Your stories

Meet some of our runners and find out their reasons to support Cancer Research UK:

• Graham Bower decided to take on one of the toughest running challenges – the Virgin London Marathon 2011!
• Adele Bisbey is taking on the massive challenge of completing the Bupa Great North Run after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
• Kate and Paddy Davey ran three marathons in three days dressed as breasts in memory of both their grandmothers, who died from breast cancer.
• Stephen Auker has taken part in over 50 events and continues to raise awareness of Cancer Research UK through websites like Twitter.
• CharitableNESS – read about the four friends running races dressed as the Loch Ness Monster.
• Jason Donnachie took part in The Five Marathon Majors and ran the Berlin, New York, Chicago, Boston and London marathons.
• Neil Edwards signed up for the Mazda London Triathlon after his daughter's friend was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma.
• Kaveh Fatemian ran the Paris Marathon and London Marathon within three weeks of each other.
• Katy Herrington and Lynne White have been training and taking part in races together to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
• Caroline Quinti took part in the Bupa Great Manchester Run in memory of her mother.
• Jennifer Tawse was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue in 2008 and she ran the Virgin London Marathon in April this year.
• Hilary Watson was inspired to start running by her son Andrew and they ran the London Marathon together to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
• Scott Whitfield ran the London Marathon in 2009 with friends in memory of his wife Lucy.
• Neil O'Maonaigh-Lennon took on the amazing challenge of running 105 marathons in 105 days.
• Tom Garrod took on the challenge of the Virgin Active London Triathlon to raise awareness and money for testicular cancer.

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