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We're a team - made up of StandOut programme participants and staff members - taking on the Saucony London 10k to raise vital funds for our work supporting people leaving prison.
About StandOut
StandOut is an award-winning charity that empowers people to make positive change, realise their potential, and rebuild their lives after prison. Our unique programme starts inside prison with coaching and practical support and continues after release for as long as someone needs us. We believe that lasting change happens through relationships built on trust. That’s why long-term, individualised support is at the heart of everything we do.
Our 10K team brings this to life: graduates from the StandOut programme - people who have faced serious challenges and are now thriving - running alongside the very staff who supported them on that journey. It’s a powerful reflection of what StandOut is all about – connection, consistency, and a true belief that we are stronger together.
Why We’re Running
We’re running not just for the finish line, but to honour the courage and resilience it takes to rebuild a life after prison. All while raising awareness of what’s possible when people are truly seen, supported, and given a second chance.
How You Can Help
Your support – whether £5 or £50 – helps fund StandOut’s courses, coaching and practical support that help people leaving prison build bridges towards a brighter future. On top of that, every £ you donate will be matched by a generous supporter who’s pledged to double your impact!
Join Us
Follow our journey, cheer us on, and if you can, donate to help us cross that finish line with pride - and bring StandOut’s unique support to even more people.
Hear From Our Runners:
I love to challenge myself, physically and mentally, and to set a goal to help me achieve it. If this goal can include giving back to an organisation that has given me and participants so much, then running a 10K is easy. Ok it's not easy, but it's worth it! - Andy
I’m running the Saucony 10k because I believe StandOut's person-centred approach is a powerful way to support real, lasting change for participants. The use of coaching to evoke positive change is an effective tool for building confidence, purpose and hope for the future. Everyone deserves a second chance and StandOut helps make that possible. - Iona
StandOut helped me out when I was in there, the work they do is invaluable. It means a lot to a lot of people. The more awareness we create about StandOut, the more people get involved, the more money we raise, and the better it is for StandOut to pass that support on to someone else. Ultimately, the reason I want to do this, and why I take part in Experts Beyond Bars (EBB), is to give back, having some sort of input that can help someone else and help StandOut change other people’s lives. What’s the saying? Paying it forward, I want to pay it forward. - Joe
I'm running because I know that what StandOut does works - it empowers men to leave the criminal justice system and 'm fortunate enough to witness that first hand. Having this motivation definitely makes those early morning training runs bearable!" - Molly