One man is hoping to raise $50,000 by running from Port Hardy to Victoria.

Ty Clayton, from the Sunshine Coast, will be running a 500-km Vancouver Island Run he has dubbed the Making Arthritis Famous run, to raise money for arthritis research. It will start on Oct. 12. Effectively, Clayton will be running a marathon per day.

"I've lived with Ankylosing Spondylitis for 20 years and have been in pain every single day. And if I'm going to hurt either way, I'd rather hurt chasing something big than sitting still," said Clayton. "This run is about showing how far someone can push themselves even with a degenerative condition — and raising awareness for millions of others who struggle silently or aren't taken seriously because their conditions aren't visible."

Clayton started running this yea

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