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The Big Half 2022- Ben's London Half Marathon

Ben Chisholm

Ben Chisholm

My Story

So in only 40 days time, I've set myself the challenge to run the Big Half 2022 in London on the 4th September.

For me, this cause is a very personal one and one I really want to get behind. Sadly, one of our teammates passed away in 2019 from suicide. Mental health awareness gets said a lot but the message is still not there, and I want to raise awareness for this incredibly important cause that more people suffer from than we will ever know.

Men's mental health isn't spoken enough about. There is a stigma in society today that men can't talk. I for one have suffered with my own mental health badly at times, and one thing I have learnt is merely having someone to talk to helps more than it ever gets credit for. I want to do this for Max, along with the millions of men around the world and in the UK who feel they have no one to open up to and smash through that barrier that is mens mental health and well-being to start a more open conversation and proactive response.
 

If you could donate whatever you feel willing to, I'd be very grateful and I know that any contribution takes us that step closer to addressing this problem and helping combat suicide and mens mental health. 
 

All the best,

Chis x

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Funded

  • Target
    £350
  • Raised so far
    £1,126
  • Number of donors
    33

My Story

So in only 40 days time, I've set myself the challenge to run the Big Half 2022 in London on the 4th September.

For me, this cause is a very personal one and one I really want to get behind. Sadly, one of our teammates passed away in 2019 from suicide. Mental health awareness gets said a lot but the message is still not there, and I want to raise awareness for this incredibly important cause that more people suffer from than we will ever know.

Men's mental health isn't spoken enough about. There is a stigma in society today that men can't talk. I for one have suffered with my own mental health badly at times, and one thing I have learnt is merely having someone to talk to helps more than it ever gets credit for. I want to do this for Max, along with the millions of men around the world and in the UK who feel they have no one to open up to and smash through that barrier that is mens mental health and well-being to start a more open conversation and proactive response.
 

If you could donate whatever you feel willing to, I'd be very grateful and I know that any contribution takes us that step closer to addressing this problem and helping combat suicide and mens mental health. 
 

All the best,

Chis x

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