VE Day 80th Anniversary Challenge
VE Day in 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War,
To commemorate these monumental moments in history, cathedrals, churches, local councils and community groups are encouraged to bring people together for VE Day.
Thursday 8th May 2025 will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. This will be commemorated nationally on Victory in Europe Day (8 May 2025).
We have launched an 80km or an 8.0km target for our Special VE Day Challenge.
The medal is a double sided beautiful gold chrome star, the front side, along with the ribbon, is a faithful recreation of the '1939-1945 Star'- awarded to all operational service during the Second world War. The reverse carries the 80th anniversary logo.
The original 1939-1945 star
ROW, on the water, machine, or a combination of both, 80km, moving along our Virtual tracking map, Complete this challenge at a time and place that suits your schedule to receive your exclusive medal.
THIS CHALLENGE IS OPEN NOW, PLEASE NOTE THE MEDAL'S ARE IN PRODUCTION AND WILL BE POSTED DAILY TO FINISHERS FROM THE END OF FEBRUARY.
Submitting and Claiming your Medal
You will be emailed a personalised tracking link when you sign up, to upload your progress as and when you want to. Your medal will be sent as soon as you 'complete the map' *please email us using the contact form if this doesn't arrive with you.
Checking Your Progress
We have a real-time results system with instant tables, sort-able by age, gender and Country. We also have live tracking 'journeys' with fully interactive maps for our annual and seasonal longer challenges!
All the routes follow real life roads and trails, target the next town along on the map, pass landmarks, cross countries, it's going to be fun!
Strava Connect
Uploading your progress could not be easier with our challenges allowing you to upload activities direct from Strava. Do not worry if you do not have Strava, as you can also add activities manually.
