*Please help us beat brain cancer!*

Joggin for My Noggin is back for a third year at the Royal Parks Half Marathon in October - and we need you!

Research really does change lives - and my own story goes to prove it…

I’m Luke, a father of two brilliant girls and husband to the amazing Alex.

I was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2020 and underwent brain surgery to get as much of it out as possible.

Brain tumours come in all different shapes and sizes. Mine is a low grade glioma, astrocytoma - incurable and the sort that grows back.

At the time, this stat hit hard: ‘The average survival time after surgery is 6 – 8 years. More than 40% of people live more than 10 years…’

I have scans every 6 months to monitor things and am incredibly thankful that things have stayed fairly stable..

Then in summer 2025, I started on a new brain cancer ‘inhibitor’ drug called Vorasidenib.

Before vorasidenib, 3 of my latest 4 scans showed tumour growth.

Since vorasidenib, my tumour has marginally shrunk!!

Thanks to the dedication and commitment of people in research, the NHS and the brain tumour community, vorasidenib - or Voranigo as it’s branded - is now also available via the NHS for specific cases.

We don’t know how long this wonder drug will keep working its magic - but it’s already changed my life, and given me and my family more hope - and ultimately more time.

That’s why research and awareness matters. And it’s why we want to keep fundraising.

We know how much suffering and pain brain tumours are causing and we want to make some sort of contribution to the fight.

We are so thankful to everyone who’s supported us in our previous 2 efforts and we want to build on the £25k raised so far for The Brain Tumour Charity.

This year’s squad - you’re all amazing!

Alex Cross (wife)

Anna Smith

Simon Century

Jamie Ratcliff

Pete Gladwell

Paul Rickard

James Hendy

Jay Morton

Andrew Salerno-Garthwaite

Jacob Rollinson

Me…

Why help us? Some facts about brain tumours…

1️⃣ Brain tumours are the BIGGEST cancer killer of children and adults under 40

2️⃣ Over 12,000 people are diagnosed each year with a primary brain tumour, including 500 children and young people – that’s 33 people every day

3️⃣ Over 5,300 people lose their lives to a brain tumour each year

4️⃣ At least 88,000 children and adults are estimated to be living with a brain tumour in the UK currently

5️⃣ Brain tumours reduce life expectancy by on average 27 years – the highest of any cancer

6️⃣ Just 12% of adults survive for five years after diagnosis

7️⃣ Research offers the only real hope of dramatic improvements in the management and treatment of brain tumours. Over £700m is spent on cancer research in the UK every year, yet less than 3% is spent on brain tumours. We also know UK government is falling short on its pledge to unlock more cash for brain tumour research - let's make some noise about this!