Make content about: Louise is running on her own terms
After a double mastectomy, Louise began running marathons topless to challenge perceptions around flat closure surgery.
This story
Louise was diagnosed with lobular breast cancer in 2022 while training for a marathon. She continued training through two mastectomies and radiotherapy, completing the race just six weeks after surgery. She later began running topless, setting a Guinness World Record and preparing for her seventh marathon.
Where you could take it
Join Louise on a training run along the Tarka Trail as she prepares for her next marathon.
Where it happens
North Devon
The charity
- Charity: Children's Hospice South West
- Registration number: 1003314
- Based in: Barnstaple, England