Thanks for visiting my page, for those that don't know already, here's a bit of back story:

I run a clothing brand called DRM with my partner Bill, which helps to raise awareness for mental health in the Rugby and West Midland area. The key aims of DRM are to start conversations about mental health, and help to reduce stigma through our clothing, social media platforms, blogs, and events. We at DRM highly value the work of Mind and have been fundraising partners for Mind Coventry and Warwickshire since early 2020.  To continue raising funds for such a fantastic charity, Myself, Bill and 4 of our friends decided to sign up for the Brighton Marathon. 

This was going to be an opportunity for us to raise awareness, and also run in memory of Bill's younger brother Ollie, who unfortunately died by suicide when he was just 18 years of age. 

Training was going really well, with the exception of the odd minor injury, but unfortunately  due to Covid 19, the race was postponed. Due to other commitments myself and Bill were determined to still run the marathon on the original date planned (18th April 2021), using an alternative route around Rugby town instead. Our 4 friends however  (Andy, Saadaan, Tomas and Jasper) will run at the official  Marathon event, when the date is rearranged. 

We each have a £500 minimum fundraising target, so collectively we need to raise a rather large sum of £3000. Between us we have a mixture of running experience, some being complete beginners, and some more regular runners. However don't be mistaken, this will still be a great challenge for us all to undertake, and will require a lot of training and discipline over the next few months. (Especially for Andy who is only just recovering from a broken leg!)

To all our family and friends, we ask if you can please help support us. Either through a donation if possible, or even  by simply helping us to spread the word.

We will be posting training updates on our DRM platforms, to access this or find out more about DRM use the link below.

https://linktr.ee/wearedrm

Or search for us on instagram via @wearedrm

Thanks in advance for your kindness!

(Any tips from past marathon runners welcome)

Best Wishes,

Erin    x