Torbay Velopark 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer

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The Benefits of Moving More.

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. A support group with a difference.

5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer is a 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. What we are:

• A run and walking club with a difference.

• A social opportunity with a difference.

• A coffee morning with a difference.

• Founded by Lucy Gossage, Gemma Hillier-Moses and MOVE Charity. Exercise has ENORMOUS benefits for people living with and beyond cancer:

· It reduces cancer related fatigue.

· Helps to preserve cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness.

· May reduce treatment side effects.

· Improves psychological well-being.

· May reduce the risk of cancer recurrence and prolong survival.

· But most importantly it's social and fun. Aims of 5k Your Way, Move Against Cancer:

· To provide a monthly support network for those living with and beyond cancer by encouraging participation at a local parkrun the last Saturday of every month.

· To build friendships.

· To encourage participation in physical activity.

· To improve confidence and self-esteem.

· To promote skill development, especially through our ambassador roles and volunteering.

· To encourage participation in local parkrun's, and other physical activity opportunities, independently of 5k Your Way.

· To reduce social isolation and connect with already existing community groups.

· To encourage health-care professionals to signpost patients and carers to parkrun as a way of improving health and well-being.

· To encourage increased participation in physical activity by health care professionals involved in cancer care.

30/10/2026

See you tomorrow for 5k your way - Halloween costumes encouraged!
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26/09/2026

17 people turned up today at the Velopark (still failed to get everyone in the photo) - beautiful
Morning for a parkrun/walk!
See you all next month! 🏃🏻‍♀️‍➡️🏃‍♀️🏃🏽‍♂️🚶🏻‍♂️

22/09/2026

See you on Saturday! We hope the weather will be kind to us this month. Come along and try, you’ll definitely feel better afterwards.

29/08/2026

A small group today but we had a great morning despite the wet stuff!! See you all next month!

25/07/2026

Didn’t manage to capture you all in the photo, but what a lovely morning for it. The sea swim was also beautiful today. See you all again next month!

24/07/2026

Are you ready Torbay Velopark parkrun for another hot 5k your way?

We look forward to a walk/jog and we are going to follow it up with a paddle/swim at Goodrington afterwards - bring your costume!

27/06/2026

Happy 5k your way day!

30/05/2026

A lovely sunny May 5k your way at Torbay Velopark parkrun and with a dip in the sea and the red arrows after coffee we feel very lucky to live where we do…..come and join us at the end of June!

26/04/2026

Great April 5k your way - well done to everyone who came, didn’t manage to capture you all in the photo - well done on PBs and getting all the way round and thanks to Torbay Velopark parkrun for hosting once again. See you on May 30th!

Address

Torbay Velopark, Penwill Way
Paignton
TQ45JR

Website

https://www.moveagainstcancer.org/5k-your-way/

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