The Penny Brohn-athon: Your Marathon, Your Way

We’re inviting you to join Team PB and complete a half marathon (13.1 miles) or full marathon (26.2 miles) across the 31 days of October.

You can run, walk or wheel your way to the finish. Do a little each day, fit your miles in each week, or simply find a routine that works for you. Whether you’re sprinting, strolling or scooting, every mile you complete will help raise money for Penny Brohn UK.

1st-31st October.

Why take part?

At Penny Brohn UK, we support people living with cancer to live as well as possible, from diagnosis and treatment through to life after cancer.

Cancer can affect much more than your physical health. Our free support helps people look after their wellbeing in a way that works for them, with support around things like nutrition, movement, emotional wellbeing, relaxation and managing the impact of cancer and its treatment.

By taking on the Penny Brohn-athon and fundraising, you’ll be helping us continue to provide this support to people living with cancer and their loved ones.

And while you’re raising money for a great cause, you’ll hopefully get something out of the challenge too. October is a great time to get outside, get moving and build some healthy habits.

The challenge

Choose your distance: Half marathon (13.1 miles) or full marathon (26.2 miles) during the month of October (1st-31st).

There’s no right way to do it. A walk around the park, a morning run or a few extra miles on the school run — it all counts.

You don’t need to send us proof of your miles either. You can keep track using your favourite fitness tracker or smartphone app and share your progress with your supporters if you’d like to.

Make your miles count

Penny Brohn UK’s support is free to people living with cancer, and we rely on fundraising and donations to help us keep providing it.

Your fundraising helps us be there for people when they need us, with support that looks at the whole person, not just their cancer.

By taking part, you’re helping more people access the support, information and tools they need to look after their wellbeing and live as well as possible.

Ready to get started?

Taking part is free and getting started is easy.

Sign up: Register for the Penny Brohn-athon and we’ll send you our FREE fundraising resources.

Set up your JustGiving page: Create your fundraising page using the button on this page.

Set your target: Personalise your page, tell your supporters how you’re planning to take on the challenge and choose a fundraising goal.

Start moving: Get started on 1 October and work towards your distance throughout the month.

However you choose to take on the Penny Brohn-athon, we’ll be cheering you on.

Join Team PB this October and help us support more people to live well with cancer.