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Our Supporters Hall of Fame

Meet the incredible people who are walking, running and jumping into action to raise vital funds for cancer prevention research.

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As part of our Every Step Tells a Story campaign, we’re spotlighting our incredible fundraisers and the life-saving cancer prevention research they help make possible.

Because behind every step is a personal story, a loved one remembered, a future protected and hope for a world where fewer lives are changed by cancer.

Read their stories and learn how, together, we can support the cancer prevention and survival revolution. However you choose to get involved, every step you take could help save lives.

A person with a short curly hairstyle and glasses, wearing a pink crop top and red trousers, poses in a strong boxing stance against a plain white background—channelling the determination of Kemi Williams' London Marathon cancer fundraising story.

Kemi

Kemi is running the London Marathon in memory of her parents and to rewrite her own health journey.

Read Kemi’s story
Riccardo
A person wearing a black jacket and beanie takes a selfie outdoors whilst sitting on green grass, with palm trees and a cloudy sky in the background at sunset.

Riccardo

Riccardo, a Hodgkin Lymphoma survivor, is running the London Marathon to bring hope to others.

Read Riccardo’s story
Courtney
Runners take part in a road race on a bridge beneath a Willis Avenue Bridge sign. The sun is shining, and one runner in the centre is smiling and waving at the camera. Other runners are seen in various athletic outfits.

Courtney

Courtney is running the London Marathon to honour her patients past, present and future.

Read Courtney’s story
Richard
Richard Franks – Photo by Karla Gowlett

Richard

Award-winning comedy creator Richard Franks added his voice to our February fundraising campaign.

How Richard helped us
Scott
Scott Molumby

Scott

Scott is running the London Marathon in memory of his best friend, Dan, who died of a brain tumour in 2025.

Read Scott’s story
Val
Val – A smiling woman holds up a finisher's medal in front of a Chicago Marathon backdrop, wearing a race number and sports kit.

Val

Val is running the London Marathon in memory of her best friend who lost her life to brain cancer at just 18 years old.

Val’s story
Nicole
A man smiles as he hugs two young girls, one on each side, all close together and looking at the camera. The girls appear happy and affectionate, wearing light-coloured clothing.

Nicole

Vet Nicole is turning her grief into action after her dad died in 2022.

Nicole’s story
Raine
Two women smiling outdoors; one holds a drink and the other, dressed in a graduation gown, holds a rolled certificate. They stand in front of a building with a veranda and trees under a blue sky.

Raine

Based in South Africa, Raine is running after years of uncertainty over her mum’s cancer diagnosis.

What’s motivating Raine?
Marta
A smiling woman with long brown hair wears a Tokyo Marathon 2024 shirt and multiple medals round her neck, standing in front of a cityscape seen through large windows.

Marta

Have you heard of the Marathon majors? Marta will complete them when she finishes London in April.

Martha’s amazing retirement
Four smiling people wearing blue World Cancer Research Fund shirts pose outdoors, holding blue pom-poms, plastic hands, and a megaphone, with trees and a bright atmosphere in the background.

Feeling inspired?

Run, walk, skydive or take on a challenge to help fund vital cancer prevention research and support programmes. Every step helps create a future with fewer preventable cancers.

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Every step tells a story
A person in blue sportswear jogs past a colourful mosaic mural of animals, trees, and people—perhaps inspired by local cancer fundraising events. A sign above reads PLEASE DON'T STOP ON SCHOOL MARKINGS.

Every step tells a story

Behind every step is a personal story, a loved one remembered, a future protected and hope for a world where fewer lives are changed by cancer. Will you step up?

Find out more
Events and Challenges
A male runner in a blue shirt labelled Scott with race number 2932 enthusiastically sprints past cheering spectators during a city marathon, with skyscrapers and the Shard visible in the background.

Events and Challenges

Run, walk, skydive or take on a challenge to help fund vital cancer prevention research and support programmes.

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Thank you for Every Step
A group of people wearing blue World Cancer Research Fund T-shirts smile and pose together outdoors, holding blue clackers. Blue banners and trees are visible in the background.

Thank you for Every Step

In April, 41 of our supporters ran through the streets of London to fundraise for cancer prevention and survival research.

Read Rachael’s blog

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While society continues to search for a cure, our prevention and survival work helps people to live longer, healthier lives – free from the devastating effects of cancer.