Grab your runners

On your marks, get set, go for the Irish Cancer Society!

The charity is urging people in Cork to get moving as part of its virtual marathon campaign, which challenges people to clock up 42km in 31 days.

The Marathon in a Month fundraising campaign is a free and easy way to complete your first marathon and help the fight against cancer. Participants can complete the distance by walking, running, hiking, swimming or cycling. By registering, they’re given an everyday hero online fundraising page, which links to their fitness app, keeping track of their progress as they raise money to help the 40,000 people in Ireland who will be diagnosed with cancer this year. Last year hundreds of people around the country took on the challenge and raised €90,000. For more info or to register visit cancer.ie/marathoninamonth.