Running 50K for Shine Books - Supporting 2 Amazing Charities

In May, I’m doing something slightly ridiculous - running the Ultra X 50K trail race around Loch Ness — that’s 50 kilometres of hills, mud, and pure determination!

This will be the furthest I’ve ever run (by quite some distance!), but I’m doing it for something really close to my heart: Shine Books.

Shine Books is a series of inclusive children’s books that raise awareness and celebrate children with a variety of conditions like autism, diabetes, ADHD, dyslexia, and more. Each book supports a different UK charity — and I want to use this challenge to shine a spotlight on that mission.

For this Ultra X challenge, I’ve chosen to raise money for two of the amazing charities Shine Books supports. To keep it fair, I picked them randomly — you can see the charity draw in my reel on Instagram (@theshinebooks).

The 2 chosen charities are:

Tourette's Action

Scottish Autism

All donations from this fundraiser will be split equally between the two charities, and I’ll share proof of donations after the event so you can see the impact you’ve helped make.

If you can spare a few pounds to support these brilliant causes — and help push me through 50K of Scottish hills — I’d be so grateful.

Thank you so much for your support,

Jo