Guy Locke will run 1,000km around the South West Coast Path in the month of October.
A man will run the entire South West Coast Path in October in memory of his mum who took her own life.
Mr Locke's mother, Ali, died in 2013, when he was aged 15. He said he wanted to raise funds for the suicide prevention charity, Papyrus.Mr Locke's mother Ali took her own life when he was 15"Unfortunately, it was at a time where mental health wasn't so widely spoken about and so we weren't able to help her through it as we can now, which is exactly why I'm doing what I'm doing," Mr Locke added.
"This left me with a desire to just help as much as I can, through my own experiences. I'd like to make this a focus of my life moving forward."Mr Locke will run the equivalent elevation of summitting and descending Mount Everest 4 times
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