My Story

In November 2022 my best friend Joshua Van Leader sadly took his own life, a mental and physical battle that became too much. 

The pain Josh endured for years and the weight he carried on his shoulders and in his mind is a weight we are going to try and demonstrate through carrying a freezer on our back for the full half marathon. 

A freezer will be cut in half and shared between 2 runners, Myself Craig and best friend Neal together we will carry half a freezer each, showing that the load should be shared between friends and that friends will always have your back.

We will be supported by 4 runners, Bekka, Dan, Reece and Graham. None of which have completed a half marathon distance before but together we will push eachother over the finish line. 

We estimate that half a freezer will weigh around 15kg. 

We hope that you can support us in the challenge as we show support to Josh, his family and AndysManClub.