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May 2026  ·  Mental Health Awareness Month

Carrying
The
Weight.

31 Days
5k Every Day
20kg On His Back
155km Total
Donate to CALM Pete's Story

Official fundraising partner  ·  CALM — Campaign Against Living Miserably

20 Kilograms Every single day. Every single run.

This is what
depression
feels like.

Depression doesn't show up on the outside. You can't see it in someone's face or hear it in their voice. But it is heavy. Relentlessly, exhaustingly heavy.

This May, Pete is making that weight visible. For every single day of Mental Health Awareness Month, he'll strap a 20kg weight vest to his chest and run 5 kilometres. Not because it's comfortable. Because the alternative — staying silent — is worse.

31 days. 155 kilometres. One very deliberate, very physical reminder of what millions of people carry every single day — invisibly.

Pete Scholey — Carrying The Weight

Why I'm
doing this.

When the world locked down in 2020, I found myself in a place I never expected to be. With my business disrupted and uncertainty closing in on all sides, depression took hold. What followed was a period of heavy drinking, drug use, and eventually rehab — a chapter I once couldn't imagine sharing publicly, and now can't imagine staying silent about.

"I didn't just feel low. I felt like I was carrying something I couldn't put down. Something invisible that nobody else could see."

I didn't set out to fundraise. I set out to make noise. But when I went public with the challenge, the messages came flooding in — people asking for a link, asking how they could help. So I listened.

I'm now officially partnering with CALM — Campaign Against Living Miserably — the UK charity dedicated to suicide prevention and supporting those who are struggling in silence. Every penny raised goes directly to CALM's work, including their life-saving helpline.

My own story didn't end in a dark place. It began — when I found a coach who worked with me on my mindset, my fitness, and my nutrition. That experience didn't just change my life. It changed my direction entirely. After 22 years in my career, I'm now a lifestyle coach myself, driven by a simple belief: that my darkest chapter might be exactly what helps someone else through theirs.

I'm running every day in May. I'm asking you to share, donate, or simply start a conversation with someone who might be carrying more than you know.

Why CALM.

CALM — Campaign Against Living Miserably — runs the UK's leading suicide prevention helpline and works tirelessly to reach people who are struggling in silence. They're the right partner for this challenge.

The Impact

Every pound raised goes directly to CALM's life-saving work. Here's what your donation means in real terms:

£12.20 Funds one potentially life-saving helpline call

One call. One person on the other end who needed someone to pick up. That's what this is about.

Donate Now

CALM's Helpline

If you or someone you know is struggling, CALM's helpline is free and confidential. You don't have to be in crisis to call. You just have to be carrying more than you should be doing alone.

CALM Helpline — Free to call

0800 58 58 58 Open 5pm – Midnight, every day

For more about CALM's work visit thecalmzone.net

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