The challenge can be across any 30 day period you like or for simplicity you can simply pick a calendar month of your choosing before the end of the year. But if you want to start straight away in the middle of July until the middle of August, go for it. It's your 1.2 Challenge so choose what works for you.

Yes of course, you can either re-use your 1.2challenge t-shirt for an awareness 30 days (rather than fundraising again). Alternatively, if you wish to raise another £36 we would be more than happy to send you a fresh t-shirt for this years challenge.

That's ok, if one day you only do a mile, try and make the difference up by doing 1.4 the next day. We understand OCD and life can make it difficult to put the time in every day, but a little daily planning and you will find it's easier than you think. Don't panic if you need to put your challenge on hold for a couple of days, you can simply resume the challenge once you feel able.

Of course you can, the beauty of this challenge is you can personalise it however you want to. Be it for fitness and exercise you want to do 2 miles a day. Or because a specific number is relevant to your OCD.

Our 1.2 Challenge is open to anybody that wants to take part. We are focussing this on helping people become more active, so we are promoting the 1.2 Challenge as a walking event, however if you wish to jog, run or even sprint it then that is fine too, so sign up and welcome!

To make it a challenge we are asking you to add an extra 1.2 miles on top of your normal everyday routine. So you could add 1.2 miles onto your usual daily walk to work or dog walk. You can also use route plotting websites to plan a 1.2 mile route around your local area or favourite beauty spot. Ride with GPS is a cycling route planner, but can be adapted for walking. Other apps are available on phones too.

It happens so don't worry. OCD or life can get in the way. You could simply make it a 31 day challenge (to cover the missing day) or add 0.2 miles on to each of the next 6 days to make the distance up.

These days most of the apps like Strava and Endomondo are pretty accurate at calculating distances and times. Both of those have a basic free service for recording walks. So simply download to your phone and press start when you set out. You can also plot your 1.2 miles in advance on route plotting websites.

Don’t worry, we appreciate that some of our participants may not be working or only have a close social circle. All we ask is you fundraise what you can.

No problem. We know that for numerous reasons there are times when our supporters don’t feel able to approach their social circle for fundraising or simply can’t talk about OCD at this time in their life. We designed the 1.2 Challenge in a way that participants can self-fund the £36 target (or whatever you can afford). All you need to do is sign up, and rather than create a fundraising page, you can make a donation to any one of the 1.2 fundraisers via the 1.2 Challenge campaign page at: https://ocduk.enthuse.com/cf/1-2-challenge-2023 or via this website to the general charity donation page.

Yes please! We only set the £36 target as a guide to ensure nobody was put off by a large fundraising target. But like all charities, OCD-UK relies on donations to continue our vital work. So if you feel you can keep going beyond £36 then please do so, and fundraise whatever you can. We very much appreciate your efforts.

Of course, the more the merrier. For example if you work in an office, colleagues could alternate completing the 1.2 miles each day. Don’t forget to allocate somebody for the weekend!

Absolutely! Whilst our work is predominately UK based, we know that many of our online resources are accessed from across the world. So if you would like to join the 1.2 Challenge from overseas, you are more than welcome to.