See below for more information on the familiar faces and celebrities taking part in this year’s event:
Nell McAndrew
Model, presenter
OJ Borg
National Lottery and Key 103 presenter
Peter Hook
Bass player of Joy Division then New Order, running for The Christie
Ciaran Griffiths
Mickey Maguire in Shameless, DC Gary Best in The Bill, running for The Christie
Antony Cotton
Sean Tully in Coronation Street, running for The Christie
Catherine Tyldesley
Eva Price in Coronation Street, running for The Christie
Michelle Collins
Stella Price in Coronation Street, running for The Christie
Alison King
Carla Connor in Coronation Street, running for The Christie
Jane Danson
Leanne Barlow in Coronation Street, running for The Christie
Paula Lane
Kylie Platt in Coronation Street, running for The Christie
Ian Puleston-Davies
Owen Armstrong in Coronation Street, running for The Christie
Becky Want
Television and radio presenter, running for The Christie
Laura White
Singer, running for The Christie
Michael Gray
Former Sunderland, Blackburn and England footballer
Philip McGinley
Played Tom Kerrigan in Coronation Street, running for Diabetes UK
Kaye Wragg
The Bill, No Angels, The Lakes, running for Diabetes UK
Jamie Darling
Television presenter, running for Diabetes UK
Samia Ghadie
Maria Connor in Coronation Street, running for The East Cheshire Hospice
Sarah Jayne Dunn
Television and theatre actress, running for Marie Curie Cancer Care
Bill Turnbull
BBC Breakfast presenter
Jason Done
Tom Clarkson in Waterloo Road, running for Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital
Camilla Al Fayed
Charity worker, running for The Kirsty Club
Prof Geoff Beattie
Big Brother resident psychologist and television presenter, running for Help for Heroes
Dean Smith
Played Philip Ryan in Waterloo Road
Lee Ingleby
Detective Sargeant Bacchus in George Gently
Carlo Nash
Stoke City player
Darren Jeffries
Actor and television presenter, running for Diabetes UK
Nick Woodman
Jack Hollins in Doctors, running for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Tony Audenshaw
Bob Hope in Emmerdale, running for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
David Sturzaker
Played Dr Simon Bond in Doctors, running for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Conor Ryan
Played Len Windass in Coronation Street, running for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Cal MacAninch
Downton Abbey, Holby Blue, Wild at Heart, Merlin, running for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Jonny Philips
Titanic, The Edge of Love, Bronson, Spooks, running for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Chris Chittell
Eric Pollard in Emmerdale, running for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Jack McMullen
Finn Sharkey in Waterloo Road, running for Once Upon a Smile
Jeff Hordley
Cain Dingle in Emmerdale, running for Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research
Jamie Moore
Former European Light Middleweight boxing champion, running for Cystic Fibrosis Trust