What is the Longest Day challenge?
Tying together both the summer solstice and Armed Forces Day, 2025 sees the return of our much anticipated annual 'Longest Day' Challenge.
We know that challenging yourself can be both a physical and mental battle but know that, whatever struggle you might be experiencing, it will pass. You can conquer it.
This June, set a personal best and go further than ever to raise funds for those who served. Run, walk, ride, row, swim, sail, or drive. Set your goal, or help someone else to show up as the best version of themselves. Make this summer count for those who faced their own longest day in far more dangerous places.
WWTW is turning 15 this year!
Join the Longest Day Campaign to help mark the milestone.
How to take part in Longest Day
Sign up
Register your personal fundraising page
Plan
Decide on your activity or activities
Fundraise
Ask family, friends and workmates to sponsor you
Make a difference
Push hard throughout June and help support veterans to get back on their feet
Challenge Ideas
Here are a few ideas to inspire you to take part this June. You have the flexibility to customise the challenge to suit your ability.
Get Moving
Ready to challenge yourself? Run, walk, or cycle and beat your personal best—whether it’s for a day, week, or month. The choice is yours!
Virtual Missions
In celebration of WWTW’s 15th anniversary, join our virtual mission inspired by the 2011 North Pole Expedition. Walk, run, swim, read, or game your way to retrace their journey.
Want a New Challenge?
Looking for inspiration? Check out last year’s Challenge Calendar for ideas on hitting a new personal best. Many challenges feature the number 80, but feel free to customise them to your own goals!
Why take part?
Whether mentally, physically or socially wounded we support the most in need. They are the ex-service personnel who have fallen furthest from where they want to be and need a personalised programme to help them get back on their feet.
You will directly support our three core programmes of support; employment, mental health and support care coordination.
David’s Personal Best
Our Longest Day Campaign Ambassador David ‘Monkey’ Moncrieff served 22 years in the RAF and conducted tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. After suffering a training accident resulting in a severe leg injury, David avoided a near amputation and went on to take part in the 2023 Invictus Games held in Düsseldorf, in both Rowing and Swimming.
This year, for his Longest Day Challenge, David is looking to surpass the personal best he set at the 2023 Invictus Games. With a month focused on consistency and striving to become the best version of himself every day, how will his times compare at the start and end of the month?
David’s journey is a powerful reminder that a personal best is not just about physical achievements—it’s also about pushing through obstacles, defying expectations, and constantly striving for improvement.
We’re back! Longest Day has evolved to become a powerful celebration of personal achievement, all in support of the veteran community. Let’s see what we can accomplish together...
Steph Bell, Fundraising Team.
Longest Day 2025
Set a new personal best and go further than you’ve gone before to raise funds for those who served.