NIc Franklin

With Corona Virus locking down the world and affecting our lives in a number of ways, one thing that is more important now than ever is checking in with your mates.

Mental illness affects 1 in 5 Australians every year, with the most common being depression and anxiety. With uncertainty, loneliness and fear surrounding us, depression and anxiety is the silent killer we all seem to forget. The first thing we can do is check in with our mates, and just listen.

On a personal level, I have always found running a great way to clear my mind and "run-off" whatever was going on. That's why I want you to join me on the last weekend in August for a Virtual "Fun" Run (COVID Safe of course). Im looking to raise 1k for the Black Dog Institute to turn ground breaking research into life saving action. 

I'll be running a Marathon in London on Saturday the 29th of August, but you can run as far or few as you like. If you'd like to join me, then donate whatever amount you like (Maybe 1 dollar per km?) as your "sign up fee" and post something somewhere reminding people to talk to their mates. So, if you want to run 42k with me or jog to the fridge and back between ad breaks it doesn't matter, as long as you're helping to raise awareness that there is a way out of the darkness that is depression and anxiety.

Where ever you are in the world, all you need is 2 feet and a heartbeat, let's get running (and talking!)

See you wherever you run,

Nic