For the fifth year running (pun intended), I'm running the Manchester Marathon!

In 2022, our small local running club was preparing to run the Manchester Marathon alongside our friend Paul. We had trained together in the lead up to the race, and during Covid we pushed each other to achieve our personal bests. Running was something we shared. It gave us structure, and challenged us.

Just days before race day, Paul tragically took his own life.

Since then, the marathon has meant something very different to us.

Each year, my brother and I have run in Paul’s memory. What was meant to be a race we ran together has become a way to honour him and turn something painful into something that might help others.

This year marks our fifth consecutive year of running a Marathon in his memory.

We are raising money for Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), a suicide prevention charity that provides life-saving support to people who feel they cannot see a way forward, to those grieving a loss, and to anyone worried about someone they care about.

£12.20 funds one potentially life-saving call.

If these miles can help someone else get the support they need at the moment they need it most, then they are worth it.

Any donation will help CALM continue their work and could directly fund a call that saves a life.

Thank you for your support.