WE'RE DOING A HALF MARATHON

Hattie Morrison, Kitty Morrison, Caleb Lewis-Price and Elis Jones will run the Cardiff Half to raise money for The Brain Tumour Charity in February.

This page is run by me, Hattie, and so I wanted to write something here:

In September of 2024, I came up with the naive idea of running a half-marathon to raise money for a charity focusing on research to improve our understanding of brain tumours and reduce their severity. I have never been much of a runner, not particularly fast and with weak knees, too. The reason why I chose to run a half-marathon was because it felt like something wildly out of my skillset, and I had watched my Dad fight cancer with such grit that I thought, if he can do that, surely I can do this.

I have to tell the truth -- it's been hard to train for this. It was going well at first, but I have developed an injury in the base of my foot and it's making the journey difficult. But as a team, we're strong. Kitty has a background in triathlons, Elis a keen rugby player and Caleb an experienced runner with a powerful heart and long stride. We are running this, whatever happens, together (not in pace but in spirit, on the day).

Setting this up as a fundraiser was an undeniably selfish endeavour; I'm not running to aid a particular conflict, or to send money to a war-riddled country like many fundraisers on this site. But I want to be honest here and say that this charity is important to me, and thousands of other families, and it is seriously underfunded because of the rare and under-researched nature of many brain tumours -- the Glioblastoma my dad was diagnosed with in 2023, being one of them. It is a horrible cancer, a sprawling mass of a tumour, tendril like, with no clear edge. And I want this charity to find a cure more than anything else in the world. And the charity needs money to do that.

I am inspired by my Dad, Craig Morrison, for many reasons. He has a creative spirit and tenacious approach to life that I carry with me whenever I start a project, or drag myself across the finish line of one. He doesn't care about running, or sport really for that matter. But he does care about finishing what you've started -- so we will all be there, over that finishing line, on the 8th of February and it would be fantastic if you could support the cause doing so much good, by donating.

About The Brain Tumour Charity

is the world's leading brain tumour charity and the largest dedicated funder of research into brain tumours globally. Committed to saving and improving lives, we're moving further, faster to help every single person affected by a brain tumour.

We're set on finding new treatments, offering the highest level of support and driving urgent change. And we're doing it right now. Because we understand that when you, or someone you love, is diagnosed with a brain tumour a cure really can't wait.