When
March
Where
Virtual Challenge
Distance
See how far you can get in 1 hour each day
Entry Fee
Free to enter
Fundraising Target
As much as you can raise
What will I receive for taking part?
Raise over £50 to get a T-Shirt
Make the top 3 on our fundraising leaderboard to win a medal.
Get active and support our lifesaving service. Start as you mean to go on and put a Spring in your step by taking on our Golden Hour Challenge this March.
To take part on your own or as a team of up to 5 people, sign up to create your fundraising page and walk, run or wheel for 1 hour every day.
The Golden Hour Challenge celebrates the arrival of Spring, when more daylight hours allow our helicopters to fly for longer, and if just 10 people raise £100 or more, we could keep our helicopter flying for an hour.
The hour also represents the Golden Hour in emergency response - and while we always try to reach patients as quickly as possible, the Golden Hour nods to the importance of acting quickly, as timely medical intervention can dramatically improve outcomes for patients with traumatic injuries.
There's no minimum fundraising target but we ask that you aim to raise as much as possible. If you raise £100 or more we will send you a pin badge and our top 3 fundraisers and fundraising teams on the leaderboard at the end of March will receive a medal.
Link your Fitbit or Garmin account to clock up your miles each day and see how far you can go in 1 month to support our lifesaving service.
Help Us Save Lives
Over the past 20 years, The Air Ambulance Service (TAAS) has attended over 50,000 missions.
We fly two local air ambulance services – Warwickshire & Northamptonshire Air Ambulance (WNAA) and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA). Our critical care paramedics, doctors and pilots attend an average of ten rescue missions a day and can be on the ground within minutes, delivering lifesaving care to give patients the very best chance of survival and recovery.
We receive no government or National Lottery funding for our lifesaving missions and rely entirely on voluntary donations to raise the £2,300 needed for every mission.
Support our work by taking on a fundraising challenge today and become our latest lifesaver.
How We Support You
We're with you every step of the way towards event day with advice and information so you can just focus on your training and fundraising. We'll also provide:
- An instant online fundraising page for you to share with your friends and family
- A t-shirt when you raise £50 or more.
- Our top 3 leaderboard supporters will also receive a medal
- Our friendly fundraisers will be on hand to support you all the way
- Virtual Gamification badges when you hit your key milestone moments
- Oh, and the knowledge that your fundraising will help us to save more lives ❤️
The Golden Hour Challenge Starts In
Individuals Leaderboard
Teams Leaderboard
Frequently Asked Questions
Is their a minimum age for this event?
Yes, all participants must be 18 and over.
Is there a minimum sponsorship I have to raise to take part?
There is no minimum sponsorship that you need to raise to take part in the challenge, but we ask that you aim to raise as much as possible through setting up your fundraising page via this webpage.
If I’m taking part in a virtual challenge, how do I track my progress?
You can choose to link your Fitbit, Garmin or Map My Fitness accounts directly to your fundraising page, so that your steps or distance is automatically added, or you can add in the distance you’ve covered manually. You can also upload pictures to show your supporters how you're getting on.
How do I connect my Fitbit, Garmin or Map My Fitness to show my challenge progress on my fundraising page?
Your profile page includes your personal distance tally so you can track your distance towards your target. This is a great way to keep your friends updated on your workouts!
If you track your workouts with Fitbit, Strava, MapMyFitness or Garmin your distances will automatically add to your tally.
Follow these steps to track your distance automatically:
- Download the Fitbit, Strava, MapMyFitness or Garmin app and set up your account
- Log in to your account.
- Under the heading Connect your preferred Fitness app, click your chosen app.
- Follow the prompts to connect your account
- When you next work out, select start your workoutin the app on your phone. Once you end your workout, save your workout and your distance will be published to the tally on your page the following day.
If you have synced your app already but it is not working, please log in and re-connect it.
- Fitbit: You must start an activity and save it. If no activity is logged, then your cumulative activity will sync at the end of the day. If you are having issues, try syncing through BOTH your Fitbit and the Fitbit app on your smartphone.
- MapMyFitness: You must start your workout, stop your workout and then SAVE your workout.
- Strava: You must start your workout, stop your workout and then SAVE your workout.
- Garmin: You must start your workout, stop your workout and then SAVE your workout.
Your tally will be updated each day with the previous day’s distances.
