Running for Bums is the brainchild of Jenna Brook, a local of Birdsville in Outback Australia. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Jenna has decided that running from the bottom of Tasmania to the tip of Cape York, covering in excess of 4,500km in between is a good idea. With the help and support of those around her, Jenna plans to complete the epic journey in around 4 months (give or take a week), and hopes to start a lot of conversations along the way.
So, where does ‘Running for Bums’ come from? Simple, Jenna is running for bums – for all bums – and to start a conversation about them. Bowel cancer is the second biggest cancer killer in Australia, and not enough people talk about it. With early detection, treatment of bowel cancer has a 90% success rate – so it is astounding that less than 40% are caught early enough. Jenna plans to talk about bowels, bums, poop and colonoscopies that much that people will literally be pushing her out of their towns saying ‘enough, enough – alright we’ll talk about it’! Only when every last family that she meets has had the conversation about their own history will she be content. Let’s talk about bums!
Running for Bums 