Running for a good cause. (File Image/Pexabay/Pexels)
Many people’s mental health has been negatively affected by the pandemic. One local man, who suffered from anxiety related to COVID-19, aims to set a world record running to raise money for a mental health charity.
Like millions of South Africans, the last few months have not been easy for Henry Cock. Lockdown regulations forced the restaurant owner to temporarily shut his establishments, meaning his staff would not be able to support their families. He suffered from severe anxiety as a result.
It prompted the 34-year-old to try raise R80,000 for his employees through a unique campaign, which involved Cock ‘running the Comrades Marathon’ in his passageway.