This July we were taking away the excuses and asking you to complete Marathon in a Month!

If you where one of the over 1,000 people who took on a Marathon in a month for Cancer Patients across Ireland - Thank you! Your donations will make a huge difference to the lives of cancer patients and their families across Ireland. 98% of our funding is raised by people like you who fundraise in their community and workplace. We cant continue to provide our services without your help!

Cancer in Ireland, and what we're doing

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Monitor my kilometres

Once your everydayhero fundraising page is set up you can follow these steps to keep your friends and families updated on your success!

There are many ways to monitor your kilometres, one of the easiest is to link your fundraising page to a fitness app. Your kilometres will come up on your activity feed after each run allowing you to show your supporters how you are getting on - just don't forget to have the fitness app on!

Setting them up is simple, take a minute or two to watch these videos on connecting your page to Strava, Mapmyfitness or Fitbit:


No fitness app?

You can always upload your kilometres manually if a fitness app isn’t for you. Just follow these simple steps (click to enlarge):

Did you know?

  • €25 could cover one call to a specialist nurse on the Freephone cancer nurseline
  • €40 can help provide vital clinical equipment for a Night Nurse
  • €60 covers the cost of a counselling session to help a person cope with a cancer diagnosis
  • €120 pays for five Spill Kits for Volunteer Drivers in the event a patient is ill in their car
  • €306 will cover the cost of one night of Night Nursing