Firstly thankyou for visiting the page, the ultimate goal is to get people to talk to people about their mental health, anything small or big, we will personally listen so here are 2 sets of ears ready too bend. 

This year we are doing 3 half marathons, The Edinburgh, Great North Run and then Manchester with the aim of running under 1hour 40mins. Our sport is cycling and can attest for us both, we DO NOT enjoy running. 

Our storys and why we chose to raise funds and awareness for mind.

Shaun - I choose to run for mind because I've personally lent against this charity on numerous occasions, through personal battles in 2019 I attempted suicide through drink and pills, then having to trial different anti depression pills, different methods etc, I eventually found an amazing lady who quite literally pulled me out the gutter. I got back up, dusted myself down and felt good, I hit a few low points again over the years and then in December 2022 I took the dog for a walk after a heavy alcohol binge, a walk that took me to a very dark place and one I wanted to escape life again from. Fate took its turn and I bumped into somebody else in simular thoughts and we both helped each other that night, and long chat with a friend giving me their perspective prior to bumping into this gent, after sobering up I've persoanlly cut drinking from my life and have since been sober, yes nothing is perfect still but is life truly perfect. Surround yourself with people that care about you and always be there to listen to others. I am running for Michael, his brother Nathan and every other person out there struggling with their own battles, thankyou.

Michael - Reason why I’m running a silly Marathon in Manchester 😳😳

On Wednesday 18th May while I was away with work and 2 days before my Father in law’s funeral, my wife got a knock on the door from the Police with the news that my Brother had committed Suicide, so while dealing with the grief she was going through losing her dad less than 2 weeks before she had to call me to break the news that she knew would tear my world apart and destroy me that my baby brother was no longer with us 💔💔 (miss you big man)

This destroyed me my baby brother my best mate my partner in crime through all the good bad and indifferent in life had gone, I was lost I knew the bike was my safe space and remember going to get the bike out of the garage to go for a ride a few days after to try clear my head a little, but I couldn’t as I opened the garage the bike I’d been building to help him with his mental health that we were going to ride alongside each other was just sat there looking at me, I collapsed to the floor and just cried for the next few hours (wife thought I was out on the bike), what was I going to do my safe space was now a reminder of the worst part of my life ever……..

It took time but I eventually got back on the bike slowly but surely and tried to use it to remind me of my brother and the happy times we had across the 37 years we shared on this planet, I didn’t want to be upset and always down about losing him (All the tears in the world won’t bring him back as much as I which it would still now), it was still hard and there was many a ride were the tears rolled down my face but slowly over time I’ve learnt to smile and even laugh through them with the positive memories of him

From all this and knowing what Biking has done for me what riding has done for so many to help and aid them in there battles with Mental health I have a new plan for this year

I PLAN ON DOING THIS IN SUPPORT OF A MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY, AS LIKE I SAID I CANT BRING BACK MY BROTHER I CANT TAKE AWAY THE PAIN WE FEEL STILL DAILY, BUT WHAT I CAN DO IS I CAN TRY