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By signing up to the Crisis
Square Mile Run Series 2013
you have joined a growing
community of fundraisers who
take part in sporting events to
raise money for Crisis.
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Contents
Challenge Events Calendar
21 April 2013:
The Virgin London Marathon
4 June 2013:
Crisis Square Mile Relay
13 June 2013:
Crisis Square Mile Run
4 August 2013:
Ride London-Surrey 100
8 September:
Run to the Beat
15 September 2013:
Bupa Great North Run
6 October 2013:
The Royal Parks Half Marathon
Throughout the year:
Overseas challenges that will take you to
exotic, far-flung places and allow you to
try trekking, cycling, horse-trekking and
many other activities.
Remember, if you have an event
that you want to organise or take
part in we would love to hear from
you. Call Becky on 020 7036 2852
or email [email protected]
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Welcome
Registration
Fundraising
The eight steps to fundraising success
The Route: Crisis Square Mile Relay
The Route: Crisis Square Mile Run
Getting ready for race day
Getting there
Useful information
What we do and why we do it
Campaigning for Crisis
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Registration
Fundraising
This year, you can register to take part in
the Square Mile Run by purchasing one
of the four Crisis Kit options below.
Each kit represents a service provided by
Crisis such as expert counselling, support
and advice, health check ups and the
chance to learn new skills.
Our services are more important than
ever. After years of declining trends,
2010 marked the turning point when all
forms of homelessness began to rise.
It is likely that homelessness will increase
yet further, as cuts to benefits and other
reforms all start to bite.
You can register and pay as an individual
or a team through the Crisis website at
www.crisis.org.uk/smr:
Homelessness is an isolating and
destructive experience and homeless
people are some of the most vulnerable
and socially excluded in our society:
• Homelessness is not a lifestyle
choice. The main cause is relationship
breakdown, often caused by the strain
of financial worries
• Rough sleeping is the most extreme form
of homelessness, but it’s only the tip of
the iceberg. In London alone, 13,000
homeless people live in hostels or B&Bs
and thousands more are sleeping on the
floors of friends and family.
• Most single homeless people have
no right to shelter. Although councils
should give advice and assistance,
43% say that the support they got
was “useless” or “unhelpful”
• Homeless people are 13 times more
likely to be a victim of violence than
the general public
• People go to desperate measures
to get a roof over their heads and a
fifth have spent a night in A&E just
to get shelter.
£20
Starting Kit
£50
Training Kit
£20 per person
£20 could help provide a warm
welcome, a guided tour of our Skylight
centre and a cup of tea; an initial needs
assessment to see how Crisis can best
help and expert support for anyone who
is distressed or troubled.
£50 per person
£50 could help provide advice to work out
which skills to learn and how best to learn
them; access and support for accredited
qualifications like IT, English and Maths
and workshops for practical skills, like
bike maintenance.
38% of homeless people said they
spend their entire day alone.
Only 2% of homeless people are in full
time employment but 77% want to work
now and 97% want to work in the future.
£30
Sports Kit
£30 per person
£30 could help provide a homeless person
with a range of health checks; tailored
counselling and workshops for improved
mental health and opportunities to take
part in sport and exercise.
The average age of death for
a homeless person is 47.
£100
Home Run Kit
£100 per person
£100 could help provide housing advice
and support with looking for and assessing
places to live; ‘moving in’ items like sheets,
pots and pans and second-hand furniture
and training on how to set up house and
cope with a new life in your new home.
5,678 people slept rough in London last
year, a 43% rise on the year before.
The Square Mile Relay will cost £50 per team of 4 to enter.
You can do your bit by raising money
through your participation in the
Crisis Square Mile Run.
We want to raise £140,000 from the 2013
Crisis Square Mile Run and Crisis Square
Mile Relay and we will need every single
one of you to help us achieve this.
We need you to fundraise!
If every person who took part in the
events raised just £50 we would reach
this target and could give Changing
Lives Grants of £2,000 to 70 people.
This would give them the chance to study
or train for a new job or provide them
with the skills and tools to become self
employed and most importantly break the
cycle of homelessness.
What £50 means to Crisis
£50 could help:
• pay for a member to take their
Construction Skills Certificate
Scheme (CSCS) test and purchase
their CSCS license to work on a
construction site
• a member buy a shirt, tie, a pair
of shoes and trousers for newly
secured job
• buy a pair of steel cap boots to
allow an individual to start work on
a construction site
• buy chef whites, trousers, a chef
hat and shoes for a member who
has secure employment as a chef.
Raise £50 and change
someone’s life forever.
There are plenty of ideas to help you
on the next page…
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The eight easy steps to fundraising success
Fundraising needn’t be stressful.
Be creative with your fundraising and
most of all, have some fun with it.
1) The easiest way to collect sponsorship
is to set up an online fundraising
page. Remember to set your individual
target on your page as £50 and
personalise the page with your photo
and some text explaining why you
are supporting Crisis. If you are part
of a team set up a team fundraising
page. You can do all of this at
support.crisis.org.uk/event/smr13
2) If you prefer doing things the more
traditional way you can download
a sponsorship form from our
website www.crisis.org.uk/smr.
Don’t forget; put your most generous
sponsor at the top to encourage
others to match it!
3) Get the most out of social media.
Share your fundraising page on
Facebook, send out updates and
reminders by Twitter or chart your
training and donations to date by
writing a blog.
4) Organise a Sweepstake. Encourage
people to predict your finishing time
and ask for a suggested donation of
£2 a guess. A sweepstake form is also
available to download from the ‘Useful
documents’ section of our website.
5) Ask your company or place of work
to match your total sponsorship.
Ask your Human Resources, CSR
or charities representative for
more information.
6) Have a car boot sale. Sort out old
clothes or unwanted gifts, then ask for
donations or sell them on ebay or at a
car boot sale. If you tell people where
the money will be going, they may
even chip in a bit more for the things
you’re selling.
Returning Sponsorship
Please do not bring any sponsorship on
the day of the run as we won’t be able to
store it securely. There’s a money return
form available to download from the ‘Useful
documents’ section of our website. Use
this to send us your sponsorship.
For more ideas, spare sponsorship
forms and advice on fundraising call the
SMR hotline on 020 7036 2852 or email
[email protected]
7) Organise a local pub quiz, music
event or comedy night and have
some fun while you’re fundraising.
You could even ask the venue to
donate the prize.
8) Arrange some master classes.
Share your skills with friends, family
or colleagues and charge a fee for
doing it.
9) Ask for birthday donations. If you’ve
got a birthday coming up, why not
ask your friends and family to donate
to your fundraising page instead of
buying you a present – money they’d
be spending anyway.
10)Do the run in fancy dress. Letting
your sponsors know that you intend to
do the run in a fabulous outfit should
be worth a few extra quid.
Dave’s story
Dave has been homeless on and off
for all of his life. When he first left
school he joined the Army as a
junior soldier at 16 but when he went
back home it felt like everybody and
everything had changed.
Dave moved around a lot but he never
felt like he really belonged anywhere.
Eventually he ended up on the streets.
“I spent my whole life
trying to find myself and
trying to be like people
around me, like proper
normal people, normal
job, normal house, stuff
like that – as much as I
tried it never seemed to
really work for me.”
It’ll be five years in March since Dave
joined Crisis having seen adverts for the
courses offered at the London Skylight
Centre. Since joining, he has started
song writing and performing and is living
in a flat in East London. He says he
finally feels settled and is the happiest he
has ever been.
Dave is now volunteering for Crisis
and takes part in the Square Mile Run
every year.
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The Route:
Crisis Square Mile Relay
Route Commentary
Starting in front of Tate Modern you will
run around to the rear of the gallery into
Holland Street and via Sumner Street onto
Southwark Bridge Road. After crossing the
bridge turn left on the pavement at Upper
Thames Street, until reaching the Blackwall
Underpass where you will turn left into
Broken Wharf and right on Paul’s Walk going
under Millennium Bridge. After passing under
Blackfriars Bridge take a U-turn to take you
up onto Blackfriars Bridge west side and
continue across the bridge to Upper Ground.
Turn right into Upper Ground then soon after
right into Marigold Alley and right again on
Queens Walk, passing under Blackfriars
Bridge. If the building work obstructions
have been lifted continue on to Bankside
and the finish in front of the Tate Modern.
If the diversion is still in place at the time of
the event you will turn right up the steps to
Blackfriars Bridge Road, left into Southwark
Street and left into Hopton Street, and on
to the Tate Modern following the pedestrian
diversion signs. One lap is just under two
miles in length.
Check In
Registration will take place in front
of the Tate Modern.
Please check in as soon as you arrive at
the Tate Modern. Check in will be from
lunchtime so come down early if you can
to avoid the queues. You will also receive
an exclusive Crisis Square Mile Run t-shirt
to race in. Please leave extra time for
checking in your baggage in our storage
facility, which will be open from 5pm.
You will be sent your team’s race numbers,
chip timing and safety pins in the post prior
to the race. You will need to affix your team’s
race numbers to your t-shirts and your
timing chips as instructed. Please affix them
in the order you wish to run (from A to D).
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Assembling for start of race
You will be able to collect your running
t-shirt from the registration tent at the Tate
Modern from lunchtime. If one of you are
collecting on behalf of your team please
make sure you know what t-shirt sizes
your runners will want.
Start/
Finish
Southwark Bridge
Tate Modern
A baggage tent will be open in front of
the Tate Modern from 5pm. If your office
is close by we suggest leaving your
belongings there if you can as this will
ease congestion.
Please make sure that your entire team
is assembled at the start area by no later
than 6.30pm. The start area will be in front
of the Tate Modern. There will be a briefing
to all teams at 6.45pm which will explain
the relay procedures and rules.
The first ‘leg’ runners with ‘A’ on their
race number will be called to the start
together. For subsequent ‘legs’, teams
will then be called out in number order
to start - stewards will call you by team
number and guide your next runner to the
start area, ready for you to touch hands
with the incoming runner. Once hands are
touched the next runner goes. This will
continue until all four of your runners have
completed a lap.
Millennium
Bridge
Blackfriars Bridge
The winners of the Crisis Square Mile Relay
will be the team with the fastest time. Times
will be available on a screen at the finish and
we will also post all the results on our website.
Please remember that the race does
not take place on closed roads so be
aware of cyclists and pedestrians
After the race
After finishing the race head back to the
baggage tent and collect your exclusive
Crisis Square Mile Run Kit Bag. Meet up
with friends, fellow runners and colleagues
and bask in post race glory in one of the
many cafes, bars and restaurants along
the South Bank.
The Globe Theatre
What’s happening and when
12.00pm Check in at Tate Modern
- 6.45pm
5.00pm
Baggage Tent opens
6.30pmTeams to assemble in front of
Tate Modern
6.45pm
Briefing to teams
7.00pmCrisis Square Mile Relay
Starts!
8.30pm
Last team to finish
8.45pm
Prize Giving
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The Route:
Crisis Square Mile Run
Route Commentary
The 2013 Crisis Square Mile Run will take
in some fantastic London sights. After
starting at Paternoster Square you will
run along the Thames, crossing the river
at Blackfriars Bridge and passing the
Millennium Wheel, the South Bank Centre
and the Oxo Tower. As you cross the
river again you run back down the river to
Southwark Bridge, where you cross and
pass the Tate Modern, finishing just after
crossing the Millennium Bridge. The total
distance is just over 3.75 miles.
Check In
You will be able to pick up your exclusive
Square Mile Run T-shirt from Paternoster
Square from midday so come down early
if you can to avoid the queues. Please
leave extra time for checking in your
baggage in our storage facility, which
will be open from 5pm.
Staggered Start
In order to minimise any congestion
a staggered start will be implemented.
You will be asked to arrange yourself at
the start line into three clearly marked
areas that correspond to your predicted
running speeds.
1) Fast Runners - 8 min mile or faster
2) Medium Paced Runners –
8-10 minute mile
3) Joggers and Walkers –
10 minute + per mile
This means serious runners will set off
promptly at 7pm, with the medium runners
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and joggers and walkers being set off at
6 to 10 minute intervals thereafter.
Start
Alternative Route
Unfortunately, sometimes unforeseen
circumstances can disrupt the route of the
run. We will do our best to avoid this but if
we need to make a change to the route we
will inform all runners via email (if practical)
beforehand and will let everyone know via
the public address system on the day.
Please remember that the race does
not take place on closed roads so be
aware of cyclists and pedestrians
What’s happening and when
12.00pm Check in at
- 6.45pm Paternoster Square
5.00pm
Baggage Tent opens
6.45pmAerobic warm-up and
race assembly
7.00pm
Crisis Square Mile Run starts!
7.15pm
Finish at Peter’s Hill
- onwards
St. Pauls
Paternoster Square
Mansion
House
Temple
Charing Cross
Waterloo
Bridge
OXO Tower
Blackfriars
Cannon
Street
Finish
Blackfriars
Bridge
Millennium
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Southwark
Bridge
The National Theatre
Royal Festival Hall
Waterloo
Tate Modern
The Globe Theatre
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Getting ready for race day
Not only will taking part in the Crisis Square
Mile Run help homeless people across the
country, it will help you get fit too!
Training
The Crisis Square Mile Run is just over
6km long (about 3.75 miles), an easily
achievable distance for any ability or
fitness level. The Crisis Square Mile Relay
will consist of four laps of a 3km course
(or just under two miles per lap for each
runner). Here are some tips to make sure
you achieve what you want to on race day.
Getting there
1) If you are new to running or haven’t
exercised in a while make sure you
take a few weeks to get to the level
of fitness you will need to complete
the run. Start slowly and set yourself
achievable targets each week.
2) It’s important to rest in between
training runs, make sure you don’t
push yourself too hard.
3) Feed your body correctly with a diet
rich in carbohydrates.
4) Stay hydrated, drink plenty of water
and try to avoid alcohol the day before
the run.
5) Run at your own pace, you should
be able to comfortably hold a
conversation while running.
6) Try and run the full distance one or two
times before the run.
7) At the Crisis Square Mile Run, make
sure you warm up and down to avoid
injury. Make sure to join the aerobic
warm up with Fitness First before the
run to get those muscles started.
8) When taking part in the relay, decide
in advance which order your team will
run. This will help you stay relaxed at
the start of the race.
Please note: these tips
are only suggestions
and are provided
for guidance only. If
you have any doubts
regarding your
participation in the
event we recommend
seeking medical advice
from your doctor.
St. Pauls
Paternoster Square
Mansion
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Waterloo
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OXO Tower
Cannon
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Blackfriars
Blackfriars
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Millennium
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Southwark
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Embankment
The National Theatre
Tate Modern
The Globe Theatre
Royal Festival Hall
Waterloo
Directions to the Run
Parking
Paternoster Square is in the heart of
the City of London in the shadow of
St Paul’s Cathedral.
Please remember that the area will be
subject to the London congestion charge
until 6pm and parking will be very limited.
The nearest NCP car parks are in London
Hillgate House, Seacoal Lane/ Limeburger
Lane, EC4M 7HY and London Aldersgate,
158-170 Aldersgate Street, EC1A 4HR.
Underground and Rail links
The closest tube station is St Paul’s on the
Central Line. Take exit 2 out of the station
and turn immediately left towards St Paul’s
then turn right into Paternoster Square.
Mansion House, Blackfriars and Cannon
Street are just a short walk away. Head
for St Paul’s Cathedral with Paternoster
Square being just north of St Paul’s.
We recommend avoiding travelling by
car if at all possible.
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Useful information
How do I sign in on the day?
There is no barcode system again this
year. Participants of either event will
receive a chip timing tag in the post prior
to the race. You must present this to the
registration tent on the day of the race
and you will receive your SMR t-shirt.
Can I run in both events?
How do I register?
You may certainly take part in both
events, but we do ask that you register
separately and there is no discount for
joint registration. The registration pages
are www.crisis.org.uk/smr
If you have registered late and there
hasn’t been time to get your chip out to
you in the post you will be able to collect
it at the registration tent.
Can I bring my sponsorship money
with me on the day?
No, there is no secure facility to store it
on the day. It must be sent to Crisis in a
cheque or sent to us through their online
sponsorship page.
I have forgotten/lost my chip
timing, what can I do?
Please come to the registration desk
and we will tick you off our list and give
you a t-shirt. There will be a very limited
number of spare chips on registration but
these will be allocated on a first come first
served basis.
How much do I need money
do I need to raise to take part?
The suggested amount is just
£50 per person.
I can no longer take part in
the event, what do I do?
Please send an email to [email protected]
informing us.
Can I give my place to a
friend/colleague?
No, once registered you cannot swap
your place with another runner.
Are there toilets?
There will be portaloos at the Tate
Modern for the relay and public toilets in
Paternoster Square for use by runners.
These are limited and can get very busy.
Is there a changing tent?
No, runners should turn up ready to race
on both days or use the public toilets.
Is there a baggage tent?
Yes, there will be a baggage marquee
on both days. For security reasons you
will not be able to leave any baggage in
the marquee unless it is clearly marked
with your name and runner number on a
luggage tag that will be posted to you.
If you can leave your belongings in your
office if it’s nearby it’s advised.
I am taking part in the Crisis Square
Mile Relay, can I check in on behalf of
my team?
Yes, as long as you have your chip timing
tags. You will also need to know the t-shirt
sizes of your team mates.
Will refreshment be provided?
Water is provided before and after the
run and everyone taking part will be
offered a banana at the finish. Food and
drink is also available for purchase at the
many outlets along the Southbank or in
Paternoster Square.
What happens if I injure myself?
First Aiders will be on hand to help
throughout the run and in Paternoster
Square. Should you need assistance alert
the nearest marshal or come to the event
information desk near the start line.
How do I get my race timing results?
All race timing results will be posted as
soon as possible at www.crisis.org.uk/smr
after the race. They are also available on
screen on the day.
Can friends just come along
and run on the day?
If the event isn’t full there will be a small
number of places for late entrants,
however these will go very quickly, so to
avoid disappointment please get your
friends to enter before the day if possible.
Entrants on the day should make their
way to the separate ‘New Entry’ where
registration will cost £30 for the Run and
£60 per team for the Relay
What shall I wear?
Wear your Crisis Square Mile Run t-shirt
which you will receive on race day. Make
sure you are also wearing comfortable
running gear and some proper trainers.
How can I celebrate after the run?
There are numerous bars in Paternoster
Square for you to use with your
colleagues, team mates and friends.
Will the run still take place if it rains?
Most certainly! If it does rain please come
prepared in suitable clothing. If weather
conditions are such that it is deemed
unsafe to hold the event we reserve the
right to cancel.
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What we do and how we do it
Crisis is the national charity for single
homeless people. We are dedicated
to ending homelessness by delivering
life-changing services and campaigning
for change.
Our innovative education, employment,
housing and well-being services
address individual needs and help
homeless people to transform their
lives. We measure our success and can
demonstrate tangible results and value
for money.
We are determined campaigners,
working to prevent people from
becoming homeless and advocating
solutions informed by research and our
direct experience.
We know we won’t end homelessness
overnight or on our own. But we take a
lead, collaborate with others and together
make change happen.
Campaigning for Crisis
Crisis Skylight, our award winning
and accredited education, training and
employment centres for homeless and
vulnerably housed people.
Crisis Employment Services, our
dedicated employment team, helping
homeless people to prepare for, find and
keep jobs.
Crisis Skylight Café, our inspirational
social enterprise that provides on the
job training and experience for homeless
people and ex-offenders
Crisis Changing Lives, our highly
successful national grants scheme
which helps homeless people achieve
their education and career goals.
Crisis Mental Health Services
improves mental well-being through
a person-centred approach offering
advice, counselling, health promotion
and signposting to appropriate services.
Crisis at Christmas temporary centres
providing companionship and vital
services to 2000 homeless and vulnerably
housed people at Christmas.
Crisis Policy, Research
and Campaigns
influences national and
local Government through
research, using insights
drawn from our services,
and campaigning
for change.
Richard’s story
“I had pneumonia three
years ago. I was sleeping
rough in a hut then but
there was a lot of dust. I
was there for weeks. I think
the pneumonia was partly
from the cold, but partly
the dust.”
“I woke up in the hut – I’ll never forget
this – and I had this pain in my back. And
I knew it wasn’t just a normal backache
– one where you’ve slept rough – and it
continued all day. They took me to the
hospital in the end, and they did tests
and I had pneumonia. I spent six days
in the hospital.
When I came out of hospital I went straight
back to the hut - I had nowhere else to go.
There are lots of holes in the system when
it comes to accessing healthcare. If you
went to a normal GP they just wouldn’t
see you – you have to have ID and you
have to have proof of address.”
Why we campaign
Unfortunately Richard’s case is not unique.
Far too often homeless people are left unable
to register for a GP or access the specialist
services they need. The average age of
death for a homeless person is just 47.
In the last two years Crisis campaigning
has helped secure £20m of Government
funding to help tackle single
homelessness and helped block a cut
that would have put thousands of young
people at risk of homelessness.
Today we are demanding that NHS
reforms take the health needs of
homeless people seriously.
Become a Crisis campaigner
Help us to end homelessness and speak
out for people like Richard. Become a
campaigner and take action today at:
www.crisis.org.uk/campaigns
www.crisis.org.uk/smr
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Facebook.com/crisis.homeless
Select photos by Sam Mellish and David Holmes.
Crisis, 66 Commercial Street, London E1 6LT 0300 636 1967 www.crisis.org.uk
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094.