• Final 12 Challenges
    • #1 Tough Mudder: To The Bleed
    • #2 Channel Swim
  • Past Challenges
    • 2012's Challenges >
      • #1 Vertical Rush
      • #2 Richmond 10K
      • #3 Tough Mudder
      • #4 TrailTrekker
      • #5 Moonrider
      • #6 Paddle Round the Pier
      • #7 6 Mile Dance Walk >
        • Diamond Mikes' Challenges >
          • Diamond Mikes' Dance!
          • Diamond Mikes' Ride!
          • Diamond Mikes' Brutal Mens Health Challenge!
          • Diamond Mikes' Half Marathon Finale!
      • #8 80ft Abseil
      • #9 Run to the Beat
      • #10 Movember / Novembraid
      • #11 Sleep Out
      • #12 White Water Rafting
    • 2013's Challenges >
      • #1 Firewalk
      • #2 190ft Abseil
      • #3 160ft Bungee Jump >
        • Brighton To Paris Bike Ride
      • #4 Tough Spartans >
        • #4a Tough Mudder
        • #4b Spartan Race
      • #5 Thames Row
      • #6 Trans Pennine 100km Walk
      • #7 Color Run
      • #8 Thunder Run
      • #9 One Mile Swim
      • #10 Rap Jumping
      • #11 Halloween Moonriders
      • #12 10,000ft Sky Dive
    • 2014's Challenges >
      • #1 Electric Run 5K >
        • Three Peaks Challenge
      • #2 50KM Thames Row
      • #3 Rap Jumping
      • #4 100KM Grand Canal Walk
      • #5 Coasteering
      • #6 River Rat Race
      • #7 Highland Game @ Edinburgh Fringe (Art Challenge) >
        • Alphabet Swimming Challenge
        • Highland Game
      • #8 Human Race Diamond Triathlon
      • #9 Tough Mudder
      • #10 Halloween Moonriders (2014) >
        • Hope For Justice - Tough Mudder
      • #11 Survival of the Fittest
      • #12 Polar Bear Winter Swim
    • 2015's Challenges >
      • #1 Gauntlet Games
      • #2 Guinness World Records Largest Blanket Fort
      • #3 The Diamond Dash Summer Fete
      • #4 Bananaman Triathlon
      • #5 Great Swim London
      • #6 Thames Ultimate Row
      • #7 Tough Mudder (2015)
      • #8 100KM London to Cambridge Walk
      • #9 Man V Mountain
      • #10 Dance to the Beat
      • #11 Trident Challenge
      • #12 Spartan Race (Beast)
  • Participants
  • C12Education
    • C12 Workshop
  • About Challenge12
    • Meet The Team
  • Contact Us

The Story so far......

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01. Vertical Rush  02. Richmond 10K  03. Tough Mudder  04. Trailtrekker  05. Moonriders  06. Paddle Round The Pier  07. Dance Britain for Burma  08. 80ft Abseil  09. Run to the Beat  10. Movember  11. Sleepout  12. White Water Rafting

2012

YEAR #1: Challenge12 beings...

After taking part in numerous charity events over the years, Challenge12 organiser Andy Connolly had the idea to try and participate in 12 challenges across a year in an effort to encourage fundraising for various charities. After discussing the concept with his friend, Paul McKeown, the two formed Challenge12. The aim was to take part in 12 events, attempting to raise £12,000 by 12th December 2012, all the while recruiting friends and family to take part.

It wasn't always easy and both suffered their share of bruises, cuts, injuries and exhaustion but managed to successfully complete all 12 challenges and beat the £12,000 target.

While Challenge12 was only ever meant to be a one year project its success in the first year lead to it's continuation in 2013 and beyond.






2013

YEAR #2: Challenge12 Continues.....

After it's first successful year in 2012, Andy decided to continue the project. While the target had been beaten in the first year, the project wasn't perfect and changes were made.

The major change was the introduction of the Captain system. The charities has mostly been picked at random in the first year with a few exceptions and it was decided that 12 Captains would take responsibility for each challenge in 2013 and then they would pick the charity. This allowed Challenge12 to help individuals and make it more personal. The Captains were each given a £2000 target per challenge/charity and were asked to help with recruitment.

This allowed Challenge12 to not only beat its new, larger target of £24,000 but actually do so significantly, with the final amount raised being close to £36,000.

Plans also started for C12Education, which was successfully launched in the beginning of 2014. C12Education (or C12Ed) is a workshop designed to target school (primary or secondary) and teach the students that anyone can make a positive change in the world.

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01. Firewalk  02. 190ft Abseil  03. 160ft Bungee Jump  04. Tough Spartans  05. 25km Thames Row  06. 100km Trans Pennine Walk
07. Color Run  08. Thunder Run  09. One Mile Swim  10. Rap Jumping  11. 100km Moonriders  12. 10,000ft Sky Dive

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01. Electric Run   02. 50KM Thames Row   03. Rap Jumping         04. Grand Union 100KM Walk   05. Coasteering   06. River Rat Race 07. Fringe Fear Festival   08. Human Race Diamond Triathlon        09. Tough Mudder   10. 100KM Halloween Moonriders   11. Survival of the Fittest   12. Polar Bear Winter Swim


2014

YEAR #3: C12Ed Launches and the most successful year yet!

The third year of Challenge12, was by far the most ambitious. With a new target of £36,000 and new challenges, we certainly weren't as confident that we would be able to make it through.

However, yet again we were able to beat our target and ended up on almost £42,000, bringing the grand total of three years of fundraising to £90,000.

We were able to launch our new initiative as well: C12Ed. Piloting the workshop in 5 schools in London, we are now ready to launch it in a bigger scale in our four year!

Challenge12 continues to grow and expand.

2015

YEAR #4: The 12in12 launches and a Guinness World Record

Another year, another successful 12 challenges. The captains of 2015's challenges, really pushed themselves harder than ever. Some even created their own challenges in order to push themselves! 

We also became world record holders in 2015! Working with a couple of companies and a London school, we became GWR record holders for the largest blanket fort! 

2015 also saw a new project: the 12in12. C12 founder, Andy Connolly, took to the road with James and Rich to do 12 challenges in 12 days! 

And of course, we once again beat our highest target, crossing the £42,000 mark bringing the grand total raised to over £130,000!!!
01. Gauntlet Games 02. Guinness World Record for Largest Blanket Fort 03. The Diamond Dash 04. Bananaman Triathlon 05. Great Swim London 06. Thames Ultra Row 07. Tough Mudder 08. 100KM London to Cambridge Walk 09. Man V Mountain 10. Run to the Beat 11. Trident Challenge 12. Spartan Race
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