Brain tumour survivor to run two half marathons

Mr Jennings said he was aiming to raise £5,000

A man who was been treated for a brain tumour plans to run two half marathons in a week to raise funds for brain tumour research.

Ed Jennings discovered he had a brain tumour while on a ski trip in 2022.

He said: "I was skiing in Italy and lost feeling in my left leg and the next thing I knew I blacked out... subsequently I was flown to the UK for consultations at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge and basically told after several scans that I had a brain tumour."

Mr Jennings plans to run the Butterfield Half Marathon in Guernsey on Sunday and the Ipswich Half Marathon on 21 September.

He said he chose to do the two half marathons not only to get funds and raise awareness for Brain Tumour Research but "to get fitter and to improve my mental health".

"I think it's been a real journey mentally and to get back into the routine of exercise has been really great," he added.

"I think the most shocking bit of information that I've learned is that it's (brain tumour) the biggest cancer killer of children and adults under 40 and linked to that the government funding for brain cancer remains at 1% of the national spend on all cancers.

"I think there's not nearly enough awareness of just how significant the disease is and indeed how much more funds are required to move the care forward for people."