Andrea Splendori was one of a tribe of souls who ran 240km from Greystones to Galway in aid of a Lust for Life and CRMF Crumlin. He hosts The Social Fabric Podcast.
We marked September 2020 with a 240km run across Ireland for mental health awareness.
We called it Mindfulwest Run and we decided the raise funds for A Lust for Life and Crumlin Children’s Hospital.
From the genesis of the idea to what unfolded over the months prior to it and during the run, is an amazing story of people – 20 to be precise – that came together with a common goal.
What we discovered along the journey was a lot more that any of us had expected. It’s a story of friendships, community, relationships, resilience, achievements, tears and laughter.
It’s a human story and one that I was keen to record in the hope that it may become a blueprint for us and others in the future.
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The runners were:
- Alan O’Connor
- Colin Fulham
- Ken Kennedy
- Karen Kelly
- Sile Nolan
- Chris Willoughy
- Chris O’Mahony
- Toni Llovera
- Fabio Garganego
- Karl Llewellyn
- Ross Thompson
- Kevin Marshall
- Keith McCabe
- Patrik Albertsson
- Mark Donnelly
- Liam Sweeney
- Barry Dempsey
- George Coffey
- Eoin O’Mahony
- Andrea Splendori
The music in this documentary has been kindly provided by:
The Field (Daire Lawlor, Sean Nolan, Tom Pigot, Paul Kennedy, Tom Cleary)
Fiachna O Braonain
Nvada (Rober Callan)
Andrea and Ross went live on A Lust for Life to talk about the run, the stories and the friendships that unfolded along the way.
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