London Marathon

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South East marathon runners' 'amazing efforts' see hospice secure almost £100k

A Saint Francis Hospice representative said supporting the fundraisers was a huge privilege

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I want them to achieve their dreams - Essex woman runs marathon for deaf children

Sammy Brooker conquered the London Marathon in support of The National Deaf Children’s Society

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I ran to help other families like us while building Freddie the legacy he deserves

'Although our time with Freddie was limited, our bond with him was strong thanks to the Ronald McDonald House Evelina London'

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Wiltshire dad whose tragic loss 'upended' life combats grief with marathon run

Frank Lee tackled a marathon after losing his teenage son, Frank James, to a brain tumour in 2019

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I was called a 'sick, ugly man' in London Marathon photo - the support has been overwhelming

Lindsay Walter, who has alopecia, was defiant against an online troll

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Dementia means my wife doesn’t know our daughter died last year

After running the London Marathon for Alzheimer’s Society, Clive is calling on people to support the charity's Forget Me Not appeal this month

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I lost my father to a brain tumour, so I ran a marathon in his memory

Tomek Mossakowski raised more than £12,700 after losing his beloved 'Tata' to the 'terrifying' condition

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My stepmum was 'taken far too soon', so I overcame a stroke and ran a marathon in her memory

Paul ran to honour Jenny Weller, who died after being diagnosed with 14 brain tumours in 18 months

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Seeing the wonderful sights of London helped me complete the 26.2 miles for the 23rd time

Ray Johnson once again joined in with over 40,000 runners to raise money for Kent Association for the Blind

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I was put on a ventilator with no guarantee I'd wake up, now I've completed a marathon

James lost three and a half stone, his legs shrank to half the size, and he didn't have enough strength to unlock the keypad on his phone

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I outlived my brain tumour prognosis and ran a second London Marathon

Matthew Stride underwent an awake craniotomy and listened to One Direction as the surgeons worked

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Graeme's emotional marathon journey was inspired by brother's brain tumour fight

Adam Dilley was just weeks away from becoming a first-time dad when he found out he had a highly aggressive form of brain cancer