Hi, my name is Kirsty and I am running the Torbay 10K to fundraise for Phoenix Rising CIC which supports female survivors of domestic abuse. I have been privileged to have volunteered for this fantastic organisation and therefore have seen first hand the incredible support this service offers to women which is life changing. As well as offering recovery courses both online and in person to help women recover and heal and to learn tools to break the cycle of abuse. The offer so much more. They are massive advocates of exercise and moving more, and combine knowledge based learning along side exercise, such as Boxercise, Yoga, Moor walking and more. Linking exercise to trauma recovery and giving women a safe space to partake in these activities.

Phoenix Rising CIC is run by women with lived experience and are passionate about supporting female survivors and campaigning for change.

They rely heavily on funding to keep going so please donate where you can to help keep funding the service and help survivors long term. On a personal note I ran my very first 10K last year, for Phoenix rising, it was a huge personal goal, my next was to keep running, it has proved completely life changing I couldn’t even run up the stairs when I started. I hope that if you can find some virtual pennies for the pot this service will be life changing for the many women who desperately need this support. It changes lives.