
Helene Barron: From Tarawera Ultra to Tongue Cancer - The Year Everything Changed
Published 4/8/2026

Published 4/8/2026
Helene Barron is an elite trail runner, a high-performance physiotherapist, a coach, a wife, a mum, a daughter, a sister, a legend and now a survivor- after being diagnosed with tongue cancer.In early 2023 Helene was on top of the world: she’d just finished top 5 at the Tarawera 100 Miler, one of…