{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d7c9cfa575f3247212e9e05/68fb29cc8e22c64fb161f4e9?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"\"Running Through the Storm: Aid’s New York Marathon for Men’s Mental Health\"","description":"<p>In this powerful and funny episode of <em>The Black Country Blokes</em>, Kev and Lee sit down with their long-time mate <strong>Adrian (“Aid”)</strong>, who’s gearing up to run the <strong>New York Marathon</strong> to raise money for <em>The Black Country Blokes C.I.C.</em> and support men’s mental health.</p><p><br></p><p>What starts as a catch-up between three dads turns into an honest chat about <strong>fatherhood, guilt, burnout, running as therapy, and the fine line between bravery and breakdown</strong>. Aid shares how discipline beats motivation, why bad runs can be as valuable as good ones, and the moment he got so fed up he even told a rainbow to f*** off — then kept going.</p><p><br></p><p>👉 <strong>Support Aid’s run:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/adrian-cutler?utm_medium=CR&amp;utm_source=CL\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/adrian-cutler?utm_medium=CR&amp;utm_source=CL</a></p><p> 👉 Share the episode and tag us: #MensMentalHealth #BlackCountryBlokes #DadsSupportingDads #MarathonForHope #HoldOnToHope</p>","author_name":"BCB"}