Fight Addiction & Mental Health & Honor Loved Ones

Bret Buike here again, AKA Buckeyebret, and we are getting ready for our 5th, WOW, let me take that in for a second, 5th, Goggins Challenge to help raise money for Drug and Alcohol Addiction, Mental Health, and Suicide Prevention.

Why am I doing this? The short answer is I lost my Sister-In-Law Kate Holton to a drug overdose and my nephew Justice Buike to veteran suicide. I didn’t take it very well, and I felt like I let them and my family down. I always thought it was something I should have been able to FIX, that there was something more that I could have and should have done!

What I know now is that there were valuable resources available to me, but I knew nothing about them. I don’t want other families or other people who are suffering to go without the help they need, to have access to the valuable resources they need that could save their life or the life of a loved one.

My goal is to raise awareness of the organizations and programs and to help remove the stigma of getting help and of asking for help by doing stuff, being open and honest about my own mental health journey, and raising funds to support organizations like Riveon Health in Lorain County, Ohio, and Recovery Resources in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. The goal is to help other families and people in need, as well as honor those who I have lost and keep their memory alive.

I will complete the Goggins Challenge by running 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours in honor of those who I lost, and I will also do it for yours. Please share with me your stories of loss, of current struggle, and of success. I also appreciate any donations you can make. All funds will be split between Riveon Health and Recovery Resources, of which I am a Board Member of both, to help those in need in the communities we live in.

I will be running August 8-10th. You can run with me along the way in person, virtually, or at 2 planned 5k events taking place that weekend as well: the Run for Recovery on August 9th and the Mind over Miles run on August 10th. See you soon!

Thank you in advance for running with me, for your support, and your donations.