My Mentor, Kirstie and I are running a half marathon to raise money for The True Athlete Project! I have been lucky enough to be a part of this amazing mentoring programme this year and it has been one of the best experiences I have had. The mentoring has helped me so much with my mindset and confidence, as well as providing me with tools to use within training and my everyday life. Within this, there have been many opportunities like workshops on mindfulness and beating burnout which have been really useful. The True Athlete Project has had a huge impact on me and I would love to make it possible for other athletes too.

We are running a half marathon, something that will be a huge challenge, as neither of us are runners. We are pushing ourselves outside our comfort zones to give back to this incredible programme. Every donation will go to helping more athletes get the support and guidance they need.

Thank you so much for your support - it means the world!

SPREAD YOUR WINGS 2025

 "Transforming the world, one true athlete at a time."

Spread Your Wings is The True Athlete Project's summer fundraising campaign.  When we designed this fundraising challenge, we knew that it needed to be about more than just raising money; it should also bring the TAP community together and build on our shared mission to create a better world through sport. 

Inspired by the butterfly in our logo - a universal symbol of transcendence, awakening, and peace - Spread Your Wings harnesses the "butterfly effect", the unknown power of our actions. It highlights how our growth on the field-of-play truly matters, and it symbolises how the dynamic effect of that transformation can make a meaningful difference to others and on the wider world.

With this fundraising campaign we aim to connect the current cohort of mentors and mentees on our Global Mentoring Programme with next year's generation of mentoring pairings. This is about both giving back and paying it forward, and we envisage it becoming a wave that passes through each cohort, creating unknown and far reaching ripples of impact. Together, mentors, mentees, and supporters form a vibrant community where each small gesture helps shape a more mindful and compassionate experience of sport.

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Who are The True Athlete Project? 

TAP is a US and UK based charity which aims to build a more compassionate world through sport. We design and deliver a range of creative, mindfulness-based programmes for athletes and coaches at all levels of sport - from primary school children to Olympians and Parlaympians. We work with 40+ sports, in over 15 countries.

We also deliver a pioneering athlete mentoring programme, pairing world-class athletes with young people in a year-long nurturing relationship. Our aim is to unleash sports true potential to holistically nurture the long-term personal development of each and every athlete.