PRO wrestling referee Thomas Kearins could give us all a lesson in fitting in exercise into busy lives.

While most of us are tucked up in bed the 22-year-old is burning the midnight oil doing loops around Bellahouston Park in Glasgow's south side.

Studying full-time for a marketing degree, working a part-time job in Argos as well as refereeing Scotland's biggest wrestling matches, Thomas says he struggles to find the time to exercise during the day.

His midnight runs are all hard preparation for the Men’s 10k, which is taking place in just over two weeks, as usual on Father’s Day, June 18.

The event aims to highlight men's health issues and is now in its 13th year.

Thomas will be raising funds for the Cahonas Trust, which is Scotland’s male cancer awareness charity.

He suffered his own scare four years ago after finding a lump in his testicles and sought advice from the charity’s website.

He said: “I live next to Bellahouston Park and I run round it every night.

“That’s where the men’s 10k route used to start before it moved to the Riverside Museum.

“I used to run but stopped for a while. I’ve just never had much time for the gym.

“When I tell people I run at midnight in the park, they say, are you mad? It’s nice and quiet.

“I might not do it if there’s a big game on at Ibrox though.

“It’s about two or three miles round the perimeter, so I do two loops.

“I had a bit of a scare which turned out to nothing.

“It was really scary but I used the self-check guide on the Cahonas Trust website.

“I went to the doctor and she said, it’s probably nothing but I’m going to get you in for a quick scan, which was quite scary.

“Then I had to wait two weeks for the results.

“Cahonas Scotland eliminate the stigma attached to male cancers, and the embarrassment associated with it. "They enable men to talk freely about their personal health and I’m delighted to be able to support the great work they do for thousands of people in Scotland and beyond.”

Thomas had initially hoped to train to be a wrestler himself but says his mum put paid to his ambitions after he got a brace.

He said: “She told me I wasn’t going into the ring to get my teeth knocked out.”

He is aiming to run the Men’s 10k in a time of 50 minutes.

He said: “I’ve done most of my training at midnight so I don’t know how I’ll feel when I have to get up early for the race.”

There is still time to enter the Men’s 10k, which starts at 10am at the Riverside Museum and ends in George Square.

Standard entry is £20.50 but concessions are available, starting at £16.50. For more information about the evnet and to enter go to www.mens10k.com/glasgow/

To sponsor Thomas visit his page at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ThomasRun