LYMM Runner and Ultra Athlete Jim Allen has raised almost £5,000 for a charity which helps to prevent suicides.
The Ultra Athlete completed a Triathlon challenge which involved a brutal 268-mile run on the Pennine Way Winter Spine Race, a 5.5 mile swim along Lake Coniston and then a 1,000 mile cycle ride from Land’s End to John O’Groats.
He was originally aiming to raise £500 – but such was the support he received that he actually raised £4,871 – 974 per cent of his target – for the charity CALM: Campaign Against Living Miserably.
This included a £1,000 donation from Lymm Runners.
CALM aims to prevent suicide by providing life-saving services, including a helpline web chat and other practical tools to help anyone struggling with their lives. Their mission is to help people “end their misery, not their lives.”
Jim said: “I became involved with CALM after the sudden loss of a fellow member of the Tri Club to suicide. He was the life and soul of the club and was always the first to help others, including as a guide for blind triathletes to help them compete. CALM may have helped prevent this tragedy and my message to anyone going through difficulties is to be aware that there are organisations like CALM who can help.”
Impressed with Jim’s passion, Lymm Runners nominated CALM as their Charity of the Year for 2024 and recently donated £1,000 towards his cause.
Anyone who would like to help CALM can do so through the following link:
https://www.justgiving.com/page/jim-allen-1700908172772
Photo (left to right) shows Karen Blackwell, head of the helpline at CALM and Lymm Runners Jim Dawson, Chris Pickford, Chris Lees, Jim Allen and Katy O’ Connor
For more information visit www.lymrunners.org.uk
