Running Stories is a video series to tie in with the renewed interest in fitness and rejuvenation that January brings. These are tales of how running has changed people's lives.
Mark used running to cope with his friend’s suicide. But it grew to take over his identity.
He'd turned to running as a coping mechanism. But it took over his life, and Mark says he’d “be out running before I even realised I was doing it”. He created it as a safety bubble – but then realised he couldn’t get out: “I couldn’t figure out any other way of coping with anything.” It was only when he spoke out about his depression that his relationship with running went back to normal.
The 26-year-old says: “My identity was built around me being a runner. Now I’d say I’m someone who runs.”

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