Associate College
Get Ready for WAT a Run 2026!
16th & 17th May 2026
We are thrilled to launch the fourth annual WAT a Run event! Over the past three years, this incredible journey has united our community and raised over £40,000 to support our transformative 'Bed & Breakfast' campaign. This year, we’re aiming higher than ever before, with a target of £70,000!
The 'Bed & Breakfast' campaign remains at the heart of our mission: ensuring every young person in our schools has a bed to sleep in and breakfast to start their day. With your support, we can continue to tackle bed poverty and ensure our students are ready to learn.
Reflecting on a Record-Breaking 2025
The energy last year was electric, and the results were phenomenal! Following our 2025 event, our community raised almost £20,000, helping us power past our £40,000 cumulative milestone.
2025 Highlights:
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Nearly 100 runners took part, with participants pushing past personal bests.
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Six incredible individuals completed the entire 85km across both days—covering more than two full marathons.
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Many others became official ultra-marathoners by completing the full distance on Day 2.
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Over 500 people joined the Family Fun Run finale at Great Wyrley.
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The Clayton Carnival at Clayton Hall Academy created a festival atmosphere of joy and purpose to close Day 1.
Watch the 2025 Event Film
Relive the determination and community spirit that made last year our best event yet:
What’s New for 2026?
This year’s event promises to be our most impactful yet as we strive for our £70,000 target:
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Updated Route Finale: We will follow a similar route connecting our schools, but with a new finish line! Great Wyrley Academy will be our penultimate stop, leading into a massive final celebration and fun run at Cheslyn Hay Academy.
- Inclusive Pace: This is a community challenge, not a race. We run together at an inclusive pace of approximately 7 minutes per kilometre.
- Varying Distances: From 1km to 17km, there are legs to accommodate all fitness levels. You can choose to run one leg, a full day, or take on the entire two-day challenge
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Fundraising Pack: The full digital pack is now available below! It contains everything you need to know, including top training tips, fundraising ideas, and the detailed route schedule.
Join Us and Make an Impact!
Registration is OFFICIALLY OPEN. Secure your place today and help us reach our £70,000 goal to eradicate bed poverty across the WAT Family!
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Register: Complete the form at the bottom of this page to pledge your distance.
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Donate: Help us kickstart our 2026 fundraising by donating here.
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Share: Spread the word to friends and family to help us support the 'Bed & Breakfast' campaign.
A Massive Thank you to our Headline Sponsors
PLMR Midlands is an award-winning communications consultancy helping organisations tell their story, protect their reputation and build meaningful relationships with the people who matter most. Rooted in the Midlands for over 20 years, the team offers a full suite of services including public relations, media training, crisis communications, digital communications, public affairs, planning communications and stakeholder engagement — always with a focus on impact, clarity and connection.
Our purpose is to make a positive and sustainable impact for our clients, our people and society. We support our clients to create better futures through their work in diverse sectors, including professional services, charity and the third sector, education and training, health and social care, science and technology, sustainability, construction, property, leisure and tourism. We are socially conscious and values-driven and donate 5% of net profits to charitable causes every year.
Edwin is a trusted partner to 6,000 schools and 800 Multi-Academy Trusts nationally. We empower leaders to take control of supply staffing, people strategy and organisational growth and empower education professionals to have a thriving career. As a strategic partner, we help attract, develop and retain exceptional teams.
CHG-MERIDIAN offer customised and sustainable leasing solutions to help schools and trusts to acquire technology for students and teachers.
We offer leasing and parental contribution schemes including carbon offsetting.
Focusing on IT technology in the UK alone, we lease equipment to more than 2,000+ local authorities, schools, academies as well as supporting many HE/FE institutions, universities and other public sector entities.
Furthermore, we are ISO-certified to ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 and are a member of the Finance & Leasing Association as well as a recognised lessor on several leasing frameworks including;
The Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) and Crown Commercial Services – DPS Lease & Loans framework.
Fundraising Pack 2026
Find all event details inside. Route maps can be found on page 6 and 7, the leg timings on page 8.
Our Sponsors
We are currently finalising our headline sponsors for 2026. If you know an organisation is interested in supporting this mission and making a real difference for children and families, please contact us at mlopez@windsoracademytrust.org.uk.
