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Race your brain - the smart way to fundraise

Kate Newman and her friends have raised more than £1,000 for Brain Tumour UK with an innovative cross-London treasure hunt.

Olivia Fairbank's amazing tandem skydive

Olivia Fairbank raised £6,000 by skydiving for Brain Tumour UK after her aunt was diagnosed with a tumour.

Tom Bolwell's Great British Cycle Ride

Tom Bolwell and three friends cycled from Land's End to John O'Groats to raise £2,500 for Brain Tumour UK. Tom's fun video celebrates their trip.

New mum inspires friends to bare all for brain tumours

A first-time mum whose partner has a brain tumour has posed naked with girl friends to raise funds to fight the disease.

John’s world record attempt – RelayGB 2012

In 2010 IT consultant John Stanford set himself the challenge of running 17 marathons in one year and raised over £10,000 for Brain Tumour UK in honour of his friend and colleague who has a brain tumour.

Doing it all for Dad: Amy Dunnett's story

Doing it all for Dad: Amy Dunnett's story

Amy DunnettI am running the Virgin London Marathon 2012 for Brain Tumour UK in memory of my dad, Peter Dunnett, who my family and I lost in 1998 to a brain tumour, aged only 48.

Keeping my promise to James: Kate Murray

Keeping my promise to James

My name is Kate Murray and I’m 56 years old. Virgin London Marathon 2012 will be my first marathon run. I’m running it as a tribute to my husband, James. We met just after I celebrated my 40th birthday and within a couple of years we were married and had a son, Andrew. We were a very happy and close-knit family unit. James died in February last year aged just 55.

Jenny Felmingham's London 10k story

The British 10k, Sunday 8th of July 2012, London

This is Jenny's story:

Jenny says: "The London 10k is a fantastic experience. I was running in memory of my Dad, and all my family and friends sponsored me. They were happy to do so because my Dad lived in Australia, and we in the UK hadn't been able to say goodbye to him.