EARN BEAUTIFUL BLING

Celebrate your achievement with a beautiful limited edition Catherine Howard medal. Exclusively designed for this event, with lots of special touches for history-lovers. They're bound to stand out in your collection!

GET THE WHOLE SET

Catherine Howard: 24 Miles Until Death Do Us Part is the fifth in a series of 6 events dedicated to Henry VIII's Wives.

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All the medals fit together beautifully to form a set. Do you have what it takes to do them all and earn all 6 plus the Finisher's Coin?

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If you haven't completed the first four challenges, Catherine of Aragon's 99 Miles of Dismissal, Anne Boleyn's 45 Miles of Forbidden Love, Jane Seymour's 167 Miles of Bitter Rivalry and Anne of Cleves' 363 Miles to Wedded Bliss*, you can take part any time this year. The challenges don't need to be completed in order so choose when you want to do it!

UNRAVEL FASCINATING HISTORY AS YOU GO

History paints Catherine Howard as a silly little girl who didn't quite know what she'd got herself into. Alternative histories tend to focus on the sexual abuse she suffered as a child, but very few look at her final 24 miles.

We'll follow her from her home at Hampton Court to her execution at the Tower of London.

Complete the challenge in 1 or 2 days, or 1, 2 or 3 weeks

For those who have already signed up

HOW DOES IT WORK?

We've partnered up with My Virtual Mission for this event so your whole journey is managed through their amazing tech platform - available through their website and in an easy-to-use app.

RUN OR WALK

Wherever you are in the world, complete a running or walking activity - whatever distance you like. Measure it using a GPS tracking device or take a photo of your treadmill screen. Lots of people have fancy GPS watches but there are plenty of free apps (e.g. Strava) that you can download on your phone that work just as well. 

LOG YOUR ACTIVITY AND MOVE ALONG THE VIRTUAL MAP

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Once this activity is logged in the My Virtual Mission app, you'll see your figure move along the virtual map. You can set it to automatically sync to some apps, or manually upload a photo of your GPS evidence in seconds. This journey tracks the movements of Catherine Howard from her home at Hampton Court, to Syon House where she was placed under house arrest, before eventually being taken up the Thames on a barge to the Tower of London for her execution

UNLOCK PODCASTS AND POSTCARDS

When you reach certain places along the map, you'll unlock a postcard or podcast to tell you more about her time there. This will appear in the My Virtual Mission app/website and you'll also receive it by email. Along the 24 miles you'll get 3 full-length podcasts as well as postcards from Catherine.

SEE YOU ON STREET VIEW

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At any time in your journey, you'll be able to check out your virtual surroundings on street view. You might even bump into someone with a matching Tudor hood! New French hoods for Catherine Howard coming soon.

SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH OUR AMAZING COMMUNITY

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The Secret London Runs Connect Facebook group is full of like-minded walkers and runners. Come join us and share the fun.

EARN YOUR MEDAL

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We'll send you your medal in the post to celebrate your 24 mile journey. This is the fifth of a 6-medal set, each dedicated to a different Tudor queen. Collect them all and earn a beautiful finisher's centrepiece too.

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SEASON PASSES

Sign up for one queen at a time or get a great deal when you sign up for all your challenges together. The 5 Queen option is for those who have already completed the Catherine of Aragon Challenge and there are 4 Queen Season Passes if you've finished Anne Boleyn too..