 1.5km swim, a 40km bike ride and a 10km run. What Is the Baby G Charity The Baby G charity was set up in memory of baby Graham Hurst, who was born sleeping. His […]
50 Miles for Sands
TomPickup.com | Charity 50 Miles For Sands What Am I Doing? Running 50 miles in April 2025, for the charity Sands, who are focused on saving babies lives, preventing stillbirth, and supporting bereaved parents who suffer. A cause very close to my heart, in memory of Baby G, the son of Graham Hurst. […]
Chester Marathon
TomPickup.com | Charity Chester Marathon What Am I Doing? The Chester Marathon, for the North West Air Ambulance charity. What Is The Chester Marathon? Running 26 miles and 385 yards, or 42.195km, in and around the City of Chester, in Cheshire. I chose to do it for North West Air Ambulance. […]
10km Swim For Cancer Research
TomPickup.com | Charity 10km Swim For Cancer Research What Am I Doing? Swimming 10km in March for Cancer Research, the cancer charity. What Is Swim 10km For Cancer Research? Cancer Research challenged people to swim 10km in March 2025, to raise awareness and funds to fight cancer. As I was doing the […]
100 Miles For Mind
TomPickup.com | Charity 100 Miles For Mind What Am I Doing? Hiking and running 100 miles, for Mind, the mental health charity. Mind is a cause close to my heart, everyone I know, including me, has struggled with their mental health at times in their lives! What Is 100 Miles for Mind? […]
Swim 22
TomPickup.com | Charity Swim 22 What Am I Doing? Swimming 44 miles for Diabetes UK. Diabetes UK support those who suffer from diabetes and work on finding treatments and a cure. What Is Swim-22? Diabetes UK have created the ‘Swim 22’ challenge as a fundraiser, to raise awareness and money for their […]
Swimathon 2025
TomPickup.com | Charity Swimathon 2025 What Am I Doing? On 29th-31st March 2025, I undertook the ‘Triple 5km’ challenge, for the Swimathon Foundation, to raise awareness and funds for Cancer Research (UK) and Marie Curie, at Burnley and Padiham Leisure Centres. The Triple 5km challenge consists of 5km swims, on 3 consecutive days (15km […]