Hi there and thanks for taking the time to visit my fundraising page! Along with my friend Sophia, I will be completing my first 5km race in the Rathfarnham 5k 2025 in just 2 weeks on Sept 28th, then taking part in the Savills Sandymount Night Run 10km (?!?) on Oct 21st. I hope you'll help me raise money for my chosen charities of the Irish Cancer Society and Arthritis Ireland. Why these choices? Arthritis Ireland: I've never been much of a runner. Something I don't put out there often is that I have psoriatic arthritis, which really kicked into gear when I was 20ish and living in Swansea. For a few years, stairs were a huge obstacle and I was living with constant pain. Thankfully, I take a weekly injection that has me pretty close to pain and joint issue free, but I was warned by a nurse to be very cautious of exercise because of my knees. That caution and the pandemic really allowed my weight to get out of control, so a year and a half ago I made some very active choices to shed some of the weight and get myself in a better place, and surprisingly, running ended up a big part of that. Recently, a doctor told me he was happy for me to do the running, so here we are! Irish Cancer Society: Cancer is an ongoing awfulness that pretty much no one gets away from being affected in some way. These past few years have seen a lot of family and friends go through the fights. Some managing through, some sadly not, and some still battling strong as I type, and this is the little bit of support for their struggles I can give. I have definite limitations, but I'm confident I can do the 5km, so my goal is to run it in 33 mins or less (something I have never done). The 10km is a bit more insane, so I'm hoping I can just achieve that, ideally in less than 75 mins! If you can, please help me reach my goal (which will be split 50/50). If you can't contribute yourself, maybe considering sharing my page? Thanks a lot and I'll be the one sweating and puffing profusely! Rich