Need some motivation to get your daily exercise?

If you like to set a goal and crush it, Breakthrough Cancer Research needs you on their team this month, after all their fundraising races and walks were cancelled as part of Covid-19 safety measures.

One cancer patient person dies every hour in Ireland so helping them reach their target of €2m a year has never been more important. Breakthrough Cancer Research has already supported nine new treatments moving from the lab to clinical trial, and they have numerous more new treatments in the pipeline.

The charity has launched a personal lockdown challenge called ‘The Race that Nearly Wasn’t’. To take part, you simply need to run, jog or walk 2k a day for 20 days, the equivalent of a marathon, before the end of April.

That gives you 22 days to get moving.

“It’s an opportunity to help raise vital funds for pioneering cancer research, while you adhere to guidelines put in place to defeat the Coronavirus. 2k is also just 20 minutes a day, which meets the current recommended daily time for outdoor exercise.” said a charity spokesperson.

“Breakthrough is encouraging people to get creative with how they clock the kilometres – think laps of your garden or treks up and down your stairs if cocooning.”

Sign up for The Race that Nearly Wasn’t here and nominate five people to join you.