Hi everyone, thank you for taking the time to visit this page.

You can be sat across the table from someone and have no real idea what's going on in their mind.

In 2024, over 7,000 people died by suicide across the UK, an average of 20 people every single day. Men make up roughly three in every four of those deaths, and suicide remains the leading cause of death for men under 50 in this country. Numbers that big are hard to actually take in, until it's someone you know.

I was 21 when two of my closest mates became part of that statistic.

Before that, mental health wasn't really a thing I thought about. Not something I checked in on in myself, not something I noticed in other people. Losing them highlighted it, made me so aware of it in a way I hadn't been before. My own mental health suffered at university, especially my first year, loneliness, anxiety, the kind of stuff that's hard to even name at the time, let alone say out loud to anyone.

In April 2027, I'm running the London Marathon for Mind, in memory of two of those friends.

Exercise has always been my own escape. When things get tough, I get out and move, that's just how I process most of it. But never for 26 miles. This is me finally challenging myself properly, using the thing that's always helped me to actually do something that matters, for them.

Mind provides real, practical support for people struggling with their mental health, and for the people around them, helplines, peer support, local services across the country. None of that works without funding.

If you've ever struggled yourself, or known someone who has, you'll understand why this support can literally save lives.

Any amount helps, and means more to me than I can properly put into words.

I love you both, and I'm looking forward to taking you round all 26 miles with me.