Happy 5th Birthday 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer.

5k Your Way is a community-based initiative to encourage those living with and beyond cancer, families, friends, and those working in cancer services to walk, jog, run, cheer or volunteer at a local 5k Your Way parkrun event on the last Saturday of every month. We are a supportive community that inspires and empowers people impacted by cancer to live an active & fulfilling lifestyle.

The initiative was founded in June 2018 by oncology consultant and professional triathlete Lucy Gossage and International athlete Gemma Hillier-Moses who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 24. There is increasing evidence that exercise has multiple physical and psychosocial benefits for those living with and beyond cancer. The vision was to create a free network of communities that would combine the physical benefits of exercise with the psychological benefits from a support network. 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer is an initiative provided by MOVE charity. Registered charity number No. 1165675. Over these past five years, we have grown to have 87 5KYW groups throughout the UK and Ireland.

We are now seeking funding to allow us to grow 5KYW, as we develop a sustainable and active support network that has the potential to continue to offer physical and social benefits to thousands of people affected by cancer. Even though we’re a small charity, we’ve always had big dreams. We know that there is a demand for 5KYW; we have over 200 individuals on our waiting list wanting to start a group at their local parkrun. But making this a reality is difficult because of limited resources and income.

Help us to support and inspire more and more people to Move Against Cancer by donating £5 to celebrate 5 years of 5k Your Way. Whatever the size of donation, you’ll be helping to make sure we’re there for people when they need us most.

Thank you for your support and if you would like more information please email the team on info@5kyourway.org.