Clarissa Whitehead

I'm fundraising for an important cause, for kids battling brain cancer

I'm running Connor’s Run 2026 to support the incredible children fighting brain cancer and to help fund the research that will one day end paediatric brain cancer.

In 2016, I lost my beautiful mum to brain cancer. She always hoped I would live a healthy, active life, and running became one way I honoured that hope after losing her. She cared deeply for others, and knowing that children face this devastating disease would have broken her heart.

So this year, I’m running in her memory and for every child and family facing a brain cancer diagnosis.

Brain cancer research is at a pivotal moment. We have the knowledge, the technology, and the momentum to change outcomes for young people diagnosed with this disease. With research funding becoming harder to secure, breakthroughs increasingly depend on community fundraising events like Connor’s Run. 

By supporting my run, you're helping turn scientific discoveries into real hope for patients and families.

Please donate if you can and join me in helping to make a difference. Every dollar, and every breakthrough brings us closer to changing the odds.