Express is supporting two brilliant charities as our runners take on the Great North Run.

Brain Injury can challenge every aspect of your life - walking, talking, thinking and feeling - and the losses can be severe and permanent. It can mean losing both the life you once lived and the person you once were.

We all think 'It will never happen to me', but every year around 350,000 people in the UK are admitted to hospital with an acquired brain injury. That's one every 90 seconds!

A brain injury can happen to anyone, at any time. When it does, Headway is here to help. We are a UK-wide charity that works to improve life after brain injury by providing vital support, information and services