The Charity

Male suicide is the biggest killer of men under 54, with male mental health surrounded by well-ingrained cultural stigma in the UK.

ANDYSMANCLUB are a men’s suicide prevention charity, offering free to attend peer-to-peer support groups across the United Kingdom and online. We want to end the stigma surrounding men’s mental health and help men through the power of conversation. #ITSOKAYTOTALK

About me

I'm a 39 year old, heavily overweight mature university student about to graduate in May. Throughout my life I've had my own battles with mental health, and 3 years ago, I had my own close call with suicide. My Then Marriage was over, and I took it in a really bad way. I'm very lucky to have survived that, and find myself on an upward path in my life. It could've been very different.

I've never used Andy's man club services myself, but I know people who have, and I really believe in the importance of their work.

My Challenge

Way back in 2017, I completed the couch 2 5k program to help with my mental health at the time, and ran the EMF 5k race in 34mins 30seconds. Since then, I've done little to no running, and my health and fitness has really suffered.

My commitment to raise money for ANDYSMANCLUB is to run the Great Scottish Half Marathon in Glasgow on 4th October. to help achieve this I'll also be completing the Perth 10k race on 30th August as part of my training. So really I'm committing to 2 races.

How you can help

I'm acutely aware of the cost of living challenges and how hard life can be right now. If you can afford to, donating anything you can to help me raise my target would be a great way to support my cause. Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, they'll send your money directly to the charity. So it's the most efficient way to donate - saving time and cutting costs for the charity.

If you can't afford to donate, then you can also help by spreading the word. Share my fundraising page with anyone you know, and invite them to donate if they can. The more people who can donate, the easier the goal will be to achieve.

No matter how you support this fundraiser, thank you for reading through my story

- Mark