People Raj Mahapatra - Spine Race

Walking Challenge Events

Walking is a fantastic way to exercise with axial SpA. Whether you walk, hike, go for 10 miles or 100 miles, every penny you raise will help support people with axial SpA with the help of NASS.

2025 (Various Dates)

January & March 2025

April 2025

May 2025

June 2025

July 2025

August 2025

September 2025

October 2025

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If you have any questions about challenge events, please email fundraising@nass.co.uk or call 020 8741 1515 and press option 2.

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Your stories

Mark Telkman Pilgrimage 2024

Mark's Pilgrimage Hike

“I have come across people who are thriving, struggling, and somewhere in-between. I have been in all three camps since having been diagnosed. I know what it’s like to feel desperate, vulnerable, lost (and worse) because of this condition.”

Read Mark's story

  • 220k

    Adults in the UK

    1 in 200 of the adult population in the UK have axial SpA (AS). That's twice as many as multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.

  • 26

    Average age

    Axial SpA (AS) is a condition that affects young people. Symptoms start late teens to early twenties, with the average age of onset being 26.

  • 8.5

    Years to diagnosis

    The current average delay to diagnosis from when symptoms start is 8.5 years, by which irreversible damage to the spine may have occurred.

  • 59%

    Mental health

    59% of people with axial SpA (AS) report experiencing mental health problems compared to 25% of those with musculoskeletal conditions overall.