I would love to hold this race. I had a brother who sadly committed suicide when he was 19yo , I was 14yo.

There are countless races in the area for breast cancer, brain disease, leukemia... I want to do one for suicide prevention... I really do.

I wonder if it would get a good turnout. There is a 'bad' stigma associated with suicide... people don't like to talk about it ... it brings alot of shame... people bury it under the rug, they hide their feelings, their guilt, their "what did I do wrong that I couldn't prevent this", and survivors suffer so ... but I would like to try to turn it around... to bring out the awareness... of suicide... of the countless people we lose due to mental illness. Suicide can be prevented... it can.

I'm just putting this out there. I really want to do this, but don't know how to start. Maybe I should talk to one of the race coordinators for a race that's already in place...

If you have any ideas on how to start a race, your thoughts would be appreciated