About Running for Premature Babies

RFPB was set up in 2007 by Sophie Smith after she and husband Ash lost their first-born triplet sons, Henry, Jasper and Evan, following an extremely premature birth at 24 weeks.

Since then, thousands of people have run with the team, supporting the research and equipment needs of the Royal Hospital for Women’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), raising more than $2.5 million.

In 2017 Running for Premature Babies became an Australian registered charity with a vision to expand to support hospitals with NICUs around the country. This year we will be supporting the Royal Hospital for Women in Sydney and the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital in Brisbane.

$2.5 million

has been raised since 2007

4000 babies

have benefitted from equipment purchased with RFPB funds

1500 people

have run with our team

How you can help

Our main event every year is fielding a team in the SMH Half Marathon in May – we are the biggest fundraising team in that event.

But you can make a one-off or recurring donation any time, join our other events (see below) throughout the year, celebrate a birthday, birth or raise funds in memory of a child or baby who has passed away. You can even fundraise at your own event.

Brisbane Marathon Festival

5 Aug 2018

Brisbane

Join our inaugural team in Brisbane, participating in the Brisbane Marathon Festival on 5 August, and supporting the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

Celebrate

Whether its a Birthday, Wedding, Anniversary or any other type of holiday celebration or special occasion, you can create a personalised page and ask your friends and family to make a donation to Running for Premature Babies Foundation in lieu of gifts.

Celebrate a birth

To celebrate the birth of a baby, whether prematurely or full-term, create a personalised page that you can share with your friends and family so they can make donations to help give premature and critically ill babies a better chance of survival.

City to Surf Sydney

12 Aug 2018

Sydney

Join our inaugural team in Sydney’s iconic City 2 Surf. Raise us at least $200 and we’ll give you a free team running singlet.

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Donate in Memory

Would you like to raise funds for Running for Premature Babies in memory of a baby who has passed away?

Fundraise for RFPB at your own event

Want to raise funds for Running for Premature Babies through your next race? If you can raise us at least $200 we’ll send you a free running kit or swimming costume for your race!

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SMH Half Marathon

20 May 2018

Sydney

Join the biggest fundraising team in the SMH Half Marathon, Running for Premature Babies! Running for Premature Babies is a special running group set up in 2007 by Sophie Smith, after she and husband Ash lost their first-born triplet sons, Henry, Jasper and Evan, following an extremely premature birth at 24 weeks. Since 2007, more than $2.4 million has been raised. We'd love you on our team.

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About Running for Premature Babies

$2.5 million

4000 babies

1500 people