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Suzanne Shaw to tackle 4 day ultra challenge for mental health awareness

Suzanne will take on four ultra marathons in four days, all decided on the roll of a dice…

Singer, Actress and wellbeing and running advocate Suzanne Shaw has announced she will undertake a gruelling four day challenge – completing four ultra marathons in four consecutive days following Mental Health Awareness Week, to shine a light on the mental health issues one in four people face every year.

Dubbed ‘Run in 4’ and as part of a documentary taking a deep dive into her own mental health journey and the complexities of the mind, Suzanne will tackle between 30 and 50 miles per day for four consecutive days, all decided on the roll of a dice the morning the challenge takes place. Suzanne will be undertaking the challenge alongside friend and National Running Show CEO Mike Seaman and is inviting runners across the country to join her on her run each day with the locations and timings revealed on her Instagram page.

The Challenge starts in Suzanne’s hometown of Bury, Lancashire on May 25th, finishing at London’s South Bank on the 28th. All monies raised during the challenge will go to mental health Charity, Mind.

Suzanne commented: “I have made no secret of the fact that I have struggled with my mental health over the years, despite spending decades trying to hide my struggles with everyone. Taking on challenges like this is a way for me to push my body beyond its limits but also to challenge myself mentally. I hate to think of so many people across the world struggling silently and being too afraid to stand up and say ‘I am not OK’ so hopefully by continuing to talk about my experiences I can help even just one person who sees what I am doing and delves deeper into the reason why.

“This is going to challenge me in ways I am scared to even fathom and I welcome support from local runners to keep me going and help pick me up when I need it most – hopefully by coming together over these four days following Mental Health Awareness Week we can all show that no one needs to struggle alone.”

As part of a documentary, Suzanne is on a mission to understand the complexities of the mind and why 1 in 4 people suffer with their mental health in some way every year. Speaking to experts, mental health sufferers and wellbeing advocates, Suzanne will deep dive into the subject whilst candidly sharing her own personal mental health story in more detail than she ever has before.

Suzanne became a member of the chart-topping band Hear’Say, selling over 1.5m records and holding a world record for the fastest selling non charitable single. She won series 3 of ‘Dancing on Ice’, was a series regular on ‘Emmerdale’ and has numerous West End & Touring theatre credits.

To make a donation visit https://www.justgiving.com/page/suzanneshaw

Suzanne Shaw announces Run in 4 challenge

Singer, actress and wellness advocate Suzanne Shaw takes on her toughest running challenge to date as she continues to highlight mental health awareness.
Suzanne is a keen runner and uses running to support her own wellbeing.

She has completed multiple extreme running challenges in the past, but this will be her toughest test yet! Suzanne will run at least an ultra marathon (30 miles) for four consecutive days to highlight the fact that 1 in 4 people in in the UK experience mental health issues every year. For added jeopardy, Suzanne will roll a 4-sided dice at the start of each day and if she rolls a 1 then the distance will increase to 50 miles! This means the total distance could be 120 miles or 200 miles – depending on how the dice falls.

Suzanne wants to show just how incredible the human mind and body is when given a chance. If Suzanne can overcome this, then maybe, just maybe, there’s a way out for others suffering too. Various individuals that Suzanne has visited throughout her journey will join her for parts of this incredible challenge, bringing together a community of inspiring individuals, showing even in our darkest and most painful moments, anything is possible. There truly can be a way out that has a happy ending. Suzanne intends to prove that.

An experienced team of film-makers has come together to capture the challenge which will take place in May this year to raise money for the charity Mind. For updates on the challenge follow @run_in_four or to make a donation visit https://www.justgiving.com/page/suzanneshaw?checkoutMode=Headless

Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity Partners with National Running Show

A new partnership has today been announced between The National Running Show and Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity.

The National Running Show Birmingham is held annually at the NEC and brings together a community of runners looking for inspiration, motivation and expert advice. The event is for all runners of all abilities whether you are at the beginning of a journey, an ultra-athlete or you are running for a cause.

 Mike Seaman, CEO of event organiser Raccoon Media Group said: “We are thrilled to be working with Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity and to be able to promote and support the incredible work that they do, especially at a time when the NHS has been hit hard. People run for many different reasons and there are incredible mental wellbeing and physical benefits in doing so. There are so many unsung heroes who run incredible distances to raise money for charity, and we hope to encourage people in Birmingham to run their next race for this incredible hospital.”
Birmingham Children’s Hospital is one of the UK’s leading specialist paediatric centres, caring for 90,000 sick children and young people every year. Rated as ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC in February 2017, it is a world leader in some of the most advanced treatments, complex surgical procedures and cutting-edge research and development. It is also home to one of the largest Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the country.
Miranda Williams,Head of Public Fundraising at Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity, said: “We’re delighted to be partnering with The National Running Show for the first time. Running is a huge passion for so many of our supporters, young and old, and in the last 10 years over 7,000 of them have pulled on their trainers and gone the distance, raising over an incredible £2million for our sick kids. We can’t wait to share our enthusiasm inspiration with the Running Show’s community as we’d love to motivate even more people to join our team.”

The fourth edition of The National Running Show Birmingham takes place on 22-23 January 2022. Tickets cost £10 and are valid for both days.

Event Relief 2021- 24hr Global Vodcast Marathon Raising Funds for #eventprofs

Wednesday 3rd March will see the very first Global Vodcast marathon, organised & hosted throughout by events & exhibitions professional, Dan Assor.

Starting at midnight GMT, Dan will host 24 hours of live programmes across social media, with the aim of raising funds for EventWell, the Event industries charitable social enterprise, dedicated to cultivating better mental health, and wellbeing in events. EventWell Pledge programme offers vital and immediate support to any event professional experiencing personal and financial hardship, in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic.

https://eventwell.org/eventwell21/     https://eventwell.org/eventwell-pledge/

Each hour, show organisers, suppliers, media and industry associations from UK, USA, India, Mexico, Asia, Canada & Oman, will be joining Dan as they produce their own fun, and engaging session, include comedy, music, health sessions, and panel discussions.

Organiser & host Dan Assor commented, “I am delighted that the global event community is coming together during this difficult to raise much needed funds for those in our industry enduring hardship during the pandemic, as well as raising awareness of mental health and wellbeing”.

Founder & CEO of EventWell, Helen Moon said,

“We are delighted that Dan is organising this event to raise funds for EventWell which will help us to continue our important charitable and outreach work offering financial relief for so many event professionals experiencing hardship due to the global pandemic. We cannot thank the whole team and everyone taking part enough for their additional support, thanks that not only come from the EventWell Team and Trustees but also from each of our beneficiaries and community.”

The event can be watched live on these platforms;

LinkedIn – The official Event Relief 2021 page https://www.linkedin.com/events/eventrelief24hrvodcastmarathon-6766416253427974144/

Facebook – Like the page

www.facebook.com/danassorpodcast

YouTube – Subscribe to the channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-OrGlb7C5y4dbankOiztuQ

Donations can be made here https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/eventwell

Indoor Relay smashes target raising £43,377 for five charities

Indoor Relay, an initiative started by a group of friends during lockdown, has smashed its original target of £10,000 by raising a staggered £43,377 in just 28 days for five key charities that have been under increased pressure during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The event, kicked off by five-time Olympian Jo Pavey, ran for 682 hours over 28 days with the baton being passed to a new runner every hour. 425 individual runners took part covering a total of 3028.26 miles (from John O’Groats to Land’s End more than 3.4 times) around their gardens, houses and driveways. Along with Jo Pavey who opened and closed the event, Louise Minchin from BBC Breakfast, former Hear’Say star Suzi Shaw, endurance athlete Mimi Anderson and ultra-runner Susie Chan, all took part in the fundraising relay.

Started by a group of friends in the UK who were keen to do something positive during lockdown, the initiative raised funds for NHS Charities Together, NSPCC, Mind, Children with Cancer UK and Women’s Aid.

Aware that many people weren’t able to get outside to take their daily exercise, the team decided the relay should take place within the boundary of each runners’ home using a range of innovative ‘courses’ including balconies, driveways, gardens, treadmills, sitting rooms and even home-made obstacle courses. Participants were encouraged to be active during their hour by running or walking but there were some wackier options, including skipping, tango dancing and even shadow boxing! Over the 28 days, several participants came up with innovative ways to increase the fund-raising during their hour, including multiple fancy dress outfits, leg waxing, chilli eating, running barefoot on Lego, and ‘doughnut roulette’.

A team of 26 ‘Captains’ ensured that runners were accompanied at all times during the event and on behalf of the captains, Mike Seaman of the National Running Show, said: “The Indoor Relay has been a phenomenal success and we are immensely proud of what we achieved together as a community. Thank you to everyone who has given their time, donated money and helped raise awareness of this project. During this difficult time, the Indoor Relay has shown the power of exercise as a force for good and the amazing things that ordinary people can achieve when they work together.”

The team captains were: Mike Seaman, Raoul Monks, Allie Bailey, Elise Downing, Nikki Love, David Hellard, Liz Ayres, Victoria Owens, Aleks Kashefi, Anna Harding, Eric Keeler, Mollie Laurens-Chalmers, Zeph Brand, Lou Brewer, Laura Briggs, Cat Roberts, Emma Watson Horsewood, Antony Webb, Christopher Allen, Rob Walters, Natalie Doble, Linda Lawton, Danny Bent, Eric Keeler, Darren Pinder and Sharif Owadally.

The website was donated by Vatu and event support was donated by Raccoon Media Group.

For more information please visit www.IndoorRelay.com or contact [email protected]