Jake Burnham hopes his running challenge will encourage men to 'speak up' about their emotions.
A man who ran a marathon every day for a month is hoping to "break the stigma" around men sharing their emotions.
Jake Burnham, a personal trainer in Bristol, raised £2,500 for charity Campaign Against Living Miserably while completing the challenge over September. He has faced his own mental health battles and uses running as a way to confront his fears and anxieties."On the run, certain thoughts would pop up, such as not feeling good enough, so I would address them as running gives you the confidence to do so," he added.He invited anyone to walk or jog a mile with him and discuss their problems."It is all about making that first step, opening up for the first time," Mr Burnham said.
Mr Burnham ran 26.2 miles a day across Bristol, Cheltenham, Gloucester and other areas of the south-west of England.Mr Burnham wants to break the stigma around men "not speaking up""The speed in which my fitness increased every day was insane - I don't know how I pulled it out of bag.Many of Mr Burnham's family and friends came out to support him, some ran short distances with him, sharing and addressing their own mental health problems along the way.
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