All the celebrities who have completed the Run for Heroes 5K challenge for the NHS
The challenge has now raised more than £5 million for the NHS.
Run For Heroes, which launched at the end of March, encourages people to use their daily exercise to run 5km, donate £5 and nominate five people to do the same. The social media campaign encourages people to use their daily outdoor exercise allowance to run, walk or cycle 5km – maintaining a safe distance from others – and then donate £5 via the Run For Heroes giving page. Supporters are then urged to spread the message by sharing a picture of them exercising on Instagram, tagging @Run.For.Heroes and nominating five of their friends to take part and donate.
As well as the 200,000 other runners who have taken part in the challenge, a number of different celebrity runners have also run 5K for the NHS. Here's some of our favourites:
Jimmy Carr
After being nominated by Sir Mo Farah, comedian Jimmy Carr laced up to run his 5k.
Rebecca Adlington
With most pools being shut, Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington swapped strokes for steps and laced up to run 5K for the NHS instead.
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Another Olympian to join the movement is London 2012 Heptathlon Champion, Jessica Ennis-Hill.
Princess Eugenie
Her sister was the first member of the royal family to run the London Marathon, but as far as we're aware, Princess Eugenie was the first to run 5K for the NHS!
Jessie Ware
Fed up of waiting for her nomination, singer and podcaster Jessie Ware headed out for her Run for Heroes 5K.
Laura Whitmore
Love Island host Laura Whitmore ran her 5K and donated nine of her friends to do the same.
Sir Mo Farah
After receiving a few nominations, Mo Farah took to his indoor treadmill to clock his 5K for the NHS. The Olympian nominated Arsenal footballer Mesut Özil, Ian Wright, Harry Redknapp, Jamie Redknapp and Jimmy Carr to do the same.
Ellie Goulding
Singer Ellie Goulding is a keen runner, once crossing the finish line of the Royal Parks Half Marathon in one 1 hour, 41 minutes and 34 seconds. According to her post-run Instagram post, Goulding completed her 5K in a very impressive 23 minutes!
Nick Grimshaw
The Radio 1 DJ completed his 5K during the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, posting that he had to run round in circles in order to ensure he was socially distanced from fellow runners.
Romeo Beckham
Romeo Beckham took on the 5K challenge for the NHS and challenged Sir Mo Farah to do the same.
Oliver Proudlock
The ex-Made in Chelsea star ran 5K for charity. He's also completed the London Marathon for the British Heart Foundation, crossing the line in 3 hours and 7 minutes. Read what happened when we spoke to him pre-race here.
Lynsey Sharp
It's not just famous faces, but professional runners who have been taking on the 5K challenge. 800m runner Lynsey Sharp added the Run for Heroes miles to her training plan.
Clara Amfo
The Radio 1 DJ completed her challenge running to fellow DJ Nick Grimshaw's house for a socially-distanced exchange of some homemade soup.
Bella Mackie
The Jog On author often shares her runs on Instagram and took to her stories to share that she had donated to the campaign.
Laura Anderson
The Love Island star took on the challenge and tagged her fellow islanders to do the same.
John Terry
The former England footballer took to Instagram to thank the NHS workers on the front line, before completing the Run for Heroes challenge.
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