Photo: Geoff SloanLess than a year on from his father’s death, Devon Rutter is running his first marathon – to cope with his grief and raise money to improve suicide awareness. Rutter, 24, will be lining up in the ASB Christchurch Marathon on Sunday with more than 4000 other participants. Rutter said he wanted to make something positive come out of his father’s suspected suicide, so was running to raise money for the Mental Health Foundation. Photo: Geoff SloanHe said running and mental health went hand in hand, and allowed him to process what needed to be processed. Scarlett has already been raising awareness for mental health with her project ‘Kim’s Rocks’, in which she leaves rocks on tracks around Christchurch and places of significance as a tribute to her friend.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 08, 2021 01:29 UTC