Running and athletics has the power to transform lives and you can help pay this forward by taking part in National Running Week!

Compared to the overall population in Scotland, athletics and running is significantly underrepresented with people who have a disability in poverty and those from ethnically and culturally diverse communities.

ATS wants to change this inequality, ensuring that the sport is accessible to all and barriers are removed.

Every little counts here - as little as £50 will contribute to our Transforming Lives project and, by way of example, would support travel costs or an individual athlete to purchase a pair of trainers.

A fundraising amount of £2000 would fund the employment of a Local Participation Officer for one year in an underrepresented community or deprived area in Scotland.