One in every 12 men in the UK are suffering from a mental health disorder and suicide remains the biggest cause of death for men under 35. At the same time, men are much less likely to access psychological therapies than women, with research showing that only 36% of referrals to specialist services for the treatment of depression and anxiety are men.

Because of this, we are getting out and running, walking and crawling for 500 miles over two weeks (Friday 20th November - Friday 4th December) - trying to improve our own mental health as well as others. We would like to raise money for Saddleworth United FC and for Andy’s Man Club Oldham who are an amazing charity that do fantastic work improving men’s mental health.